Project Engineer - Bakersfield

Join Renewell to drive innovation at the cutting edge of the energy storage and well remediation sectors.
Our breakthrough technology tackles the climate crisis by converting inactive oil and gas wells into gravity-based energy storage systems—providing reliable renewable power while cleaning up millions of idle wells across the U.S.

This is a rare opportunity to be one of the early hires at a mission-driven startup that is entering a promising growth phase with ~$15M raised to-date (VCs, US DOE (ARPA-E), CEC, etc.), regulations recently changed in 3 states, and deployment poised to 5-11x in the next 2 years. If you’re excited by hands-on engineering, creative problem-solving, and scaling a revolutionary technology in a high-paced environment, let’s talk.

Role: As the Project Engineer, you’ll turn real-world field challenges into elegant engineering solutions—bridging design, construction, and on-site execution to bring our next-generation energy-storage systems to life. This is a highly dynamic, field-oriented role at the intersection of engineering, construction, and project execution.  As part of a high-growth startup, you will be challenged to rapidly expand your skillset, with ample opportunity to grow into a leadership role.

Responsibilities:

• Thorough characterization of existing infrastructure at potential installation sites to refine designs, installation procedures, and inform site selection
• Technoeconomic modeling to optimize site selection and design selection
• Streamlining the site evaluation process to prepare for future rapid deployments
• Operations and maintenance of installed devices as needed
• Managing contractors/consultants as needed
• Travel to vendors, customers, and installation sites (15-30%)

For further background on Renewell, please take a look at our website (renewellenergy.com) or this mini-documentary: https://tinyurl.com/2p82trd9

Required skillset/experience:

• Minimum 1-2 years experience
• Electrical or Mechanical or related Engineering degree
• Creative problem solving skills and scientific curiosity

Location

This job will begin remote, but we plan to bring the engineering team into an office between May and December of 2025. The location of that office has not been finalized, but it will either be Los Angeles or Denver.

Renewell Energy values collaborative, growth-minded, innovative thinking and finding ways to have fun while maintaining a culture of excellence. We offer competitive compensation and benefits including:

• Salary range for this position (depending on experience and skillset): $75k to $125k + equity
• Silver-level family health coverage (medical, dental)
• Employer 401(k) contributions, up to 5%, full match
• Life insurance and disability coverage

Renewell Energy is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or any other classification protected by law.

No fee will be paid to third parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to our team.