Power and Control Electrical Engineer

Eos Energy Storage•Pittsburgh, PA

About The Position

Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. is accelerating the shift to American energy independence with positively ingenious solutions that transform how the world stores power. Our breakthrough Znyth™ aqueous zinc battery was designed to overcome the limitations of conventional lithium-ion technology. It is safe, scalable, efficient, sustainable, manufactured in the U.S., and the core of our innovative systems that today provides utility, industrial, and commercial customers with a proven, reliable energy storage alternative for 3 to 12-hour applications. Eos was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Edison, New Jersey. For more information about Eos (NASDAQ: EOSE), visit eose.com . About the Role: The Power & Control Electrical Engineer will contribute to the project engineering activities related to the deployment of our current and the next generation of our Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) and its auxiliary power electronic systems, including its system schematics for our projects.

Requirements

Ability to work independently and on-site and understand how components fit into a larger system
Working knowledge of embedded control systems and their applications
General knowledge of CAD and the ability to interpret mechanical and electrical engineering drawings.
Strong troubleshooting skills for diagnosis and design improvement
Familiarity with design for ground fault and EMC and availability to trace down GFI and EMI issues
Awareness of safety certification process to standards such as UL
Competent skills with communications protocols such as TCP/IP, CAN, i²C and SPI; use of Modbus
Capability to select and integrate off-the-shelf component and equipment
Strong cross-discipline system skills
Understanding of hardware and physical system being controlled is required
Comfort and experience with the hazard and safety protocols of high voltage equipment and other aspects of working with large-scale battery systems
Ability to self-direct to a goal and achieve independent success
A team-player attitude and strong written/verbal communication skills are a must
BS in Electrical Engineering (MS degree preferred) or related field, along with PE certification or equivalent (preferred)
Minimum of 5+ years of experience in all aspects of engineering management. Hardware and system design and troubleshooting.
Minimum five years’ experience designed electronics and developing automated controls
Embedded programming, communication interfaces; I²C, RS-485, CAN bus communication, Modbus TCP, remote IO, or flex IO systems other debugging tools.
Linux, embedded systems
High voltage electrical systems

Responsibilities

Supporting the project engineering efforts developing and designing battery energy storage systems (BESS) and their power electronics and controls, as well as maintaining existing projects and support the creation of automated test equipment for project deployments.
Support related project engineering activities during the engineering design, procurement, construction, and commissioning phases for a range of Battery Energy Storage projects, from; DC only BESS to full turnkey installations (Civil, AC/DC Electrical).
Validate and troubleshoot various power electronic hardware and software such as, battery pack systems, power conversion (converter & inverter), pre-charger, BMS, battery disconnect unit and other auxiliary power systems.
Lead development of specifications, drawings and coordination studies for contracted projects.
Lead continuous improvement of standard processes, procedures, documentation, and tools to effectively deliver a wide range of project solutions.
Ensure that all project engineering deliverables are on schedule / on budget and communicate project status to internal and external audiences via standardized project controls systems.
Become the Project Engineering BESS SME and internal engineering interface.
Work with other engineers pre and post contract award to optimize customer BESS solutions, use case reviews and commercial proposal strategies and processes.
Maintain project documentation and assist in creating Operation Manuals
Provide support to Field Service Technicians when troubleshooting in field commissioning and service operations.
Establishes technical standards for reviews, documentation, and designs such as UL, UN, IEC, ISO, ECE and other engineering standards.
Collaborates with Product Engineering to define, refine and improve BESS systems.
Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice, in the spirit of an agile design group within an active technology company.