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Electrical Engineer

Peak Energy - Burlingame, CA, United States - In-office - posted 2026-09-22

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Salary: USD 160,000 - 220,000 / annual

Peak Energy is advancing sodium-ion battery systems as the storage standard for renewable energy grids. The company is backed by strategic investors including TDK Ventures, Eclipse Ventures, and GM Ventures, with leadership from Tesla, Northvolt, Apple, Powin, Enovix, and other world-class companies. Peak recently announced America's first sodium-ion grid storage factory in Sacramento with production starting Q1 2027, and has over $1B in signed customer commitments. You will join the Energy Storage Systems (ESS) Engineering team as an Electrical Engineer, reporting to the CTO. This is a hands-on senior technical role where you will drive the electrical architecture of Peak's next-generation energy storage platform and influence engineering direction across multiple teams. Key responsibilities include: - Own and drive the electrical architecture for Peak's high-voltage ESS platform across current and next-generation systems - Lead development of battery management and supervisory control architecture, defining design principles, interfaces, and quality standards - Set direction on schematic capture, PCBA architecture, and layout standards; participate hands-on in senior technical problem-solving - Drive HV system design and integration from early architecture through continuous improvement in production - Define electrical component strategy including qualification, second-source strategy, and long-term supply resilience - Establish and evolve tools, infrastructure, and design practices that enable a growing team to scale - Represent electrical engineering in cross-functional decision forums with mechanical, thermal, software, controls, manufacturing, and reliability teams - Own critical technical outcomes: testing, system integration, validation, and production readiness of Peak products Requirements: The posting excerpt provided does not include a dedicated requirements section. Candidates should review the full posting for specific experience, education, and technical skill requirements.

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