Facilities Engineering Lead

Employer description

Facilities Engineering Lead 

Location: Sacramento, CA 

Department: Manufacturing Operations / Plant Facilities 

Reports to: Head of Facilities 

Position Type: Full-Time, Exempt 

About the Company 

Peak Energy is the first American venture to advance globally proven sodium-ion battery systems as the storage standard for the new era of renewable energy on a resilient grid. 

Sodium-ion is cheap, readily available, and safe — making it the leading contender in a rapidly evolving market. 

Our leadership team is powered by decades of expertise in scaling gigawatt-level innovation at world-class companies such as Tesla, Northvolt, Apple, Powin, Enovix, Zipline, Solid Power, SunPower, and Fluence. We are backed by strategic investment and product partners including TDK Ventures, Eclipse Ventures, and GM Ventures. 

We recently announced America's first sodium-ion grid storage factory in Sacramento with production starting Q1 2027, and over $1B in signed customer commitments including Jupiter Power and Energy Vault. 

About the Job 

Peak Energy is looking for a hands-on Facilities Engineering Lead to own facility operations and construction coordination at our battery energy storage system (BESS) manufacturing facility. 

This is a working-lead role responsible for keeping the physical plant — including mechanical, electrical, plumbing, life-safety, and process-support systems — safe, compliant, reliable, and operating at the level our production lines depend on. 

You’ll be on the floor diagnosing, troubleshooting, maintaining, and supporting installation and repair of facility systems while also managing contractors, capital projects, and facility documentation. As the site scales, you’ll help build and lead a small team of Facilities Technicians. 

Responsibilities 

• Own the day-to-day operation, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of facility systems, including HVAC and process cooling, electrical distribution, compressed air, plumbing/process piping, and building automation/controls.
• Perform and oversee hands-on installation, troubleshooting, maintenance, and repair of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) systems throughout the facility.
• Keep the building envelope, dock doors, cranes/hoists, and material-handling infrastructure supporting production operations in good working order.
• Build, develop, and lead a team of approximately 1–3 Facilities Technicians as the site scales, including scheduling, mentoring, and supporting ongoing technical development.
• Source, qualify, and manage outside contractors and vendors across electrical, mechanical, fire/life-safety, pest control, janitorial, grounds, and waste/recycling services, including scoping, quoting, scheduling, and invoice review.
• Plan and execute facility construction and capital projects, including line expansions, utility upgrades, tenant improvements, equipment installations, and infrastructure improvements.
• Manage project scope, schedule, budget, and contractor coordination in partnership with manufacturing/process engineering, EHS, outside architects, engineers, and contractors.
• Review and mark up facility drawings in Bluebeam and coordinate redlines, as-builts, and other technical documentation with contractors and engineers.
• Maintain accurate facility documentation, including as-built drawings, preventive maintenance schedules, equipment logs, and related records. Own the facilities operating and capital budgets and track spend against forecast.
• Identify and implement energy-efficiency, reliability, and sustainability improvements across facility operations. 

Minimum Qualifications 

• 5+ years of progressive, hands-on experience in industrial facilities maintenance, operations, engineering, or MEP systems within a manufacturing, industrial, or heavy-processing environment. Experience in battery, electronics, chemical processing, automotive, or similarly regulated or utility-intensive manufacturing is a strong plus. 
• Equivalent experience counts — time served through a trade apprenticeship, military technical training, or progressively responsible maintenance/facilities roles is weighed the same as a formal degree. 
• Construction or facility project management experience, including managing contractors, project scope, schedules, and budgets.
• Working knowledge of industrial electrical systems and wiring methods, including the National Electrical Code (NEC) and electrical distribution up to 480V; medium-voltage exposure is a plus.
• Working knowledge of HVAC/process cooling, compressed air, plumbing, and process piping systems.
• Working knowledge of applicable workplace safety, electrical safety, and environmental requirements, including OSHA and NFPA 70E; familiarity with EPA and California-specific requirements is a plus.
• Able to read and work from facility drawings and schematics, including electrical one-lines, mechanical P&IDs, and floor plans.
• Prior experience leading, scheduling, or mentoring maintenance/facilities technicians, or clear readiness to step into that responsibility.
• Comfortable with CMMS platforms, basic budgeting, and vendor/contract management.
• Strong troubleshooting instincts and willingness to personally perform hands-on installation, diagnostics, maintenance, and repairs alongside technicians and contractors as needed — this is a working-lead role, not a purely administrative position.
• Able to respond to after-hours emergencies and support occasional weekend or off-shift work for planned shutdowns, installations, or projects.
• Strong interpersonal and people-management skills, with the ability to lead, motivate, and develop a technician team. 

Preferred Qualifications 

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