Industrial Automation Designer

Number of employees

150

Westlake Village, CA (or remote USA), USA

Posted on: 2022-08-02

Category: renewables

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Employment type:

Full time

Remote?

Yes

Experience required:

Intermediate

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

Energy Vault is the creator of sustainable energy storage solutions designed to accelerate the transition to a carbon free, resilient power grid and transform the world’s approach to utility-scale energy storage. Energy Vault works to combat climate change by enabling clean and reliable electricity through innovative gravity and kinetic based energy storage technologies.   Energy Vault combines innovative design, advanced materials science, and proprietary machine-vision software to orchestrate the storage and dispatch of electrical power by lifting and lowering composite bricks, made from eco-friendly materials.  Energy Vault’s commitment to sustainability is reflected in a unique approach to the circular economy which utilizes local industrial and energy waste, including remediated coal ash and recycled wind blades converted to recyclable materials, to build the system’s composite bricks. Energy Vault innovates to enable the global shift to a world powered by renewable resources.

About Energy Vault
Energy Vault develops sustainable energy storage solutions designed to transform the world’s approach to utility-scale energy storage for grid resiliency. Our proprietary gravity-based Energy Storage Technology and the Energy Storage Management and Integration Platform are intended to help utilities, independent power producers and large industrial energy users significantly reduce their levelized cost of energy while maintaining power reliability. Utilizing eco-friendly materials with the ability to integrate waste materials for beneficial re-use, Energy Vault is facilitating the shift to a circular economy while accelerating the clean energy transition for its customers. Energy Vault is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbols NRGV and NRGV WS. For more information, please visit www.energyvault.com.

About the role
As Industrial Automation Designer, you will own the component selection, interconnections, and modelling of the equipment within the control cabinets used within our energy storage systems. You will ensure that the electronic control cabinets are properly designed, modeled and documented to allow the efficient and error free assembly and test anywhere in the world. Ideally, you will be able to work part of the time in our Westlake Village, CA office; we allow the flexibility of work-from-home days.

At Energy Vault we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants. We believe inclusion creates opportunity for collaborative excellence through diversity of thought. We invite individuals of all genders, races, identities, ethnicities, sexual orientations, national origins, abilities, protected veteran status, religions, educational and socioeconomic backgrounds to explore employment with our organization.

What you will do

  • Participate in reviews and work with mechanical and electrical engineers to ensure proper implementation of features.
  • Interpret mechanical design drawings for electrical requirements (e.g., SolidWorks, AutoCAD, Inventor).
  • Evaluate and document system cost/complexity trade studies.
  • Design and evaluate system according to safety regulations and NEC and European requirements.
  • Develop electrical design, schematics and drawings in 2D and 3D CAD (SolidWorks Electrical, AutoCAD Electrical)
  • Research supplier products for components, specify and select automation components.
  • Develop electrical controls bills of material.
  • Deploy and configure system components per application specifications.
  • Shape a culture of collaboration, innovation, constant improvement, excellence, transparency, open mindedness, humility, integrity, efficiency, joy, compassion, and fulfillment.
  • What a qualified candidate should possess

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
  • 5+ years’ field experience in control and industrial automation systems.
  • Familiarity with international design standards (UL, CE, etc.).
  • Experience commissioning and documenting electronic systems.
  • High schedule flexibility.
  • Ability to travel (10% - 20%) for test site support, field installation, startup, and commissioning.

  • Preferred
  • Experience with Automation Systems for elevators and trolleys.
  • Experience controlled drive technology, field buses, HMI and sensor systems.
  • Demonstrated ability to perform early phase trade studies, design, and ultimate commissioning.
  • Familiarity with Project Data Management and requirements tracking systems.
  • Proven ability to produce compliance and test documentation/reports to support approved electrical system design and grid-compliant tie-in per approved standards.
  • A passion for our shared vision of carbon neutrality by 2050.
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