Application Engineer (Senior to Principal) - APAC

Energy Vault is seeking a Senior to Principal Application Engineer for their Melbourne office, focusing on designing customer-centric solutions in energy storage and renewable generation. Candidates should have over 8 years of relevant engineering experience, preferably with a BS in engineering. Responsibilities include addressing customer needs, conducting techno-economic analyses, and collaborating across teams. The role requires some travel (up to 20%) and a passion for sustainability.
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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
• Listen to and address the needs of customers by designing a technology agnostic solution which meets and exceeds customer requirements.
• Work cross teams to pull information and resources as necessary to design and differentiate customer centric solutions.
• Run techno-economic analysis to drive optimum design and solution.
• Develop necessary tools and processes to drive continuous improvement in Energy Vault’s customer proposals and offerings.
• Assist with producing engineering concept designs that accurately represents the proposed solutions.
• Work with business development team to identify strategic opportunitiesWhat a qualified candidate should possess
• 8+ years of engineering experience with Energy Storage Systems (ESS) and Renewable Generation technologies.
• BS in engineering (electrical, mechanical, or similar) strongly preferred; MS in engineering a nice to have.
• Experience with electrical power systems design for power generation, distribution, and storage.
• Experience managing all aspects of technical solution proposal including site evaluation and analysis, technology selection and optimization, detailed costing and estimating and contract negotiations.
• Basic knowledge of relevant standards and requirements in renewable and energy storage industry.
• Experience in electrical design including basic conductor sizing, protection and controls configuration and familiarity with Substation design and engineering concepts.
• Good knowledge and understanding of inverter-based power systems including basic design principles and limitations.
• Good understanding of electricity markets and products and use cases realized by Energy Storage systems.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 20%.
• Comfortable in fast-paced, rapid growth environments.
• A passion for sustainability, our mission, and our vision is a bonus!