Senior Electrical Engineer - SOLARCYCLE, Inc
Odessa, TX
About the Job
Do you want to be on the cutting edge of the clean energy and climate tech industry? Are you excited about the intersection of renewable energy and the circular economy? We are too. And that's why we launched SOLARCYCLE, an advanced technology-based recycling company.
The solar industry needs a global end-of-life partner to restore, renew, and ultimately recycle yesterday's solar panels for tomorrow's clean energy projects. SOLARCYCLE aims to be the partner of choice for solar asset owners looking for a responsible solution to their end-of-life system needs. And we need you to direct our field operations to help us become a leader in this new burgeoning sector in the renewable energy industry.
About the role
We are currently seeking an Electrical Engineer to join our team! Using your initiative, enthusiasm, experience and engineering background, you will play a key role in performing a wide variety of electrical engineering tasks and activities including requirements creation, system design, hardware/software integration, test and performance verification of system, and failure analysis. This is an opportunity to be an early team member in an innovative, thriving, and ambitious company. The ideal candidate has proven experience with strong program management combined with individual technical contributions in the field of industrial or manufacturing electrical engineering.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain, troubleshoot, and repair electrical components of full-scale production recycling equipment to minimize downtime and ensure continuous operation
- Design, implement, and oversee electrical systems for new equipment installations, ensuring they meet performance and safety standards.
- Install instrumentation and electrical components safelyand effectively to enable continuous process monitoring over a wide variety of system parameters, including electrical consumption and other metrics that are needed to sustain the recycling operation
- Perform preventative and general maintenance on electronic and pneumatic equipment and parts associated with this equipment. Collaborate with the operations and maintenance teams to provide electrical expertise in maintaining production line efficiency
- Run conduit, pull wire, change motors, and maintain lighting systems and basic motor controls
- Plan and manage upgrades to the facility's electrical infrastructure to accommodate equipment expansions and increased power demands. Work with contractors and vendors to ensure electrical installations and upgrades meet the company's requirements and comply with relevant codes and standards
- Maintain, modify, and troubleshoot Distributive Control Systems (DCS) and/or Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) to maximize use of control technology and minimize installation and operating costs
- Create, review and release detailed design, project management, and standard operational & maintenance documentation.
- Interpret, update, and create plant electrical diagrams
- Analyze problems and create understanding of root cause, define resolution and prevention of failures and other technical duties.
- Conduct analysis of Failure Mode Effects and Criticality Analysis (FMEA) to identify risks and calculate probability of occurrence/criticality of failure modes for electrical components.
- Conduct failure analysis and development of corrective actions in support of the Failure Reporting and Corrective Action System (FRACAS) process.
- Contribute to the advancement of facility designs and awareness of recent innovations by continuing education, reading, participating in engineering organization.
EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
- BS or MS in Electrical Engineering
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in manufacturing or industrial electrical engineering design and development, preferably within the recycling or sustainability sector
- Experience with equipment installation, power distribution, and facility electrical infrastructure.
- Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
- Familiarity withmaintenance tools and equipment
- Familiarity with electrical safety standards and local/national electrical codes (e.g., NEC).
- Ability to handle a physical workload
- Deadline and detail-oriented
- Strong troubleshooting skills with the ability to resolve complex electrical issues quickly and effectively.
- Proficiency in reading and interpreting electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and technical manuals.
- Excellent project management and organizational skills with the ability to plan and prioritize multiple projects, especially by using tech-enabled project management tools like Smartsheet
- Strong communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across departments.
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You don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. If you think this role is for you but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right person for this role.
You will be working alongside a highly successful team who deliver amazing innovative work in the solar PV industry! The solar industry needs a global end-of-life partner to restore, renew and ultimately recycle yesterday's solar panels for tomorrow's clean energy projects. SOLARCYCLE aims to be the partner of choice for solar asset owners looking for a responsible solution to their end-of-life system needs.
Solar power is one of the most powerful tools humanity has in our fight against climate change. But for solar to truly scale to its full potential, we need to create renewable supply chains and a vibrant secondary market for upcycled panels and recycled materials. Since its launch in 2022, SOLARCYCLE has assembled a world-class management team with experience scaling companies and organizations such as Amazon, Nextracker, Sierra Club, Solaria, and SunPower. The company has secured high-volume contracts with industry leaders such as AES, EDF Renewables North America, EDP Renewables North America, Greenbacker, Ørsted, Qcells, Silfab, Silicon Ranch, and Sunrun. This is the next frontier - ensuring a cleaner, more sustainable and domestic supply of the critical minerals needed for the next wave of solar. We exist to make clean energy massively scalable and even more sustainable by radically advancing recycling technology and infrastructure for the solar industry. If this resonates with you, we really want to meet you.
