Sr. Reliability Engineer

Antora is unlocking zero-emissions industrial energy, cheaper than fossil fuels. Antora’s thermal batteries store energy from renewables as heat for days on end, delivering that stored energy as heat and power at the scale and temperatures that large industrial operations demand. We’re on a path to eliminate gigatons of emissions while strengthening domestic manufacturing, curbing industrial air pollution, and enhancing America’s clean energy leadership.

We are growing our company with people who put team and mission first, value connection through laughter and joy, and build with humility and openness. We are committed to continue building a diverse, passionate, and creative team dedicated to a future where every industrial facility, everywhere on earth, is powered by abundant, low-cost, zero-emissions energy.

Position Summary

We are seeking an exceptionally driven and passionate individual to join our growing Product Development Team. Antora is rapidly ramping from prototype to production of its unique thermal energy storage systems for deployment at customer sites. This role will ensure high reliability and availability of Antora’s thermal battery and plants at renewable energy projects across the country. You will collaborate with engineering teams to scope, define, design, and implement Antora’s reliability tools. As a key technical member of a cross-functional and rapidly growing organization, your work will directly contribute to the demonstration of a first of a kind long-duration energy storage technology and ensure that reliability is inherent within the design.

In this role you will work to ensure the reliability of Antora’s designs and systems. You will work with your colleagues across mechanical, electrical, controls, test, and plant engineering to identify top focus areas for product reliability improvements. You will develop the processes which ensure reliability is designed into Antora’s products and will help develop the tools which enable those processes. In addition, the candidate will embody the Antora values, demonstrating teamwork, clear communication, and excellence in engineering.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Engaging with other team members to drive the delivery of key deliverables such as Design Failure Mode & Effects Analysis (DFMEA), Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), Hazard and Operability Analysis (HAZOP)
• Embed with hardware, software, and test Engineers in defining success criteria for critical reliability decisions and assessments
• Partner with peer teams to create the tools to drive data driven reliability improvements such as Failure Reporting and Corrective Action System (FRACAS)
• Reporting in program reviews and top-level reliability performance reviews/dashboards.
• Participate in design phase gate reviews to ensure reliability requirements are met
• Contribute to lessons learned and reliability growth

Key Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering/science field, or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years of experience in a hardware-focused reliability engineering role
• Strong process, tool, and continuous improvement mindset
• Excellent communication skills, and the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Additional Qualifications Desired

• Advanced degree(s) in Engineering
• Technical expertise in Test, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering
• Technical / Engineering Program Management Experience
• Experience ramping first production in a startup environment
• Experienced in design for reliability, physics of failure, life data analysis

Work Location: Onsite – San Jose, CA

Salary Range: $163,000 USD – $195,000 USD

Salary Basis: Annual

This job posting contains the salary range that Antora Energy believes it would be willing to pay for the posted job. The actual salary offered will be determined within the posted range based on a candidate’s experience, credentials, and expertise as they pertain to the requirements of the position.

In addition to a competitive base salary, Antora Energy’s Total Rewards program includes a premium health benefits package with life and disability insurance, a 401K plan, a flexible spending account, industry leading paid time off policy, providing a flexible and inclusive holiday observance, as well as paid volunteer time off.

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