Technical Writer – Certification and Permitting

Qnetic; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Qnetic in Sacramento, California, seeks a Technical Writer to develop essential documentation for certifications and permits related to Flywheel Energy Storage Systems. The role requires 3+ years of experience in technical writing, particularly within the energy storage or power generation market. The candidate will collaborate cross-functionally to communicate technical content clearly, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. An understanding of engineering schematics and renewable energy permitting processes is advantageous. This position offers a chance to impact the future of clean energy.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of direct technical writing experience in energy storage or power generation market.
• Experience creating documentation aligned with regulatory standards (UL/CSA, IEC, CE, NFPA, etc.).
• Proficiency in modern documentation creation platforms & methods.

Responsibilities

• Understand systems to communicate with external parties.
• Oversee document flow for the certification process.
• Develop documentation for permitting, interconnection, and AHJ approval.

Skills

Technical writing experience

Regulatory standards documentation

Documentation creation platforms

Reading engineering schematics

Document structure understanding

Attention to detail

Complex technical communication

Renewable energy familiarity

Job description

About Qnetic

Qnetic was founded with the mission to enable the transition to clean, sustainable energy. To achieve it, we are developing a high-performance energy storage system for the electric grid, based on new flywheel technology. It delivers ‘energy shifting’ at a lower cost than anything we know about. Compared to lithium-ion batteries, Qnetic has 3x the lifetime, 2x the discharge duration, 0.5x the cost and 0x the degradation.

About The Role

Develop documentation required for certifications, permitting, and operation of new Flywheel Energy Storage Systems. We coordinate with Engineering, Marketing, and Safety teams to create and oversee our documentation strategy for attaining certifications and permits to build. This role is critical to ensure regulatory compliance, AHJ approval, and commercial readiness.

What You'll Do

Understand our systems well enough to communicate with external parties, communicate with certifying agencies, oversee document flow for certification process, set standards for documentation for company-wide use, and develop documentation required for permitting, interconnection, and AHJ approval.

• UL 9540 Documentation Packages
• NFPA 855 Compliance Guidance
• Product Datasheets
• Technical Data Sheets
• Installation Manuals
• Commissioning/Decommissioning Manuals
• Operation & Maintenance Manuals
• Controls Integration Manuals
• Emergency Management Guidance
• Develop & maintain internal technical documentation
• Engineering Configuration
• Change Management
• Product Release Documentation

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Coordinate information generating exercises across electrical, mechanical, software, product, and operations teams to develop content required for the above documents. Stay abreast of the energy storage code cycle and impacts on product documentation requirements. Provide reliable portfolio roadmaps to leadership to inform new product timelines.

Qualifications

• 3+ Years of direct technical writing experience in energy storage or power generation market
• Experience creating documentation aligned with regulatory standards (UL/CSA, IEC, CE, NFPA, etc.)
• Proficiency in modern documentation creation platforms & methods
• Ability to read and interpret engineering schematics (P&ID, 1-lines, block diagrams, etc.)
• Strong understanding of document structure, change management, and revision control
• Exceptional attention to detail and formatting
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts in clear and concise language for non-specialists.
• Familiarity with renewable energy & energy storage permitting process
• Ability to obtain a Chinese business visa

Personal Attributes

• Initiative
• Tenacity
• Creativity
• Curiosity