Instrumentation Engineer

Job Description

As one of the most innovative and fast-growing companies in The Netherlands, Elestor offers exciting and competitive career opportunities with plenty of scope for both personal and professional development.

Position

As an Instrumentation Engineer, you will be responsible for selecting the right instruments our flow battery systems on a range of small-scale (prototype) to large-scale (customer) projects in a company that is building a whole new class of assets for (long-duration) energy storage. In selecting them you will also consider suitability for the process and automation, materials of construction, design requirements, installation & testing requirements and compliancy to relevant industry standards.

You are proficient in reading, interpreting technical documentation such as P&ID’s, the control narrative, electrical drawings and schematics based on engineering specifications and project requirements. To join our team, we are looking for an accomplished Instrumentation Engineer. To guarantee that projects are finished on schedule, within budget, and to the necessary specifications, you will collaborate with clients, other engineers, and technicians both during commissioning and during operation.

The growth of the Elestor organization enables several development trajectories in which you can learn and accumulate ownership!

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Instrumentation and control systems for industrial processes should be designed, developed, and tested.
• Choose and specify instrumentation parts, such as controllers, valve actuators, transmitters, and sensors.
• Setting up RfQ’s and review offers by manufacturers on functionality.
• Analysis and development of SIL loops.
• Setting up calibration and maintenance plans.
• Carry out calibration during commissioning and startup.
• Commissioning of process instrumentation (interfaces, controller tuning etc).
• Using CAD software, create schematics, diagrams, and layouts for control systems.
• For planned initiatives, carry out cost-benefit evaluations and feasibility studies.
• Review and approve instrumentation and control system design documents, including specifications, drawings, and calculations.
• Prepare and present technical reports and presentations to stakeholders.
• Ensure that instrumentation and control systems are designed and installed in compliance with applicable codes, standards, and regulations.
• Provide technical guidance and support to other team members.
• Keep abreast on new developments in the field of instrumentation and control systems as well as market trends.
• Challenge the status quo and contribute to 21st-century engineering ways of working.

Profile

Elestor is looking for a dedicated Instrumentation Engineer willing to learn, design and troubleshoot (a combination of thinking and doing). You are proactive and pragmatic in your behavior (and communication) and not afraid to challenge the status quo. Taking ownership of various assignments at once (while running multiple projects simultaneously) fits your ability to plan and execute accordingly. In addition, striving for ownership and slowly taking over responsibilities provides you with a lot of motivation (and energy)!

Education, Skills and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in instrumentation and control system design, analysis, and implementation.
• Knowledge of codes, standards, and regulations related to instrumentation and control systems, such as ISA, IEC, and NEC.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Experience with industrial processes and equipment, such as pumps, motors, and valves, is a plus.
• Passionate in clean energy and electrical energy storage technologies.
• Fluent in English.
• Experience with working in an international company or international experience is a plus.
• An entrepreneurial mindset.

Elestor's Mission & Relevance

magine a world without polluting power plants, powered purely by clean electricity…

This world is closer than you think. The sun and the wind are powerful enough, and so are the technologies to harvest their energy. However, possibilities to store renewable energy (sustainably, cost-effectively) are lacking; Long-Duration Electricity Storage (LDES) is ‘’the missing link’’ in the energy transition.

It is Elestor’s mission to cut the cost of electricity storage. We develop large-scale, cost-effective H2-FE storage technologies technologies that are carbon neutral and durable, thereby unifying the interests of the planet, people, and business profitability.

Elestor - Facts & Figures

Long Duration Electricity Storage deep tech company

• Winner of several (inter-)national awards

Ultra rapid growth path; Elestor is expanding in every direction

• Passionate team of 40 highly skilled professionals
• Closed €30M funding round in August 2022

Concrete and very fast-growing international market pull

• Agreements with clients strategically adopting the innovative storage technology in commercial settings

Technology & Roadmap

Elestor has been recognised as one of the 10 most innovative companies in the Netherlands by both the University of Amsterdam and the Dutch Chamber of Commerce. The revolutionary low-cost flow battery systems have received several (inter)national awards in recognition of the ability to reduce the cost of storing electricity to an absolute minimum. For more understanding, feel free to visit Elestor's website. Here you'll find more about the underlying fundamentals and the triple cost reduction strategy, making Elestor’s solution unique on the world stage.

Elestor is backed by a €30 million investment and is now ready to implement an ultra-rapid growth strategy to accelerate the commercialisation and operationalization of its proven hydrogen-iron-flow battery technology. The segment is expected to represent a market potential of approximately €20 billion by 2030. The international market pull is already concrete and very fast growing.

People & Growth

At Elestor you will be in the middle of genuinely unprecedented developments, made possible by an international group of researchers and engineers of remarkable talent and diversity. In future years, the company will expand literally in every direction. In anticipation of this steep growth, Elestor will look forward to meeting sincere, thoughtful, and entrepreneurial individuals feeling energized to empower necessary change: towards a 100% clean electricity supply.

Elestor is an equal opportunities employer: We believe diversity aids creativity and innovation, so whatever your race, colour, nationality, national or ethnic origin, sex, gender, marital status, religion, age, sexual orientation or disability, you are welcome to join our ranks. We actively promote inclusion and we abhor discrimination. We treat all our employees, contractors, workers, job applicants, suppliers, clients and everyone else with respect.

Our Offer

Elestor offers an open, action-oriented and exciting working environment in a diverse and international team of highly skilled professionals. The company has a flat management structure and offers many opportunities to excel and grow.

Terms of employment are competitive and include participation in a Stock Appreciation Rights (SAR) program. When we succeed, we all benefit. Especially in caring for what we share the most: a healthy planet.

To apply for this position, please send your application with CV and motivation letter to [email protected]