Sr./Staff Compliance Engineer

The posting, as Antora Energy wrote it

Antora Energy delivers affordable, reliable energy to industry, data centers, and the grid. Our thermal batteries turn low-cost electricity into always-on heat and power, without supply-constrained critical minerals or multi-year construction timelines.

We are growing our company with people who put team and mission first, value connection through laughter and joy, and work with humility and openness. We are committed to building a diverse, passionate, and creative team dedicated to a future powered by abundant, clean, low-cost energy.

Position Summary

We are seeking a Sr./Staff Compliance Engineer to establish and own Antora's compliance strategy as we design and scale our future generation thermal batteries. Thermal energy storage does not fit neatly into existing codes and standards, and the requirements being written today at NFPA, ASME, ASHRAE, and UL, as well as the associated European and Australian regulatory frameworks, will shape our product's cost, performance, and ability to deploy across jurisdictions for years to come. As we move toward high-volume factory production, late design changes and project-by-project compliance become increasingly costly.

You will be the deeply technical, creative engineer who shapes how codes and standards are written while we design the product: using product goals and engineering evidence to influence requirements, and using standards discussions to inform design choices so that safety, cost, performance, and deployability are optimized together. You will work with module, plant, and test engineers to build a clear, reusable safety case that permitting authorities and certifiers will accept, develop practical certification pathways with AHJs and NRTLs, and lead Antora toward NRTL listing so our products can be permitted, commissioned, and operated safely and predictably at scale, with industry-leading speed to power.

This role will report to the Product Management team, working in close partnership with product development, engineering, testing, projects, and EH&S.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Own Antora's compliance strategy across product design, testing, and deployment. Define certification boundaries and supporting evidence, including module-to-plant dependencies, and support module, plant, and test engineers' work on hazards and safe failure behavior. Coordinate with engineering and testing teams on the analyses and tests needed for compliance.
• Build the safety case and certification pathways. Develop a clear, reusable safety case grounded in analysis and test evidence, and build early, collaborative relationships with AHJs and NRTLs/certifiers to establish practical acceptance pathways for upcoming deployments.
• Lead Antora's codes and standards advocacy with NFPA, ASME, ASHRAE, UL Standards & Engagement, and other relevant bodies: participate in working groups and task groups, propose language, and build support for technically sound requirements. Decide with engineering when to ch

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tion in standards development organizations (NFPA, ASME, ASHRAE, UL Standards & Engagement, IEC), including drafting proposed code language

• Experience with thermal energy storage, battery energy storage, high-temperature systems, or pressure equipment
• Experience leading a product from field certification to NRTL listing for high-volume production
• Familiarity with state-by-state permitting, including the Midwest and Texas (e.g., Texas, Missouri, Minnesota, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota, Illinois)
• Familiarity with international codes and standards (e.g., IEC, EU, Australia)
• Experience writing or implementing company safety and reliability policies, risk acceptance criteria, or management-of-change processes (ISO 12100, IEC 61508, or similar)
• Hardware startup, new-industry, or first-of-a-kind deployment experience
• PE license or fire protection credentials

Work Location: Hybrid- San Jose, CA

Salary Range: $171,000 USD - $235,000 USD

Sala ry Basis: Annual

Please note that the salary range listed above reflects Antora Energy's estimated pay for this position. The actual salary offered will be within the posted range and determined based on several factors including but not limited to a candidate's experiences, credentials and expertise, as they pertain to the position's requirements.

In addition to a competitive base salary, Antora Energy’s Total Rewards program includes equity compensation in the form of stock options, a premium health benefits package with life and disability insurance, a 401K plan with employer contributions, flexible spending accounts, and an industry leading paid-time-off policy that features flexible and inclusive holiday observance, as well as paid volunteer time off.

When it comes to stopping climate change, we need everyone. We believe that having a diversity of backgrounds and experiences strengthens all of us, and we strive to create an environment where every one of us is empowered to create meaningful change.