Senior Energy Storage & Regulation Engineer

Pyramid Consulting, Inc; Santa Ana (CA); On-site; USD 113,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Paid sick leave

Job summary

Pyramid Consulting, Inc. seeks a Senior Energy Storage & Regulation Engineer for a 12+ month contract in Santa Ana, CA onsite.

Responsibilities include owning energy storage architecture, battery enclosure design, thermal management, and power regulation across subsystems to maximize efficiency and safety. The role requires 7+ years in battery systems or power electronics and familiarity with safety standards and marine/subsea applications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent.
• 7+ years of experience in battery system design, energy storage, or power electronics.
• Experience with lithium-ion or high-energy-density battery systems.
• Experience with converter topology selection and efficiency optimization.
• Familiarity with battery management systems and thermal management for power electronics.
• Eligible to obtain U.S. Secret security clearance.
• Experience with marine or subsea battery and power regulation systems.
• Knowledge of safety standards (UN38.3, IEC 62619, or military equivalents).
• Experience with pressure-rated enclosure design.
• Knowledge of wide-input-range converter design.
• Experience with EMI/EMC design for power electronics.
• Familiarity with battery modeling and simulation tools.

Responsibilities

• Own energy storage architecture, cell chemistry selection, module design, and pack integration.
• Design pressure-rated battery enclosures for full-ocean-depth operation.
• Perform battery sizing, energy budget analysis, and cycle life modeling.
• Drive thermal management design for safe operation across environmental conditions.
• Own power regulation and DC-DC conversion design across multiple subsystem voltage rails.
• Optimize converter efficiency to maximize vehicle endurance.
• Manage thermal design for power electronics in sealed enclosures.
• Ensure power quality for sensitive loads (compute, sensors, communications).
• Define charging profiles and integration with external charging interfaces.
• Support EMI/EMC design and qualification testing.
• Interface with energy distribution, structural, and production teams.
• Contribute to safety analysis for energy storage systems.
• Support prototype builds, testing, and design-for-manufacturability reviews.
• Travel up to 25% to test sites and vendor facilities.

Skills

Battery system design

Energy storage

Power electronics

Converter topology selection

Thermal management

EMI/EMC design

Battery modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Battery modeling software

EMI/EMC testing tools

Job description

Immediate need for a talented Senior Energy Storage & Regulation Engineer. This is a 12+ Months Contract opportunity with long-term potential and is located in Santa Ana, CA(Onsite).

Job ID:26-33254

Pay Range: $96/hour. Employee benefits include, but are not limited to, health insurance (medical, dental, vision), 401(k) plan, and paid sick leave (depending on work location).

Key Responsibilities:

• Own energy storage architecture: cell chemistry selection, module design, and pack integration
• Design pressure-rated battery enclosures for full-ocean-depth operation
• Perform battery sizing, energy budget analysis, and cycle life modeling
• Drive thermal management design for safe operation across environmental conditions
• Own power regulation and DC-DC conversion design across multiple subsystem voltage rails
• Optimize converter efficiency to maximize vehicle endurance
• Manage thermal design for power electronics in sealed enclosures
• Ensure power quality for sensitive loads (compute, sensors, communications)
• Define charging profiles and integration with external charging interfaces
• Support EMI/EMC design and qualification testing
• Interface with energy distribution, structural, and production teams
• Contribute to safety analysis for energy storage systems
• Support prototype builds, testing, and design-for-manufacturability reviews
• Travel up to 25% to test sites and vendor facilities

Key Requirements and Technology Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent
• 7+ years of experience in battery system design, energy storage, or power electronics
• Experience with lithium-ion or equivalent high-energy-density battery systems
• Experience with converter topology selection and efficiency optimization
• Familiarity with battery management systems and thermal management for power electronics
• Eligible to get U.S. Secret security clearance
• Experience with marine or subsea battery and power regulation systems
• Working knowledge of battery safety standards (UN38.3, IEC 62619, or military equivalents)
• Experience with pressure-rated enclosure design
• Working knowledge of wide-input-range converter design
• Experience with EMI/EMC design for power electronics
• Familiarity with battery modeling and simulation tools
• Experience in defense or maritime robotics

Our client is a leading Defense Industry and we are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar contract positions.

Pyramid Consulting, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.