Catalyzing a cleaner future.
At ESS (NYSE: GWH), our mission is to accelerate 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. As more renewable energy is added to the grid, long- duration energy storage is essential to providing the reliability and resiliency we need when the sun is not shining, and the wind is not blowing.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.
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. For more information visit www.essinc.com.ESS is looking for a motivated and versatile System Test Engineer II to join our team. The Test Engineer will be focused on projects at the product level and will be involved in a wide spectrum of testing and validation activities including future product development, current product optimization, reliability, durability, troubleshooting, and root cause and corrective action analysis.What you’ll do at ESS.• Design tests to assess battery and system performance, reliability, and robustness consistent with product specifications.• Configure test infrastructure (instrumentation, controls platform, data acquisition, diagnostic equipment, safety checks, etc.).• Conduct component-level, subsystem-level, and integrated system testing.• Compile, analyze, and report test data accurately and timely.• Create and/or run models to predict component performances and facilitate design improvements.• Lead root cause analyses and implement corrective actions.• Participate in FMEA and HAZOP and develop risk mitigation plans.What you bring to the table.Minimum Requirements:• BS or MS in ChE, Electrochemistry, or Mechanical Engineering.• Must understand principles of thermodynamics and fluid dynamics.• Experience interacting with lab and Engineering operations.• Comfortable in a fast-paced, collaborative work environment.• Must be able to multi-task several projects and prioritize workload to meet business specific deadlines.• Good interpersonal and communication skills to work effectively with a small, dynamic team responsible for product development.We’d love to see:• Demonstrated knowledge of engineering principles in a fuel cell or battery industry.Benefits of working at ESS.In addition to the value of working with and helping grow a global reaching clean technology, ESS offers Company assisted medical, dental and vision, 401k with Company match, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), a generous PTO accrual, and 8 paid holidays.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.
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