Field Engineer – Energy Storage Deployment & Maintenance

peakenergy.com; Burlingame (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible time off

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vis

Strong 401(k) plan

Equity opportunities

Job summary

Peak Energy Technologies Inc. is hiring a Field Engineer in the United States, California, Burlingame. You will own on-site execution, installation, commissioning, and troubleshooting of sodium-ion storage systems from pilots to large deployments.

You will work with design engineers, technicians, and contractors, translating field learnings into improved designs and repeatable processes, while interfacing with customers during commissioning and service events.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on electrical experience; background as an electrician, electrical technician, or test engineer preferred.
• Ability to read electrical schematics, calculate electrical loads, and collaborate with design and field engineering teams.
• Hands-on experience with electrical and mechanical troubleshooting; background in batteries, power electronics, or related systems is a plus.
• Experience in field deployment or operations roles supporting hardware rollouts or energy systems.
• Familiarity with fleet operations, facilities project management, and site coordination.
• Comfortable running multiple projects at once in fast-moving, resource-constrained environments.
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to document clear procedures and train others.
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time and stay on-site for extended periods as needed.

Responsibilities

• Site Execution & Design Feedback: Work with design engineers to ensure field practicality and long-term service.
• Troubleshoot field issues, run diagnostics, and feed learnings back into design and manufacturing.
• Perform basic electrical calculations (current flow, voltage drop) to confirm safe, efficient site infrastructure.
• Support the Project Development team during installation as needed or requested.
• Maintenance & Reliability Programs: Build out preventative and reactive maintenance routines and procedures.
• Contribute to service and maintenance planning for long-term fleet reliability.
• Build the deployment playbook: procedures, troubleshooting guides, commissioning workflows, and service tools.
• Documentation: Maintain up-to-date service and troubleshooting manuals.
• Maintain effective document change control across all cross-functional teams.
• Tooling, Inventory & Budget Management: Manage the budget for travel, tools, contracted services, and spare parts.
• Build out a spare parts inventory management program, including maintaining and servicing stored parts and planning logistics to ensure parts availability.
• Ensure field tooling meets all safety standards and provide feedback to the engineering team on usability and reliability improvements.
• Training & Technical Support: Train field technicians and provide technical escalation support during deployments.

Skills

Hands-on electrical experience

Electrical schematics

Battery/energy systems

Field deployment experience

Project coordination

Communication skills

Travel 25%

Tools

Python

Modbus TCP

Job description

Peak Energy Technologies Inc. is hiring a Field Engineer in the United States, California, Burlingame. You will own on-site execution, installation, commissioning, and troubleshooting of sodium-ion storage systems from pilots to large deployments.

You will work with design engineers, technicians, and contractors, translating field learnings into improved designs and repeatable processes, while interfacing with customers during commissioning and service events.