Industrial Automation Engineer
About The Position
Energy Vault is a global energy storage and power infrastructure company focused on owning, operating, and enabling resilient, dispatchable energy assets. The company's strategy centers on an Independent Power Producer (IPP) model, developing, building, owning, and operating critical energy assets worldwide. Energy Vault operates globally with headquarters in Westlake Village, California and Lugano, Switzerland, and regional development across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The Engineering team at Energy Vault is dedicated to advancing the company's innovative energy storage solutions, playing a critical role in creating cutting-edge energy technologies, and transforming innovative concepts into operational energy storage systems. This role will design and implement on-site control programs for various gravity energy storage system project requirements involving PLCs, VFD motor drives, motion control, network communications, HMIs, data collection, metric generation, and evaluation. The engineer will be a key contributor to revolutionizing energy generation and storage worldwide.
Requirements
- 3+ years of engineering experience and a Masters or Doctoral degree; or, 5+ years of experience and a Bachelor degree; or, 7+ years of experience and an Associates degree; or high school diploma and 9+ years of experience.
- Extensive experience as a Beckhoff automation programmer.
- Ample field experience on industrial construction sites and/or in manufacturing facilities.
- Motion control experience, preferably including VFD Control of heavy loads.
- Coding experience using a Proportional, Integral and the Derivative (PID) Controller, preferably including use controlling high-speed and precise movement of heavy loads.
- Willingness to spend the majority of time based at our Snyder, Texas Innovation Center site.
- Comfortable thriving in fast-paced, rapid growth environments.
- Must successfully pass a pre-employment background check.
- Energy Vault participates in E-Verify.
Nice To Haves
- Opportunity to negotiate periods of hybrid-remote working subject to site activities and staffing.
- A passion for sustainability, our mission, and our vision is a bonus!
Responsibilities
- Improve and innovate upon existing gravity energy storage systems design.
- Design, write, and commission automation code utilizing Beckhoff TWINCAT PLC Software that includes I/O, PLC, Motion, and Safety (Safety Certification will be required).
- Implement and troubleshoot designs and code on site.
- Collaborate successfully with other engineers (Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, and Structural), construction professionals, and corporate teammates across Energy Vault.
Benefits
- Annual bonus plan.
- Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).
- 401K employer matching.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans for employees and family.
- Flexible Spending Account.
- Company-paid Life insurance, Short- and Long-term disability insurance.
- 8-weeks for Paternity leave.
- Generous holiday allowance.
- Flexible time off plus sick leave.
- Reimbursement for home office equipment, phone, and internet expenses.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
