Sr. Electrical Engineer

Sr. Electrical Engineer

ViZn Energy Systems is looking for a Sr. Electrical Engineer to join our team in Columbia Falls, Montana. ViZn Energy is developing an environmentally sustainable and commercially viable flow battery with the ultimate goal of providing grid-scale renewable energy storage to countries around the world.

This position is based on-site in our Columbia Falls, Montana office. This section of Northwest Montana is home to Glacier National Park, Flathead Lake, Whitefish Mountain Resort, and many other world-class outdoor locations to suit the interests of nearly any outdoor recreationalist. We strive to maintain a healthy work-life balance so we can all enjoy the pleasures that this beautiful location has to offer.

ViZn Energy offers a competitive compensation package, including health, vision, and dental insurance, paid time off, and a flexible work schedule and environment.

Job Description

The qualified candidate will be a technical lead in a team of electrical engineers and technicians for system design for a battery storage system. This person will lead the design and development of custom hardware solutions for our grid-scale flow battery system. This is a key technical position to help drive technology development and provide technical leadership to support Director and company initiatives.

Responsibilities and Primary Activities

• Provide technical leadership for the electrical engineering group consisting of engineers and technicians.
• Provide support for the Electronics and Mechanical Engineering group as needed.
• Responsible for system design for high voltage (480 & 208 VAC), motor controls, heater controls, system protection, and overall system grounding.
• Responsible for embedded control system including system architecture, PLC architecture, custom PC board development and system integration.
• Responsible for custom battery management hardware development including next generation products.
• Be the liaison for, and produce, interagency connection agreements with local and federal utilities to be reviewed by management.
• Provide technical leadership to battery engineers to support battery controls and methodologies.
• Manage outside contract engineering resources to support design projects including panel layout and compliance efforts.
• Oversee the design of electrical components based on reliability, durability and cost requirements.
• Ensure accuracy and maintenance of costed Bill of Materials to support the overall system cost model.
• Manage engineering documentation including drawings and specification sheets.
• Create design requirements documents to support engineering and company goals.
• Create test procedures to ensure product performance meets design requirements.
• Work with suppliers to ensure components meet requirements.
• Hands-on troubleshooting system performance issues.
• Create patent and other intellectual property disclosures.

Requirements

• Minimum BS in Electrical Engineering.
• Minimum of 8 years' design experience with power control system development and power distribution design.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience with power, analog and mixed signal circuit design and implementation.
• Minimum of 5 years' industry experience for a manufacturer of industrial equipment or relevant field doing similar work.
• Experience with grid-tie renewable systems and commissioning of these systems.
• Good understanding of firmware design and logic along with good troubleshooting skills.
• Proof of ability to live and work in the US and preferably resides in Montana.

Preferred Experience

• Understanding of system design for high voltage (480 VAC), motor controls, heater controls, and overall system grounding is desirable.
• PCBA Design for industrial applications, DC-DC Converters, EMI Mitigation.
• Experience with battery management system design, electrochemical storage systems, and/or fuel cells.
• Knowledge of inverters and transformers (high power grid-based designs) is desirable.
• Understanding of installation and troubleshooting of industrial equipment.
• Use of design tools like Altium, AutoCAD Electrical, Solid Works Mechanical, and Circuit Simulation Tools (SPICE).
• Use of Product Data Management tools like Solid Works PDM or Windchill.

Preferred Skills/Attributes

• Goal oriented and self-directed with ability to be technical lead to peers.
• Clear communicator (written and verbal).
• Proven track record of working with a diverse and multi-faceted development team.
• Demonstrated work ethic consistent within a start-up atmosphere.
• Able to prioritize activities to accomplish tasks and meet deadlines.
• Experience with printed circuit board design and troubleshooting.
• Hands-on.

Application

If you meet these requirements, please forward a resume to: