Peak Energy · 15 hours ago
Engineering Finance Analyst
Burlingame, California
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$140K/yr - $180K/yr
2+ years expPeak Energy is a company focused on advancing Sodium-Ion battery systems for renewable energy. They are seeking an Engineering Finance Analyst to work with engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain teams to support cost initiatives and establish cost targets as the company scales up its manufacturing.
EnergyEnergy StorageRenewable Energy
Responsibilities
Partner with Design and Manufacturing Engineering during product architecture and design reviews to quantify cost, margin, and lifecycle tradeoffs (including cost vs. performance decisions)
Develop and maintain should-cost models at the system, sub-system, and component level and use them to set/validate cost targets
Translate engineering changes (BOM, specs, tolerances, performance) into financial impact on unit economics, COGS, and gross margin
Own Engineering Finance forecasting for key programs (e.g., engineering spend, prototypes/pilots, tooling/NRE) and provide clear executive visibility into spend vs. plan, risks, and decisions
Track and proactively manage cost-reduction / profit-improvement initiatives (design changes, supplier initiatives, yield/scrap improvements), including savings estimates, timing, and verification
Partner with supply chain on supplier selection, sourcing, and make vs. buy decisions
Analyze sourcing decisions and how they impact overall landed costs, including qualification for federal tax incentives
Track and forecast financial impact of lead times, MOQs, pricing ramps, and supplier capacity constraints
Support supply chain team with building inventory and procurement models to forecast ordering timing and quantities
Own end-to-end financial management of the manufacturing facility capital budget, including equipment, tooling, infrastructure, and construction-related capex
Analyze capex investments (tooling, automation, equipment) and ROI tradeoffs as volume scales
Build and own capex models linking facility investment to capacity, throughput, and cost targets
Establish early capital governance (approval thresholds, controls, documentation, capitalization policy)
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Engineering or related field
2-4+ years in capital finance, operations finance, project finance, or engineering finance, ideally in hardware, energy, industrials, or infrastructure-heavy environments
Strong understanding of PO workflows, change orders, milestone payments, and capital controls
Comfortable partnering with engineers, project managers, and external vendors and influencing decisions with data
Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to operate in a fast-moving, incomplete-information environment
Experience using an ERP system for costing, vendor management, and reporting
Advanced Excel/Sheets financial modeling skills; ability to build clear decision tools and present to senior stakeholders
Preferred
Bonus: SQL and/or BI tools (Tableau/Power BI/Looker), and experience with manufacturing cost drivers (labor, yield, scrap, OEE, conversion cost)
Benefits
Flexible time off
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
A strong 401(k) plan
Equity opportunities
Company
Peak Energy
Peak Energy is a pioneering firm that is industrializing sodium-ion to expedite the shift to renewable energy.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2024 (4)
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$65MKey Investors
Xora Innovation
2024-07-17Series A· $55M
2023-10-04Seed· $10M
Leadership Team
Landon Mossburg
Founder & CEO
Recent News
2025-11-16
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