Staff Applications Engineer
Core
Establishing the applications engineering function to configure thermal battery systems for industrial process heat, combined heat & power, and utility-scale power for data centers and the grid.
Role type
Staff Applications Engineer (Founding Role)
Builds
Thermal energy storage systems (thermal batteries) for industrial and data center applications
Domain
Industrial energy storage, thermal systems, power systems, grid interconnection
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Utility-scale energy project experience, industrial process/thermal systems expertise, power systems (MV/HV electrical) expertise, site layout and equipment configuration, PFDs and one-line diagrams, techno-economic analysis, AI tool fluency
Preferred skills
Energy storage experience, EPC firm experience, Python proficiency, international project experience (EU/Australia), European codes familiarity, PE license
Technologies
Python, AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini)
Responsibilities
Lead technical discovery and site walkdowns for customer opportunities, size and configure thermal battery systems, produce conceptual site layouts and heat integration designs, manage product-to-interconnection interfaces, support commercial negotiations with technical exhibits and performance guarantees, build commercial tools to automate layouts and cost estimates, mentor growing applications engineering team
Seniority
Staff, founding role with team building and playbook definition