Sr Staff Engineer, Electrical

About Us

We are Sila a next-generation battery materials company. Our mission is to power the worlds transition to clean energy. To create this future our team is building a better lithium-ion battery from the inside out today. We engineer and manufacture ground-breaking battery materials that significantly increase the energy density of batteries while reducing their size and weight. The result Smaller more powerful batteries that can unlock innovation in consumer devices and accelerate the mass adoption of electric cars to eliminate our dependence on fossil fuels. Were tackling one of the biggest challenges of our time every day and together were redefining whats possible. Are you ready to be a part of a team committed to changing the world

Who You Are

As a Sr Staff Electrical Engineer on the Capital Projects Team you will contribute to the development implementation and scaling of a first of its kind commercial-scale battery material manufacturing facility. You are a highly motivated creative and detailed technical contributor with an aptitude for learning new things and developing big complex electrical infrastructure for manufacturing your work at Sila you will architect specify design and deploy industrial electrical systems that are safe reliable expandable deterministic and exceptionally well-documented. You have excellent communication skills and experience collaborating with a wide range of skill sets : from scientists to technicians during the design stage to out-of-house service providers across big complicated interfaces during the build stage.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Be the technical expert for the electrical distribution system to support the design and implementation of the planned facility scale-up
• Manage and serve as the primary technical liaison for all design work performed by third-party electrical engineering contractors
• Review and maintain single line schematics electrical schematics panel layouts and cable schedules
• Conduct and / or review arc flash analyses
• Develop detailed RFP and equipment specifications for hardware procurement
• Analyze vendor proposals to ensure adherence to project and code requirements
• Create electrical engineering and construction work packages for cost estimation and site installation
• Provide technical support during the equipment fabrication installation / construction unit startup and commissioning phases
• Maintain plant wide load list and work with the balance of plant team
• Aid in the development and maintenance of electrical company standards specifications and design guidelines

Knowledge and Skill Requirements

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

The starting base pay for this role is between $172000 and $215000 at the time of posting. The actual base pay depends on many factors such as education experience and skills. Base pay is only one part of Silas competitive Total Rewards package that can include benefits perks equity and bonuses. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

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Working at Sila

We believe that building a diverse team at Sila helps us amplify our individual talents. We are an equal opportunity employer and committed to creating an inclusive environment where good ideas are free to come from anyone. We are proud to celebrate diversity and all qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to gender race sexual orientation religion age disability national origin or any other status protected by law.

Required Experience :

Staff IC

Key Skills

Computer Science,Docker,Kubernetes,Python,VMware,C / C++,Go,System Architecture,gRPC,OS Kernels,Perl,Distributed Systems

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 172000 - 215000