Staff Applications Engineer

Antora Energy

Staff Applications Engineer establishing applications engineering function for Antora's thermal batteries. Collaborating with various teams to configure and optimize energy solutions for clients.

Posted 7/14/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $175,000 - $210,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in mechanical, chemical, or electrical engineering with a focus on industrial process and power systems, including technical leadership in energy projects and customer engagement. Proficient in producing technical documentation and managing project economics while leveraging AI tools for process automation.

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Mechanical EngineeringIndustrial Process SystemsPower SystemsTechnical CommunicationAI Tool Proficiency

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Hard Skills

Thermal SystemsUtility SystemsEnergy StorageSite Layout ConfigurationPFD ProductionOne-Line DiagramsCost EstimationTechnical ScreeningConfiguration AnalysisHeat Integration

Soft Skills

Customer-Facing CommunicationCommercial JudgmentSelf-Directed OperationMentoringPresentation Skills

Tools & Technologies

AI ToolsClaudeChatGPTGemini

Industry Keywords

Utility-Scale Energy ProjectsIndustrial Energy FacilitiesNFPANECASMEAPIUL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as the technical lead for customer opportunities across industrial heat, combined heat & power, and power applications, joining business development on sales calls and owning the technical conversation with customer engineering/operations teams and executives
Run technical discovery: own customer data requests (load profiles, steam conditions, utility data, plot plans, one-lines) and site walkdowns; validate opportunity screens for standard applications and run first-pass technical screening for novel ones
Size and configure Antora's product for each site within its configurable envelope, creatively optimizing trade-offs across performance, cost, and site constraints
Produce conceptual site layouts, heat integration designs, and site boundary-condition definitions
Own the product-side electrical configuration and manage the product-to-interconnection interface with our energy/interconnection team
Own proposal-stage configuration analysis and cost estimates supporting letters of intent, term sheets, and internal investment approvals
Support RFP/RFI responses; anticipate and resolve customer technical objections to keep deals moving
Support commercial negotiations with technical exhibits and performance guarantees for LOIs and term sheets with sharp judgment on the economic implications of design choices and guarantees we commit to
Prepare basis-of-design handoff packages (configuration specs, layouts, integration concepts, assumptions, and risks) that enable project engineering to pick up projects cleanly for detailed design (FEED and beyond)
Channel voice-of-customer and market intel back to product management to sharpen the product and roadmap
Scale the applications engineering function: partner with our software and AI team to build tools to automate processes such as layouts, drawings, and cost estimates; mentor and help grow a small team of applications engineers over time
Typical travel of ~25%, potentially including some international travel

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's or equivalent in mechanical, chemical, or electrical engineering (or related field) and 12+ years of experience (or 8+ with a relevant advanced degree) across utility-scale energy projects, large industrial facilities, and/or energy equipment applications
Deep expertise in either industrial process/thermal systems (steam and utility systems, heat integration) or power systems (MV/HV electrical, grid interconnection) – with working fluency in the other and the range to engage customer engineers credibly in both
Experience with energy storage and/or utility-scale energy projects, including site layout and equipment configuration
Familiarity with codes and standards governing industrial energy facilities – NFPA, NEC, ASME, API, UL, etc.
Comfortable producing and reviewing PFDs, one-line diagrams, and site layout drawings
Strong techno-economic intuition and commercial judgment – instinctively connects configuration trade-offs and performance guarantees to project economics
Exceptional customer-facing communication and presentation skills
AI-fluent: high level of comfort with leading AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, etc.) and has strong instincts for which workflows to automate
Self-directed operator who thrives running many parallel projects in a fast-paced startup environment

Benefits

Comp & perks

equity compensation in the form of stock options
premium health benefits package with life and disability insurance
401K plan with employer contributions
flexible spending accounts
industry leading paid-time-off policy that features flexible and inclusive holiday observance
paid volunteer time off