Project Engineer, IONATE
+ equity
3 days a week in office
Hybrid intelligent transformers for the energy industry
Open for applications
Hybrid intelligent transformers for the energy industry
21-100 employees
Open for applications
+ equity
3 days a week in office
21-100 employees
Company mission
To transform power systems through deep-tech innovation.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electronics, Electrical, Power Electronics or Mechatronics Engineering
- Experience with transformers, high power/grid connected inverters, substation design or any grid-interfaced, high-power Power Electronics hardware product is highly valued
- Experience travelling for site-based project work for site surveys, SAT, FAT, installation and commissioning
- Experience coordinating multidisciplinary engineering projects and using project management documentation and ERP tools such as Confluence, Jira, MS Project, AutoCAD, SAP or equivalent
- Strong verbal and written communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences
- Comfortable working independently with minimal supervision and willing to travel extensively as required
- Familiarity with commissioning, safety standards, and on-site troubleshooting especially in hardware-heavy environments
- Experience working with utilities, network operators, industrial customers, EPCs or renewable energy developers would be advantageous
What the job involves
- This position will involve travel within the UK and internationally, often at short notice, (typically 20-40%, but potentially higher during installation and commissioning periods) to customer sites and project locations for varying durations
- You will need a holistic approach to engineering, with strong technical judgement, practical problem-solving skills and well-grounded engineering experience
- Importantly, you will contribute to live ongoing projects and test activities and work with the team to continue developing our HIT technology
- Project Ownership and Execution
- Take ownership of technical workstreams and project deliverables, coordinating activities across engineering, manufacturing and suppliers
- Lead or support site commissioning activities, coordinating multiple stakeholders to ensure safe and successful energisation and testing
- Drive issues through to resolution, balancing technical, schedule and commercial considerations
- Ensure that projects are delivered in scope, on time working in tandem with the project manager
- Be involved in customer, supplier, and partner-facing conversations at each stage of the project lifecycle to ensure technical alignment
- Monitor project status, report technical and schedule progress, and anticipate issues to inform risk management reviews and decisions
- Participate in supplier management, logistics, procurement, and quality assurance for critical components
- Promote a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with site, customer and company health and safety procedures
- Technical Support and Engineering
- Support the development, integration and validation of IONATE's technology through laboratory testing, field trials and commercial deployments
- Work closely with engineering teams to translate product designs into robust, installable and maintainable solutions for deployment in customer networks
- Coordinate technical activities across hardware, software, controls and power electronics teams to ensure efficient project execution and successful delivery
- Produce and maintain technical documentation, engineering drawings, installation packs, commissioning procedures and test reports
- Support requirements definition, system integration, interface management and verification activities throughout the project lifecycle
- Troubleshoot technical issues across hardware, software, controls and communications systems, both remotely and on-site
- Contribute to product and process improvements by capturing lessons learned from testing, commissioning and operational deployments
- Site-Based Engineering and Travel
- Willingness to travel extensively within the UK and internationally (typically 20-40%, but potentially higher during installation and commissioning periods)
- Conduct site surveys and work with customers to integrate our solution into their operations, adapting quickly to project scope changes
- Perform functional and acceptance testing, commissioning, installations, and post-delivery troubleshooting across all projects
- Collect field data and lessons learned to inform design improvements, commissioning procedures and future product development
Salary benchmarks
Our take
IONATE claims that electrical transformers, which have remained the same for the last century, are no longer fit for purpose as power systems look to shift to more efficient, low emissions electricity.
The company develops digital hardware – a patented “smart hybrid transformer” – which allows for more efficient power flow control across the existing electricity grid, as well as in renewable energy infrastructure such as wind and solar.
With many of the world’s leading economic powers committing to net-zero emissions by 2050, there’s a pressing need for deep-tech enabled solutions on the existing grid, as well as in alternative power systems. IONATE is attempting to make itself a key player in this transition.
The fact that its tech solution is patented could be a huge factor. After winning plaudits at a number of industry awards before even going to market, the London-based company is now eyeing a major scale-up, aided by its 2025 Series A round. IONATE is growing its presence in the grid modernisation market, which is set to reach $21 trillion in value by 2050.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Feb 2025
$18.5m
SERIES A
Aug 2022
$4.5m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $23.3m
Company HQ
Westminster, London, UK
Leadership
Matthew Williams
(Co-Founder & CEO)15 years experience as an Electrical and Control Engineer. Managed technical development teams, SMEs, and startup companies including The Faraday Grid, Exigen, and SunWater. Author of patents for power flow control devices and systems.
Roberto Ricci
(Co-Founder)Over 15 years international energy industry business development, funding, and M&A experience for Canada-based Amp, Gensix Consulting, and Molten Power, developing and implementing strategies for renewable power generation and battery storage startups.
Luca Mezossy-Dona
(Co-Founder & CGO)Previously worked in Communications at the Faraday Grid, was a Research Assistant at University of St Andrews and was an Online Developer at Professional Skills Curriculum.
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