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# Senior Model-Based Systems Engineer at Rondo Energy

- **Company:** Rondo Energy
- **Location:** Alameda, CA
- **Posted:** 2026-07-02
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-11
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/rondoenergy/jobs/4693466006

## Job description

We are looking for a Senior Model-Based Systems Engineer – Integration, Verification & Validation (IV&V) to own interface management and the full system verification and validation program across Rondo’s products. This role is responsible for planning, defining, and reporting on all integration and V&V activities, from requirements through final evidence packages.

What You’ll Do

Interface Management

- Own all interface boundary definitions and configuration control; author and maintain Interface Control Documents (ICDs), delegating responsibility to subsystem leads where appropriate to ensure 100% interface coverage and oversight.
- Use interface analysis methods — context diagrams, N2 diagrams, functional analysis, FMEA/STPA, etc. — to identify interactions, assess risks, and define requirements; maintain bidirectional traceability to the system architecture and V&V artifacts.
- Plan and define interface verification activities; coordinate cross-functional review and approval of interface changes; ensure every change triggers an impact assessment.
- Verify that discipline engineers are performing clash detection, envelope compliance, and tolerance stack-up checks correctly in a federated CAD/PLM model.

V&V Planning and Definition

- For every requirement, define the V&V success criteria, strategy, and method across a combination of model-based simulation and physical testing.
- Develop V&V plans for system, subsystems, and system elements; author procedures; schedule verification events and enforce a logical bottom-up integration sequence.
- Work in close collaboration with subsystem and functional to confirm plans are comprehensive.
- Collect evidence from execution teams, review for correctness and completeness, manage discrepancies and noncompliance through to closure, and assemble the final compliance summary.
- Plan and define V&V for all phases of on-site commissioning.

Toolchain Integration and Workflow Automation

- Build and maintain automated workflows in an AI-powered systems engineering platform to connect requirements, interfaces, simulations, verification status, interface changes, and traceability into a live, continuously updated picture of program health.
- Author AI skills to automate repetitive SE tasks: requirements quality checks, coverage gap detection, interface impact analysis, and verification status roll-ups.

Reporting and Compliance

- Maintain end-to-end bidirectional traceability from stakeholder needs through requirements, interfaces, risks, and verification evidence.
- Present verification readiness and evidence status at program reviews; produce compliance summaries and requests for variance or concessions where needed.
- Ensure functional safety (IEC 61511), cybersecurity (IEC 62443), and other regulatory requirements are fully evidenced; apply risk-based prioritization.

## What You Bring

- 7+ years in systems, integration, or verification engineering on complex multi-disciplinary, software-intensive systems (energy storage, industrial, aerospace, automotive, robotics, or similar); 3+ years in a model-based engineering environment.
- Hands-on interface management experience.
- Demonstrated experience writing system-level V&V plans and defining verification strategies in a model-based simulation environment.
- Experience with requirements management tools (Jama, Flow) and bidirectional traceability.
- Comfortable with SolidWorks or equivalent PLM/CAD environments.
- Familiarity with CFD and reduced-order modeling tools (Ansys, MATLAB/Simulink) sufficient to define and validate toolchain integrations.
- Comfort working with AI-powered tools and building automation workflows; hands-on experience with Claude and MCP server development is a strong asset.
- Working knowledge of SysML and at least one MBSE tool (Catia Magic/Cameo, Rhapsody, Capella); experience defining V&V attributes and traceability inside the model.
- Familiarity with safety and risk analysis methods (FMEA, FTA, STPA) and their connection to verification planning.
- Familiarity with top-down SE processes (ISO 15288, INCOSE) and MBSE methods.
- Strong communication, able to teach, influence, and lead across functional design teams.

Bonus Points

- Experience with model-based product line engineering and/or product variant management.
- Familiarity with digital twins, model correlation, or early-stage virtual verification.
- On-site commissioning experience, ideally on first-of-a-kind (FOAK) or early-commercial systems in energy storage, industrial, or infrastructure sectors.
- Acceptance testing experience (FAT, SAT, or equivalent).
- INCOSE ASEP or CSEP certification.

What We Offer:

- Comprehensive Medical Benefits
- Dental & Vision Benefits
- Life Insurance and ADD
- Up to 13 paid holidays per year, in addition to a company week-long holiday in December
- Flexible time off policy
- Catered lunches on-site
- 401(k) plan with company match
- Rondo HQ is close to Oakland airport - one block from the Bay - and has stunning Bay views!

This role necessitates being on-site at our Alameda HQ several times per week. The estimated annual salary range for this role is $185,000 - $210,000 and it would be eligible for Rondo's excellent benefits listed above plus additional compensation in the form of equity. Please note that some pay bands may have wide ranges of compensation to accommodate candidates' diverse sets of skill levels and experience.

