Engineering Technician II, Test Operations (Contract)
Lunar Energy
Company Overview
Lunar Energy
HeadquartersMountain View, CA, United States
Founded2020
SizeApproximately 250 employees (source: lunarenergy.com).
What They Do
Lunar Energy is a pioneering renewable energy startup focused on electrifying homes through innovative clean energy products and virtual power plants. The company, founded by Kunal Girotra, a former Tesla Energy executive, aims to provide scalable solutions that allow homeowners to generate, store, and manage electricity efficiently. Their flagship product is a next-generation home battery system, which is part of a modular hardware ecosystem designed to facilitate the transition to 100% clean energy by replacing fossil fuel appliances with solar-compatible technologies such as heat pumps and induction cooking (source: cbinsights.com). Additionally, Lunar Energy integrates its hardware with Gridshare software, acquired from Moixa, to enable smart energy controls and aggregation into virtual power plants (VPPs) that connect thousands of home batteries for grid balancing (source: cleantechnica.com).
Projects & Track Record
While specific completed projects are limited as Lunar Energy focuses on product development, the company has made significant strides in integrating proven technologies from its acquisition of Moixa, which has managed extensive home battery fleets for smart charging and VPPs (source: investors.sunrun.com). The first home battery system was slated for market launch in late 2022, and ongoing efforts are centered on scaling manufacturing and partnerships with Sunrun for nationwide residential rollouts. Lunar Energy's geographical operations include its headquarters in Mountain View, California, and a software hub in London, UK, targeting U.S. residential customers first while eyeing global VPP expansion (source: cbinsights.com). Key clients include Sunrun, which serves as a lead investor and distribution partner, further solidifying Lunar's position in the renewable energy market.
Recent Developments
In the past two years, Lunar Energy has not disclosed any new funding rounds or major contracts following its emergence from stealth in 2022. The company continues to focus on product scaling and commercialization of its VPP solutions, with the 2022 $300 million funding raise and the acquisition of Moixa marking significant milestones in its early development (source: equityzen.com). Although press mentions in 2025 have referenced unrelated entities, Lunar Energy remains committed to its mission of home electrification and expanding its market presence through strategic partnerships and technological advancements (source: investors.sunrun.com).
Working There
Lunar Energy offers a dynamic work environment primarily focused on engineering roles, with approximately 250 employees engaged in hardware, firmware, software, product development, and R&D. The company actively recruits talent for its Mountain View headquarters and London office, emphasizing a mission-driven culture that attracts savvy entrepreneurs and passionate experts (source: lunarenergy.com). While specific benefits are not publicly documented, the company invites applications for various roles, highlighting its commitment to building a high-impact team dedicated to addressing climate challenges through home electrification (source: lunarenergy.com).
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Engineering technicians at Lunar Energy support the day-to-day execution of engineering operations for our home energy products. We're looking for someone hands-on, detail-oriented, and curious, who wants to help build a more sustainable and energy independent future.
Lunar Energy was founded to transition homes to 100% clean energy-making our electricity greener, our air cleaner and our energy more safe, secure and reliable for all. We're a fast-growing, global company building the world's best clean energy products to electrify all homes and connect communities to form clean, resilient virtual power plants.
On a given day at Lunar, you'll likely...
- Monitor ongoing testing
- Take pre- and post-test photos and conduct functional inspections of DUTs, with training from test engineers
- Run test scripts, swap equipment between runs and support minor repairs (e.g. swapping an inverter or battery blocks)
- Support offsite testing as needed
- Tag DUTs and maintain post-test inventory, ensuring it gets flushed out regularly
- Keep test benches, equipment, and labels organized, take ownership of lab cleanliness and upkeep
- Maintain inventory of common lab equipment and order/make more things as needed
- Flag equipment issues or process improvements to the engineering team
Desired Skills
- Detail-oriented with strong documentation habits; comfortable with teardown/inspection work and spotting anomalies
- Strong communicator, asks questions readily and is comfortable flagging issues
- Must be able to complete HV/LV safety training; a healthy respect (and appropriate caution) around electronics is required
- Experience building test harnesses
- Experience operating environmental chambers and various types of test equipment
- Comfortable operating Python scripts/using a terminal
- Ability to read basic electrical schematics
- Experience with home batteries, solar, or general home electrical/electrician work
Our DE&I Philosophy
Lunar Energy is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to attracting, developing and retaining diverse talent by supporting an inclusive workplace. Lunar recruits, hires, trains, promotes, compensates, and administers all personnel actions without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other status protected by applicable law.
Our Compensation Philosophy
Our goal is to ensure that all Lunar Energy employees are fairly compensated. Please note that the hourly range information that follows is a good faith estimate for this position provided pursuant to the Pay Transparency for Pay Equity Act for California applicants. The hourly range estimate for this position depending on level of experience is $35-$60 USD
The actual offer, reflecting the total compensation package & benefits, will be at the company's sole discretion, and determined by factors including but not limited to years of experience, job level, geographic location, and other relevant business considerations. The company also reserves the right to amend or modify this job description, employee perks, and benefits at any time.
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About the role
August 26, 2026
August 26, 2026
Contract position
On-site
Company
US$35–60 hourly
- Mountain View, California, United States
Not specified, but requires relevant experience in testing and electrical work.
UTC-07:00
