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Job Title: MBA – Data Center Power & Energy Storage Strategy
Location: Burlingame, CA (Hybrid)
Reports To: VP of Business Development
Department: Commercial
Duration: 3-6 months
Timing: Part-time starting March 1st – Summer; full-time starting Summer
Role Overview: We're seeking an MBA to help us evaluate how next- data centers will meet their growing power and reliability needs — and where a 4+ hour sodium-ion BESS could play a role. The will conduct market, technical, and financial research to map opportunities for both front-of-the-meter, behind-the-meter and hybrid deployments.
Key Responsibilities:
- Map the power ecosystem of existing and next data centers — MW demand, load profiles, and growth regions.
- Differentiate front-of-the-meter vs. behind-the-meter deployments, identifying hybrid models in development.
- Assess use cases for 4+ hour duration energy storage in data-center power systems (synchronous loads, reliability, curtailment mitigation, grid services, etc).
- Evaluate economic and regulatory drivers shaping energy strategies for data centers in key markets.
- Recommend where Peak's sodium-ion storage could deliver the most value within evolving data-center power / energy system design, substantiating through technoeconomic and financial modeling.
- Facilitate business development with potential customers and partners including hyper-scalers, data center developers and other power and data center ecosystem players.
Minimum Qualifications
- Current MBA student with strong analytical, strategic thinking, and problem-solving skills.
- Interest in energy transition or digital infrastructure, and comfort with quantitative market, technoeconomic and financial modeling.
- Strong ability to translate technical and economic advantages into effective presentations for customers and partners.
- Strong ability to work cross-functionally with Peak's ESS engineering and Sales teams.
- Background in energy, data centers, infrastructure, or tech strategy , engineering degree is a plus.
Peak Energy Core Values
- Speed Through Focus: Prioritize what matters most and execute quickly without distractions.
- Mission Over Self: Put the company's mission and team success ahead of individual interests.
- Face the Brutal Truth: Embrace honesty, even when it's uncomfortable, to make informed decisions.
- Be a Good Person: Treat everyone with respect and integrity, fostering a positive and ethical work environment.
The pay for this role is $30/hr. Join us to thrive in a supportive environment while making a meaningful impact in the energy sector!
At Peak Energy Technologies Inc., we believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace makes us a more capable, innovative, and competitive company. We welcome people who represent diversity in their backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures, and experiences. Peak Energy Technologies Inc. is an equal opportunity employer, aiming to reach our company's full potential by cultivating an inclusive workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, , , , citizenship, marital or family status, , or expression, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.
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, SunPower, Fluence, and Enovix. We are backed by strategic investment and product partners such as TDK Ventures and Eclipse Ventures.
We are a team of engineers, operators, entrepreneurs, and partners driven by a shared ambition to set the new performance standard for renewable energy and grid resilience.