Energy Storage Engineer/Staff Level II

EPRI • Palo Alto, CA

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About The Position

EPRI’s Energy Storage and Distributed Generation team conducts research on energy storage technology, economics, safety, and operation to support utilities and the energy industry. The team works with utilities, project developers, technology manufacturers, safety personnel, industry organizations, and other stakeholders to advance the safe, effective, and practical deployment of energy storage technologies.

The Energy Storage Engineer/Staff Level II regularly demonstrates creativity and ingenuity in providing technical solutions. The role works directly with EPRI staff and independently engages with members and industry. It performs advanced technical analysis with minimal direction, conducts independent research, and begins managing small, less-complex projects. The position exercises considerable latitude in determining technical objectives and approaches for assigned work and provides guidance to junior staff.

The role supports energy storage demonstration projects and safety research, evaluates established and emerging technologies, reviews project progress and technical results, and communicates findings to EPRI members and external stakeholders. It also develops relationships with program advisors and industry stakeholders and contributes to customer-needs assessments, proposals, publications, presentations, and industry events.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent experience.
• Ability to perform advanced technical analysis with minimal direction and supervision.
• Ability to conduct independent research and manage small, less-complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Perform advanced technical analysis with minimal direction and supervision.
• Conduct independent research and begin managing small, less-complex projects.
• Conduct technical searches and literature reviews; gather, synthesize, analyze, and document information supporting project activities and research needs.
• Support energy storage demonstration projects, including test-plan development, commissioning support, field testing, data analysis, and evaluation of results.
• Support energy storage safety research concerning safe system design, operation, emergency response, and decommissioning.
• Evaluate established and emerging energy storage technologies, including technology readiness, deployment experience, technical characteristics, performance, and potential applications.
• Provide technical advice and counsel to other EPRI professionals.
• Review project progress and evaluate technical results.
• Develop relationships with program advisors and other industry stakeholders.
• Assist technical leads and managers in assessing customer needs, developing technical approaches, and preparing proposals, technical publications or papers, and presentations.
• Present technical work at external conferences, meetings, workshops, and other industry forums.
• Communicate research findings and project results through technical reports, guidelines, meetings, webcasts, workshops, and conferences.
• Work across EPRI programs and develop relationships with other program technical teams.
• Provide guidance to junior staff.

Benefits

• Annual incentive program eligibility
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Paid family leave
• Life and accident insurance
• Paid time off, including flexible vacation, sick leave, and holiday pay

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level