Senior Electrical Engineer Technical Team Lead

ESSWilsonville, Oregon, United StatesOnsite

Catalyzing a cleaner future

ESS is a globally recognized leader in sustainable energy storage and is consistently identified as one of the most innovative and exciting technology players in energy storage.   Trading on the NYSE (GWH), ESS is poised to be one of the fastest growing energy technology companies in the world, with projects already across 4 continents.  The ESS vision is about enabling the decarbonization of the grid by enabling us to achieve up to 100% of our electricity from clean, sustainable renewable energy. These are ambitious goals, and we are pursuing them with passion.

 At ESS, we are leading the energy transition, creating the sustainable energy solutions of the future to help individuals, businesses and communities change energy into lasting value. ESS is looking for a motivated and hard-working

Senior Electrical

 Engineer to be the Technical Team lead for our growing Product engineering electrical design team, reporting to the Director of Engineering. This role is responsible for providing technical leadership over the hardware development, reliability analysis, and testing for our line of iron flow battery products.

Key Responsibilities

The role includes technical leadership for a team of electrical engineers developing iron flow batteries:

Mentor and guide more junior members of the team
Work with the Director of Engineering and project management office to plan the work, set priorities, and manage deliverables within budgets
Provide support to assigned staff on technical and administrative issues
Maintain an understanding of project schedules, status and technical issues. Review all designs during the product development process.
Lead cross-functional projects
Engage with customers to resolve technical questions and RFIs
Manage engineering contracts with third parties including PCBA production

Oversee electrical system design and architecture inclusive of low voltage analog circuit design, grounding techniques, feedback and control theory, filtering, noise reduction techniques, EMI, and embedded controller design.

Lead detailed engineering analysis such as circuit power draw, voltage protection, over-current protection, thermal load, cycle life, and component level FMEAs
Drive product development including requirements generation, design for manufacturing, test and validation, and change control processes.
Ensure design compliance with all codes and standards, including but not limited to NEC and UL9540
Lead troubleshooting and debugging of the product electrical systems

What you bring to the table

A Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
Demonstrated leadership experience of 3+ years over teams of 4-8 engineers
Management of budgets and schedules
8+ years of industry experience in product development, with a strong preference for battery systems, energy storage or renewable energy experience.

Background in electronics development, fabrication, and assembly processes, and good analytical problem-solving skills
Experience designing, using, and troubleshooting industrial controls and serial communication protocols
Foundational knowledge of embedded systems, high voltage isolation, and power conversion switching circuit designs

Strong oral and written communication, interpersonal, problem solving and analytical skills.
Knowledge of high voltage (> 400 volts) electrical power system design.

Benefits of working at ESS

In addition to the value of working with and helping grow a global reaching clean technology, ESS offers a Company assisted medical, dental and vision care, flexible spending account, 8 paid holidays, 401K with company match, a competitive PTO accrual, and approved PPE reimbursement.As an equal opportunity employer, we are open to considering every qualified candidate who is eligible and legally authorized to work in the United States on a full or part-time basis, without a need for sponsorship.Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.

Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.#LI-RA1

Life at ESS

Thrive Here & What We Value1. ESS is committed to creating sustainable energy solutions for the future. | 2. ESS values collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement. | 3. ESS offers competitive benefits such as Company assisted Health insurance, Approved PPE Reimbursement, Medical & Dental; Flex spending account; 8 paid holidays; 401K, and a competitive PTO accrual.</s> | 21. Company Assisted Medical, Dental and Vision Care | 22. Flexible Spending Account | 23. 8 Paid Holidays | 24. Competitive PTO Accrual | 25. Approved PPE Reimbursement</s> | 1. Clean Technology | 2. Decarbonization of the Grid | 3. Sustainable Energy Solutions | 4. Innovation and Excitement in Energy Storage | 5. Global Reach</s> | 1. Catalyzing a cleaner future | 2. Globally recognized leader in sustainable energy storage | 3. Pursuing ambitious goals with passion | 4. Leading the energy transition, creating sustainable energy solutions of the future to help individuals, businesses and communities change energy into lasting value</s> | 1. Accelerating global decarbonization by providing safe, sustainable, longduration energy storage that powers people, communities, and businesses with clean, renewable energy anytime and anywhere it’s needed. | 2. Established in 2011, ESS Inc. Enables project developers, independent power producers, utilities, and other large energy users to deploy reliable, sustainable longduration energy storage solutions. | 3. Our technology uses earthabundant iron, salt, and water to deliver environmentally safe solutions capable of providing up to 12 hours of flexible energy capacity for commercial and utility-scale energy storage applications.</s> | 17. Company Assisted Medical, Dental and Vision | 18. 401k with Company Match | 19. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) | 20. Generous PTO Accrual | 21. 8 Paid Holidays</s> | Accelerating global decarbonization by providing safe, sustainable long duration energy storage solutions | Enabling project developers, independent power producers, utilities, and other large energy users to deploy reliable, sustainable long-duration energy storage solutions | Using earth-abundant iron, salt, and water to deliver environmentally safe solutions capable of providing up to 12 hours of flexible energy capacity for commercial and utility-scale energy storage applications.</s> | 1. Accelerating global decarbonization by providing safe, sustainable longduration energy storage solutions | 2. Emphasizing environmentally safe solutions capable of providing up to 12 hours of flexible energy capacity for commercial and utilityscale energy storage applications. | 3. Providing reliable, sustainable longduration energy storage solutions to project developers, independent power producers, utilities, and other large energy users.</s> | 1. Decarbonization of the Grid | 2. Sustainable Energy Solutions | 3. Clean Technology | 1. ESS is a globally recognized leader in sustainable energy storage. | 2. ESS is consistently identified as one of the most innovative and exciting technology players. | 3. ESS is poised to be one of the fastest growing energy technology companies in the world, with projects already across 4 continents. | 4. The ESS vision is about enabling the decarbonization of the grid by achieving up to 100% of our electricity from clean, sustainable renewable energy.</s> | ESS is a globally recognized leader in sustainable energy storage and is consistently identified as one of the most innovative and exciting technology players in energy storage. | The ESS vision is about enabling the decarbonization of the grid by enabling us to achieve up to 100% of our electricity from clean, sustainable renewable energy. | At ESS, we are leading the energy transition, creating the sustainable energy solutions of the future to help individuals, businesses and communities change energy into lasting value.</s> | Accelerating global decarbonization by providing safe, sustainable, long-duration energy storage that powers people, communities, and businesses with clean, renewable energy anytime and anywhere it’s needed. | Established in 2011, ESS Inc. Enables project developers, independent power producers, utilities, and other large energy users to deploy reliable, sustainable long-duration energy storage solutions. | Our technology uses earth-abundant iron, salt, and water to deliver environmentally safe solutions capable of providing up to 12 hours of flexible energy capacity for commercial and utility-scale energy storage applications.</s> | 1. ESS is a globally recognized leader in sustainable energy storage and is consistently identified as one of the most innovative and exciting technology players in energy storage. | 2. ESS is poised to be one of the fastest growing energy technology companies in the world, with projects already across 4 continents and an upcoming public offering. | 3. The ESS vision is about enabling the decarbonization of the grid by enabling us to achieve up to 100% of our electricity from clean, sustainable renewable energy. | 4. At ESS, we are leading the energy transition, creating the sustainable energy solutions of the future to help individuals, businesses and communities change energy into lasting value.</s> | Accelerating global decarbonization by providing safe, sustainable, long-duration energy storage that powers people, communities, and businesses with clean, renewable energy anytime and anywhere it’s needed. - Established in 2011, ESS Inc. Enables project developers, independent power producers, utilities, and other large energy users to deploy reliable, sustainable long-duration energy storage solutions. - Our technology uses earth-abundant iron, salt, and water to deliver environmentally safe solutions capable of providing up to 12 hours of flexible energy capacity for commercial and utility-scale energy storage applications.</s> | Established in 2011, ESS Inc. Enables project developers, independent power producers, utilities, and other large energy users to deploy reliable, sustainable long-duration energy storage solutions.</s> | 2. Providing safe, sustainable, longduration energy storage solutions | 3. Collaborating with crossfunctional teams to ensure system integration processes and test procedures address full system requirements.</s> | ESS is committed to safety and empowered to build a safe work environment for everyone. | ESS values honesty, integrity, and transparency above all else. | ESS is inclusive and celebrates the diversity of their team, leveraging collective genius and experience. | ESS builds products that are catalyzing the clean energy future and enabling customers to achieve their clean energy vision. | ESS reflects commitment in their workspace by continually working to reduce environmental impact. | ESS strives for excellence in everything they do.</s> | 2. ESS is consistently identified as one of the most innovative and exciting technology players in energy storage. | 4. The ESS vision is about enabling the decarbonization of the grid by enabling us to achieve up to 100% of our electricity from clean, sustainable renewable energy. | 5. At ESS, we are leading the energy transition, creating the sustainable energy solutions of the future to help individuals, businesses and communities change energy into lasting value.</s> | ESS cares about your health and safety therefore strongly encourages all our employees to get vaccinated and remain current with your COVID vaccine. Learn more at cdc.gov/coronavirus.</s>