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Mechanical Engineer

Product Development • Wollongong, New South Wales 2520, Australia • Full-time

Description

Join a leading technology company in renewable energy. Green Gravity is helping solve the renewable energy storage challenge by developing technology to repurpose the worlds legacy mines. We’re looking for action-oriented, innovative engineers with high attention to detail and a passion for solving complex mechanical challenges to help shape the future of sustainable energy.

Summary:

The Mechanical Engineer will be responsible for developing and delivering innovative mechanical solutions for Green Gravity’s Gravity Energy Storage Systems (GESS). This role requires a highly inquisitive and action-oriented engineer who thrives on solving complex technical challenges using first principles thinking and novel approaches.

The Mechanical Engineer will drive hypothesis-based investigations, defining and testing solution concepts through rigorous engineering analysis, scaled testing, and iterative refinement. They will carry out their own engineering work while also preparing scopes and coordinating external subject matter experts to accelerate learning and solution development. This role will provide key technical and organizational capabilities to scope, plan, execute, review, and analyze test programs for key subsystems.

Responsibilities:

  • Scope, plan, execute, review, and analyze test programs for key subsystem prototypes and beyond
  • Conduct testing and analysis of mechanical systems to ensure they meet performance and safety requirements
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including electrical engineers, software engineers, and project managers, to ensure successful project delivery
  • Create and maintain technical documentation, including design specifications, test plans, test results, recommendations, and reports

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or mechatronic engineering
  • Strong understanding of mechanical engineering principles, including mechanics, thermodynamics, and materials science
  • Proficiency in CAD software (Autodesk, SolidEdge etc.)
  • Experience with mechanical testing and analysis techniques
  • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills

Role Type

On-site • Permanent • Full-time • Entry Level

Company Overview

Green Gravity is an energy storage technology development company headquartered in Wollongong, NSW. Our vision is to radically accelerate the world’s renewable transition. We aim to become the world’s lowest cost and most sustainable provider of energy storage technology. Green Gravity has developed a gravitational energy storage technology which utilises legacy mining assets to store renewable energy at grid scale. Our technology will reduce the cost and increase the scale of grid storage capacity build-out, thereby increasing the pace of decarbonisation. We are a growing and dynamic team. With fresh capital and significant corporate backing, Green Gravity is accelerating commercialisation activities and is proceeding to large-scale technology demonstration in 2023. Green Gravity has a highly values focussed team. We value people who share a passion for sustainability, are purpose-driven leaders who enjoy working with uncertainty and are people who can rigorously find new ways to solve challenges creatively.
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