<p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Role </span></strong><span data-contrast="none">Automation Engineer</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":60}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Location </span></strong><span data-contrast="none">Sacramento, CA</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":60}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Department </span></strong><span data-contrast="none">Manufacturing</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":60}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Reports To </span></strong><span data-contrast="none">Head of Automation</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":60}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Position Type </span></strong><span data-contrast="none">Full-time</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":60}"> </span></p> <p><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":80,"335559739":200,"335572079":4,"335572080":1,"335572081":14737632,"469789806":"single"}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 1">About Peak Energy</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":320,"335559739":120}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">Peak Energy Technologies is the first American venture to advance globally proven Sodium-Ion battery systems as the storage standard for the new era of renewable energy on a resilient grid. Sodium-Ion is cheap, readily available and safe, making it the leading contender in a rapidly evolving market.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":120,"335559740":276}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">We're a team of about 105 today growing rapidly as we move from pilot through commercial scale-up. We operate with modern tooling, including a company-wide AI platform and a builder-first culture that rewards taking ownership end-to-end.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":120,"335559740":276}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">Our leadership team is powered by decades of expertise in scaling gigawatt-level innovation at world-class companies such as Tesla, Northvolt, Apple, Powin, Enovix, Zipline, Solid Power, and Fluence. We are backed by strategic investment and product partners such as Xora, Eclipse Ventures, and TDK Ventures.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":120,"335559740":276}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">We are a team of engineers, operators, entrepreneurs, and partners driven by a shared ambition to set the new performance standard for renewable energy and grid resilience.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":120,"335559740":276}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 1">About the Role: Automation Engineer</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":320,"335559739":120}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">The Automation Engineer is the first automation engineer on Peak Energy's Sacramento manufacturing team and the most senior individual contributor on the automation function. This is a hands-on technical role with broad ownership: you will support the selection and commissioning of vendor-supplied manufacturing equipment, take technical ownership of that equipment once it is on the floor, and work alongside a peer Controls Engineer on in-house designed equipment as that program develops.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":120,"335559740":276}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">Our Sacramento manufacturing facility is in the planning and build-out phase. This person will be hired to help open it. That means participating in design reviews and Factory Acceptance Tests for vendor-supplied equipment before it ships, then being responsible for keeping that equipment running and driving targeted improvements to yield and cycle time once it is installed. For in-house designed equipment, the role starts as a supporting position and progresses toward full ownership as systems mature.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":120,"335559740":276}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">There is no existing automation team to inherit. This person will be the technical foundation of it.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":120,"335559740":276}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Third-Party Equipment</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":200,"335559739":80}"> </span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Participate in design reviews for the acquisition of 3rd-party designed and programmed manufacturing equipment, providing technical input on automation architecture, PLC platform compatibility, and control system specifications</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":80}"> <