Sr Staff Engineer, Electrical
About The Position
We are Sila, a next-generation battery materials company. Our mission is to power the world’s transition to clean energy. To create this future, our team is building a better lithium-ion battery from the inside out today. We engineer and manufacture ground-breaking battery materials that significantly increase the energy density of batteries, while reducing their size and weight. The result? Smaller more powerful batteries that can unlock innovation in consumer devices and accelerate the mass adoption of electric cars to eliminate our dependence on fossil fuels. We're tackling one of the biggest challenges of our time every day, and together we're redefining what's possible. Are you ready to be a part of a team committed to changing the world? As a Sr Staff Electrical Engineer on the Capital Projects Team, you will contribute to the development, implementation and scaling of a first of its kind commercial-scale battery material manufacturing facility. You are a highly motivated, creative, and detailed technical contributor with an aptitude for learning new things and developing big, complex, electrical infrastructure for manufacturing units. In your work at Sila, you will architect, specify, design, and deploy industrial electrical systems that are safe, reliable, expandable, deterministic, and exceptionally well-documented. You have excellent communication skills and experience collaborating with a wide range of skill sets: from scientists to technicians during the design stage, to out-of-house service providers across big, complicated interfaces during the build stage.
Requirements
- B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering
- 8+ years of industry experience
- Proficiency in designing industrial electrical power systems for hazardous areas with strong familiarity with governing NFPA codes and applicable standards.
- Electronics and wiring knowledge (analog signals, AC and DC power fundamentals, control wiring, and diagnostic tools)
- Experience generating electrical schematics using AutoCAD Electrical
- Experience with electric power system design, studies, and protective relay applications using ETAP
- Experience with cable sizing and specifying cable tray and conduit routing layouts
- Experience designing, analyzing and implementing grounding and shielding schemes
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate technical concepts to both highly technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Nice To Haves
- Professional Engineer license is preferred
Responsibilities
- Be the technical expert for the electrical distribution system to support the design and implementation of the planned facility scale-up
- Manage and serve as the primary technical liaison for all design work performed by third-party electrical engineering contractors
- Review and maintain single line schematics, electrical schematics, panel layouts, and cable schedules
- Conduct and/or review arc flash analyses
- Develop detailed RFP and equipment specifications for hardware procurement
- Analyze vendor proposals to ensure adherence to project and code requirements
- Create electrical engineering and construction work packages for cost estimation and site installation
- Provide technical support during the equipment fabrication, installation/construction, unit startup and commissioning phases
- Maintain plant wide load list and work with the balance of plant team
- Aid in the development and maintenance of electrical company standards, specifications, and design guidelines
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
