Lead Electrical Design & Instrumentations and Control Engineer

Sora Fuel aims to decarbonize aviation by converting air into affordable, carbon-neutral jet fuel at scale with no feedstock constraints or adverse impacts on agriculture. Our novel electrolysis technology directly converts captured carbon into syngas without regenerating gaseous CO2, reducing the energy required to utilize DAC-sourced CO2 by up to 90%. This provides an economical pathway to carbon-neutral flight, potentially addressing >2% of challenging-to-abate global emissions.

Sora Fuel aims to decarbonize aviation by converting air into affordable, carbon-neutral jet fuel at scale with no feedstock constraints or adverse impacts on agriculture. Our novel electrolysis technology directly converts captured carbon into syngas without regenerating gaseous CO2, reducing the energy required to utilize DAC-sourced CO2 by up to 90%. This provides an economical pathway to carbon-neutral flight, potentially addressing >2% of challenging-to-abate global emissions.

The company was founded in early 2024 and has closed over $20M of funding from renowned toughtech investors including Engine Ventures, Spero Ventures, and Inspired Capital. Since founding, the team has grown to include scientists and engineers with a broad range of skill sets from electrochemistry and catalysis to polymer science and mechanical engineering. Together, this team has scaled our technology >800-fold, demonstrated a true prototype employing commercial-scale cells, and developed scalable manufacturing processes for key materials.

We seek to continue building a diverse, collaborative team that shares our enthusiasm and drive to meaningfully address climate change.

Sora Fuel is seeking an experienced, technically accomplished Principal Electrical and Instrumentation & Control (I&C) Engineer to take full engineering ownership of the electrical architectures, control narratives, and functional safety systems across our custom test stands, modular integrated test skids, and inaugural pilot plant. As a primary technical leader, you will manage complex engineering life cycles for First-of-a-Kind (FOAK) systems from conceptual design through physical commissioning.

This role acts as the ultimate authority for regulatory code compliance and process integration, establishing the electrical and I&C foundations for Sora's scaled commercial deployments.

• Design Ownership:
  Author, review, and formally approve full-lifecycle electrical infrastructure and I&C engineering designs for novel test setups and pilot facilities.
• Control Narratives:
  Develop detailed control narratives, operational sequences, logic definitions, and cause-and-effect matrices to govern process automation safely.
• FOAK Architecture:
  Architect resilient electrical systems engineered for unproven, highly iterative technology pathways, successfully mitigating early-stage deployment risks.
• Code Compliance Authority:
  Maintain absolute adherence to institutional safety standards, serving as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for NFPA 70 (NEC), NFPA 79, and NFPA 2.
• Hazardous Area Classification:
  Define, map, and specify equipment configurations for hazardous (classified) areas, ensuring code-compliant integration of explosion-proof and intrinsically safe designs.
• Cross-Functional Alignment:
  Partner closely with Process, Mechanical, and Chemical teams to tie physical instrumentation safely into top-layer PLC/SCADA networks.
• Commissioning Leadership:
  Drive on-site testing (FAT/SAT), loop checks, functional interlock validation, and direct physical troubleshooting during live system startup.
• EPC/Third Party
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Collaborate with EPCs and Third parties to deliver electrical panels and control systems in support of Sora's pilot systems.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Control Systems Engineering, or a highly relevant discipline.
• Experience:
  
  15+ years of progressive industry experience in electrical design and instrumentation/control systems engineering.
• FOAK Mastery:
  Proven track record of taking unproven R&D concepts or pilot systems from initial ideation to fully operational, physical hardware installations.
• Regulatory &…