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.
Position Title: EMS Test Engineer (Senior or Mid-level)
Reports To: Director, Software Engineering
Location: Greater Washington DC Area or Remote
About the role
Energy Vault is looking for a talented EMS Test Engineer to help build out our automated test suites to verify and validate our Energy Management Systems. You will work with our project engineers to develop test plans, test cases, and the software to build out automated testing to fully test our EMS and deploy it to our customers. Test automation is critical to the development of large complex systems, and you will have a major role developing the tools we will need to deliver systems. You will be joining an early-stage software team to transform utility-scale storage.
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
Develop test plans and the corresponding test cases to ensure our products meet our customer and our software product’s requirementsDevelop automated integration tests and incorporate them into our buildsSupport test events such as Factory Acceptance Testing and site commissioning
What a qualified candidate should possess
A solid foundation in software integration and testing5+ years of experience developing software or software test automationBS or MS in engineering (Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related)Experience developing software in Python requiredExperience with developing tests for energy management systems is highly desiredFamiliarity with systems engineering and requirements managementStrong understanding of networkingExperience with development in Linux and a solid foundation in Linux fundamentalsStrong oral and written communication skillsIndependent and capable of working in a fast-paced start-up environmentExperience in renewable energy and/or IIoT is preferredA passion for carbon neutrality by 2050.