Job Title: Electrical Engineer
Location: Burlingame, CA
Department: ESS Engineering
Reports to: CTO
Position Type: Full-time
About the Role - Electrical Engineer Peak Energy is looking for an experienced Electrical Engineer to join our Energy Storage Systems (ESS) team and be heavily involved with the technical direction for our gigawatt-scale battery electrical and controls systems.
In this role, you'll support the electrical architecture of Peak's next-generation ESS platform - driving critical design decisions, and influencing engineering direction across multiple teams. You'll stay hands-on where it counts - schematic reviews, PCBA architecture, integration debugging - while shaping the broader roadmap.
What You'll Do (Responsibilities): - Own and drive the electrical architecture for Peak's HV ESS platform across current and next-generation systems.
- Lead the 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 where the problem warrants senior technical judgment.
- 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.
- Provide technical mentorship to Staff and Senior electrical engineers; grow the technical bench by shaping design reviews, standards, and career-path decisions.
- Represent electrical engineering in cross-functional decision forums with mechanical, thermal, software, controls, manufacturing, and reliability.
- Own critical technical outcomes: testing, system integration, validation, and production readiness of Peak products.
- Champion a culture of rapid prototyping, disciplined risk-taking, and hands-on problem solving. No job is too big or too small.
What You'll Bring (Qualifications): - Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
- 5+ years of professional electrical engineering experience, including significant hands-on experience with high-voltage systems.
- Deep experience designing PCBAs and bringing electrical systems from concept to production at scale.
- Strong electrical engineering fundamentals with demonstrated ability to solve highly complex, system-level technical problems.
- Demonstrated track record influencing architecture and technical direction across multiple engineering teams.
- Deep familiarity with high-voltage system design, safety standards, and grounding/isolation principles.
- Proficiency in electrical engineering tools (e.g., SPICE, Altium, MATLAB).
- Experience designing for medium to high volume manufacturing.
- Passion for renewable energy, sustainability, and driving positive environmental impact through technology innovation.
- Eligible to work in the U.S.
Preferred Qualifications: - Strong knowledge of battery chemistry, BMS (Battery Management Systems) and relevant electrical and safety standards.
- Power electronics design experience
- Supervisory control design experience
- Utility-scale energy storage systems experience
Compensation & Benefits The salary range for this role is
$160,000 - $220,000, with actual pay varying based on work location, experience, and skills. Our competitive benefits package includes:
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
Join us to thrive in a supportive environment while making a meaningful impact in the energy sector!
