Systems Engineer II
Job Description
Antora Energy is electrifying heavy industry with zero-carbon heat and power. We make it possible and profitable to fully rely on renewable energy for industrial processes.
Antora Energy's thermal energy storage soaks up excess solar and wind electricity and uses it to heat blocks of carbon so they glow like inside a toaster (but very bright!). This thermal energy is then delivered to customers as electricity or industrial process heat up to 1500°C, on demand. In short, Antora Energy turns sunshine and wind into 24/7 heat and power, cheaper than fossil fuels.
Our future hinges on heavy industry. Antora Energy’s technology eliminates the need to burn fossil fuels for industrial heat and power, the biggest source of greenhouse gasses on earth.
We are growing our company with people who put team and mission first, value connection through laughter and joy, and build with humility and openness. We are a high-growth start-up backed by industry-leading investors in our category. People join our team to do the most fulfilling and impactful work of their lives on climate change.
Position Summary:
We are seeking an exceptionally driven and passionate individual to join our solid-state thermal battery systems engineering team. You will collaborate with internal & external engineering teams to scope, define, design, model, prototype, validate, and iterate the system architecture. You will be a key technical member of a cross-functional and rapidly growing organization. Your work will directly contribute to the demonstration of a first of a kind long-duration energy storage technology.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Create various system architectures and quickly understand the pros/cons/optimizations (power density, round trip efficiency, discharge duration, cost, reliability, etc) via theoretical/model-based investigations.
- Collaborate with internal and external engineering partners on the design and operation of system prototypes and full-scale pilots.
- Identify and scope deeper modeling and simulation investigations and hand off to appropriate internal systems engineering team members and/or external partners.
- Define & execute experimental investigations to inform sub-system (thermal storage media, insulation, electrodes, photovoltaic cells, etc) designs and their integration with the broader system.
- Own the costed system BOM, including the balance of plant (BOP), analyzing trade-offs for cost, performance, reliability and life cycle cost implications.
- Participate or lead HAZOP, design reviews, constructability reviews, FEED package prep, and other system-wide engineering activities
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Required:
- 2+ years’ experience architecting, modeling, designing, costing, and working with large scale, industrial hardware engineering projects (large power hookups, seismic considerations, grading & drainage, site logistics & equipment, etc.) that span multiple engineering disciplines
- Proven ability to lead and operate comfortably across many engineering disciplines (e.g. mechanical, electrical, thermal, fluids, optical, controls)
- Bachelors or equivalent in an engineering or technical field (e.g. mechanical, industrial, chemical, etc.)
Desired:
- Deep engineering experience and intuition, ideally with background in:
- High-temperature thermal systems
- Energy and power conversion
- Radiation heat transfer
- Controls architecture (integration & control of sensors & actuators)
- Use of one or more of CAD, CFD, FEM, COMSOL, ANSYS, Aspen Plus, HYSYS
Benefits
- A competitive salary
- Stock options
- A premium benefits package, including:
- 100% employer premium coverage for Anthem PPO Gold health plan
- Option for Anthem PPO Platinum health plan, with employer premium coverage up to Gold level
- Vision and dental coverage
- Life insurance
- 50% health insurance premium coverage for dependents
- Flexible spending account for health care and dependent care
- 401(K) plan
- Industry-leading paid time off policy, including flexible and inclusive holiday observance
- Additional volunteer time off
- Dedicated benefits manager to help employees navigate insurance and our broader benefits
- A flexible schedule and a work culture that is supportive of the differing constraints we all have on our timeÂ
- A team of kind, energetic, and passionate people that values and supports people from all different backgrounds
- Company-supported career development opportunities
- The opportunity to be a leader in a rapidly-growing organization
- A supportive, respectful, and creative environment
- The opportunity to work in an environment in which your everyday actions have the potential for enormous impact in clean energy and climate
About Antora Energy
Antora Energy is a rapidly-growing startup on a mission to decarbonize our energy system by commercializing a new class of ultra-low-cost energy storage. Antora's modular thermal battery technology is charged by electricity, and can discharge both electricity and process heat up to 1500°C. With costs 20x lower than existing storage products, Antora's thermal battery solution reduces customer energy costs while increasing resiliency and slashing total heat and electricity emissions. This breakthrough solution is uniquely positioned to provide zero-carbon heat and electricity at prices below fossil fuels, and ultimately enable deep decarbonization across both the industrial sector and the electric power sector.
Our team consists of leading technology experts and entrepreneurs with deep experience building and scaling new technologies for decarbonization. We are backed by the world’s leading venture capital firms, as well as the US Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, and California Energy Commission. Antora Energy was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. Our people are our most valuable asset, and we are committed to continue building a diverse, passionate, and creative team dedicated to providing clean, reliable, and affordable energy to everyone on earth.
Date Posted
08/15/2022
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