About the role
ETCH, INC 4/15/2026
Electrical Engineer – Job Description
Baltimore, MD Full-time
ETCH is a startup commercializing a radically new and efficient decarbonization technology for the simultaneous greenhouse gas-free production of hydrogen and solid carbon from natural gas.
The Electrical Engineer position at ETCH, INC will be focused on development, testing, verification, and improvement of electric systems and instrumentation. Primary duties are designing the electrical architecture of a scaled up heating system, ensuring the optimal performance, efficiency, and safety of heating systems, and driving continuous improvements and innovations in design.
Other duties include:
- Author equipment and instrumentation hardware descriptions including requirements, functional specifications, and system architecture descriptions.
- Develop troubleshooting plans and calculation and analysis documents to support design reviews.
- Author factory acceptance test procedures and develop program for instrument checking, calibration, and testing.
- Design systems in compliance with regulatory requirements such as the National Electric Code
- Create and manage electrical construction documentation and coordinate drawings with other disciplines and outside firms.
- Collaborate in the technical oversight and direction of external design teams (engineering firms) and internal design teams.
- Facilitate and assist in the assessment of customer needs and capture requirements and functions of the electrical design for process systems.
- Recommend process system design modifications and improvements to improve quality of products and/or procedures from a construction, commissioning, operations, maintenance, and/or decommissioning perspective.
- Lead reviews and presentations for internal and external design reviews regarding electrical systems design.
- Participate in Process Hazards Analysis
- Implementation of hardware following company policies and procedures such as Management of Change and Lock Out/Tag Out.
- Flexible work schedule including third shift
Qualifications:
- Minimum 5 years electrical engineering development experience, experience with Joule heating is a plus
- Experience with industrial chemical plants
- Strong troubleshooting and diagnostic abilities
- Familiarity with industrial power (3 phase, 480V, transformer specifications)
- Familiarity with various communications protocols: Modbus TCP, Serial, etc. is a plus
- Excellent communication skills
- Must be able to work safely and follow safety precautions in industrial environments (temperature, humidity, noise, confined spaces, etc.).
- Able to work independently as well as in a team environment toward timely execution of goals
An ability to work independently as well as in a team environment toward timely execution of goals is required.
For immediate consideration, please submit your resume to jobs@etchmaterials.com.
ETCH is committed to equal opportunity for its employees. To that end, ETCH does not discriminate on the basis of sex, gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or other legally protected characteristic. ETCH is committed to providing qualified individuals access to all employment programs, benefits and activities on the basis of demonstrated ability, performance and merit without regard to personal factors that are irrelevant to the program involved.
Compensation commensurate with relevant experience.