Senior Electrical Designer

NextGenEnergyJobs; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Invinity Energy Systems is seeking a Senior Electrical Systems Lead to drive the electrical design of next-generation flow battery products. You will collaborate with electrochemical, mechanical, power electronics, and control teams to ensure safe, scalable architectures and robust documentation.

You will own certification programs, safety analyses, and compliance testing across the product lifecycle, oversee sourcing and qualification of electrical components, and mentor junior engineers while

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in energy storage, PV systems, or integrated power electronics.
• Expertise with North American and European electrical installation codes and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical system design of a next generation flow battery with cross-functional teams.
• Lead product certification and regulatory compliance activities throughout development lifecycle.
• Conceive, design, and develop electrical system architecture for flow battery products.
• Develop and maintain design documentation for electrical components and wiring harnesses.
• Perform electrical safety calculations such as fault current and arc flash.
• Lead safety analyses (DFMEA, hazard analysis, risk assessments and mitigation).
• Lead development and validation to comply with UL, CSA, IEC, CE/UKCA and grid-connection standards.
• Plan and oversee design verification and compliance testing (ENV, EMC, dielectric, insulation).
• Source and qualify electrical system components; support manufacturing and supply chain.
• Provide electrical systems expertise to installation and operation teams; mentor juniors.
• May travel domestically or overseas up to 10%.

Skills

Power electronics

Electrical codes

Job description

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Key Responsibilities

• Lead electrical system design of a next generation flow battery, working closely with teams responsible for electrochemical systems, mechanical components, power electronics, and control systems
• Technical lead for product certification and regulatory compliance activities throughout the product development lifecycle including standards review, certification requirements definition, design reviews, test and certification planning, certification documentation, regulatory submissions and support for third-party certification bodies and field evaluations
• Conceive, design, and develop the electrical system architecture of Invinity’s flow battery products
• Develop and maintain design documentation for electrical system components and wiring harnesses
• Perform and oversee electrical safety calculations such as fault current, overprotection coordination, arc flash
• Develop and participate in other safety-related work items such as DFMEA, hazard analysis, risk assessments and mitigation
• Lead development and validation of electrical systems to comply with applicable product safety, EMC, environmental and electrical installation standards including UL, CSA, IEC, CE/UKCA and regional grid-connection requirements
• Define, plan, and oversee design verification and compliance testing, including environmental, functional, EMC, dielectric withstand, insulation coordination, and safety validation activities
• Work with the appropriate teams to specify, source, and qualify electrical system components
• Support manufacturing and supply chain activities, including key supplier(s) identification, selection, and QA programs
• Provide electrical systems expertise to teams responsible for installation and operation of Invinity’s products
• Mentor less experienced members of the team
• May involve domestic or overseas travel to customer sites, suppliers or other Invinity offices, up to 10%.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience working with energy storage, PV systems, or other similarly integrated power electronics systems
• Expertise in North American and European electrical installation codes and electrical product safety standards (CEC, NFPA, NEC, UL, CSA, IEC, etc.)