Electrical Engineer - AirJoule LLC

Title: Electrical Engineer

Report: VP of Operations

Location: Newark, DE

Position Type

Full Time, Exempt

Travel: Occasional

About AirJoule, LLC

Are you passionate about making a difference in the fight against climate change? Then AirJoule is the place for you! We are a joint venture between GE Vernova and Montana Technologies, and a leader in the global sustainability transition. Our revolutionary atmosphere water harvesting technology enable transformative HVAC products that help our customers save money on their energy bills while reducing their environmental impact. The same core technology also enables atmospheric water harvesting products that create clean, abundant, and decentralized water for industrial, commercial, and humanitarian purposes. If you are a highly motivated and experienced individual who wants to make a real-world impact, we encourage you to apply!

Position Summary

AirJoule is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Electrical Engineer to define and lead our unit electrical and control efforts. The Electrical Engineer will play a critical role that will enable the success of our operations and engineering teams. The role will design electrical panels, help us implement a product control roadmap, work with product engineering to integrate motors and controls into a robust framework, and engage with application engineering to improve data integrity and unit control logic. This is a critical role in the company and enables the growth of our business on a global scale.

Key Responsibilities

To perform in this position successfully, an individual must be able to perform each key responsibility satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Other duties may be assigned to meet business needs.

• Lead the production and management of comprehensive electrical design packages.
• Manage in-house and third-party design, prototyping, and testing of electrical products.
• Act as the primary technical resource internally for all controls and electrical design, data acquisition and controls system requirements.
• Review and provide feedback on design documents, ensuring compliance, constructability, and cost optimization.
• Collaborate with external consultants for fabrication of electronic controls, sensor systems, and connectivity systems.
• Support procurement and construction teams with bills of materials, technical data evaluation, and design change inquiries.
• Conduct lab testing and oversee UL certification.
• Manage and refine internal design tools, templates, and processes.
• Design control panel layouts and wiring diagrams.
• Develop product control roadmap from control panel to circuit board.
• Collaborate with design engineering to integrate new motor and instrumentation schemes.
• Design and install electrical and controls systems that operate bench test units of various subassemblies.
• Ability to read mechanical drawings and provide feedback for simplified supplier solutions.
• Lead the ruggedization of the electrical subsystems to enable a global deployment strategy.

Education and Experience Requirements

• Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
• Minimum Experience: 2-5 years of proven electrical engineering design experience in new product development, with mechanical controls and sensor systems.
• Preferred Certification: PE Licensure / EIT certification

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Experience in a start up environment preferred, but not required.
• Experience with AutoCAD or similar drafting/modeling programs.
• Experience with Altium PCB Designer.
• Programming experience with LabView, C++, or Python
• Detail-oriented with excellent multitasking and collaboration skills.
• Demonstrated safe working record with 3-phase power systems including 208V 3-phase
• Controls and instrumentation experience
• Experience with component lifetime testing and maintenance schedule optimization.
• Proficiency with Microsoft office.
• Strong organizational, analytical, detail-oriented and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Physical Requirements

• Extended periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Frequent periods of walking and standing.
• Must be able to lift, carry, push, and pull up to 50 pounds.
• Occasional bending, stooping, and reaching.

Other Requirements

• Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. AirJoule is unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

AirJoule’s Benefits

In addition to good working conditions and competitive pay, it is AirJoule’s policy to provide a comprehensive benefits package that provides access to plans which support the overall wellbeing of our employees and their dependents. These benefits include, but are not limited to, health care coverage (medical, dental, vision, pharmacy), a retirement plan that includes a 401K, Life Insurance options, Disability coverage, paid time-off, and more.

How to Apply

Qualified applicants should submit their resume with a cover letter outlining their qualifications to Human Resources via email at hr@airjoule.io.

AirJoule, LLC does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, marital status, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibility, personal appearance, genetic information, matriculation, political affiliation, or any other status protected under law.