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 for our Product engineering team, reporting to the Director of Engineering. This engineer is responsible for hardware development, reliability analysis, and testing for our line of iron flow battery products.

Key Responsibilities

The role includes electrical system engineering principles to the development of iron flow batteries through one or more of the following responsibilities:

• Responsible for 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.
• Perform detailed engineering analysis such as circuit power draw, voltage protection, over-current protection, thermal load, cycle life, and component level FMEAs
• Prepare electrical designs and cost estimates covering new, repair, maintenance, and improvement of electric, electronic, and electro-mechanical equipment and systems.
• Troubleshoot and resolve electrical issues across product lines
• Support the design, build and assembly of custom test fixtures for battery, electronics, and thermal/mechanical testing.
• Create and maintain documentation packages for ESS products.
• Provide regular updates to the engineering team members and management, and proactively drive issues to resolution.
• Develop and execute test plans to validate designs meet requirements.
• Drive schematic creation, layout design, and release for custom PCBAs
• Work with supplier to ensure design specifications are met and Interface with suppliers and

What you bring to the table

• A Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
• 6-8 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.
• Experience with designing for EMC/EMI concerns.
• Foundational knowledge of embedded systems, high voltage isolation, and power conversion switching circuit designs.
• An individual at this level should demonstrate the ability to lead small work groups or program teams.
• Proven ability to work independently under high pressure and comfortable with working in a multifaceted hands-on environment.
• Knowledge in use of standard electronics lab tools including AC/DC meters, Oscilloscopes, AC/DC power supplies.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Technical writing skills: capable of creating required engineering documentation.
• 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.