## About the Company

We are transforming industrial decarbonization with our innovative Rondo Heat Battery technology. Rondo is deploying low-cost, zero-carbon Rondo Heat Batteries to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy and to significantly decarbonize industrial processes that are commonly thought of as "difficult-to-decarbonize". Our heat batteries charge from intermittent renewables to provide high temperature, continuous heat for customers safely, reliably, at an unprecedented 98% efficiency - and at a cost point that is lower than any other method.

Our technology is designed to replace fossil-fired boilers. By enabling industries to adopt renewable energy without costly factory changes, we are accelerating the transition to a sustainable future. With over $160 million in funding and partnerships across critical industrial sectors, Rondo is scaling rapidly to meet global demand.

Rondo Energy is an equal opportunity employer. We strive to create a supportive and inclusive workplace where contributions are valued and celebrated, and our employees thrive by being themselves and are inspired to do their best work. We seek applicants of all backgrounds and identities, across race, color, ethnicity, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or parental status, or disability. Applicants will not be discriminated against based on these or other protected categories or social identities.

Rondo is committed to the full inclusion of all applicants. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the interview process, please let our recruiting team know.

We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias.

Note to Recruitment Agencies: Rondo does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. Furthermore, Rondo Energy does not pay placement fees for candidates submitted by any agency other than its approved partners.

## About Rondo Energy

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Rondo Energy provides low-cost, zero-emission industrial heat and power by converting intermittent renewable electricity into continuous, high-temperature heat using a refractory brick-based thermal battery.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B)
- **Headquarters**: Oakland, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2020
- **Founders**: Pete Von Behrens (Co-Founder & CTO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Energy Technology / Industrial Decarbonization
- **Target customers**: B2B, large-scale industrial facilities in hard-to-abate sectors (food & beverage, cement, fuel, chemical, textile, steel, mining)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: To eliminate CO₂ emissions from the world's most energy-intensive industries by providing the lowest-cost, zero-carbon industrial heat and power.

## Products & Services
- **Rondo Heat Battery (RHB)**: A thermal energy storage system that uses intermittent renewable electricity to heat refractory brick to 1,100–1,500°C. The stored heat is then delivered as continuous superheated air, steam, or electric power at over 98% efficiency. Configurable from 2 MWth to over 100 MWth per unit, with a 40+ year life and unlimited cycles. Serves as a drop-in replacement for fossil-fired boilers.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding of $162.1M (across Series A, Series B, Debt Financing, and Grants) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/rondo-energy)
- **Annual Revenue**: Estimated at $47.0M [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/rondo-energy)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Energy Impact Partners, European Investment Bank, H&M Group Ventures, Microsoft, Aramco Ventures, SABIC [tracxn.com](https://tracxn.com/d/companies/rondoenergy/__a08M2tZ2Rr9f41c1w7isKGjSP8FA4nqNE80sn-BFRek)
- **Growth Signals**: 128 employees (+19.4% YoY), operates in 15 countries, has announced 11 commercial developments including 8 RHB deployments, and has partnerships across 5 industries (food & beverage, cement, fuel, chemical, textile) [rondo.com](https://www.rondo.com/)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Proven, low-cost technology**: Uses centuries-proven refractory brick (not exotic materials) for heat storage, making it cheaper and safer than alternatives like hydrogen or molten salt.
- **High efficiency**: 98% energy efficient from electricity to heat/steam output, with no degradation over unlimited cycles and a 40+ year life.
- **Drop-in replacement**: The Rondo Heat Battery is designed as a direct replacement for fossil-fired boilers, requiring minimal changes to existing industrial facilities.
- **No "Green Premium"**: Claims to be the lowest-cost energy storage solution, reducing energy price volatility risk without a cost premium for being green.
- **Safe and sustainable**: Non-pressurized, free of hazardous chemicals, with no risk of fires or explosions, and eliminates NOx, SOx, and particulate matter emissions.

## Strategic Focus
- **Scale and deployment**: Rondo is focused on scaling its manufacturing and deploying its heat batteries across multiple industries and geographies, with announced projects in the US, Europe, and the Middle East.
- **Partnerships**: Building a network of world-leading partners (including Microsoft, Aramco, SABIC) to accelerate adoption and integrate into global supply chains.
- **Heat as a Service (HaaS)**: Offering flexible commercial models, including both capital projects and a "Heat as a Service" model to lower the barrier to adoption for industrial customers.
- **Global expansion**: Actively hiring in the US (Alameda, CA), Spain (Madrid), and the Middle East (Dubai, UAE; KSA) to support international project delivery.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-driven impact**: Employees work directly on decarbonizing the hardest-to-abate industrial sectors, with a stated goal of reducing global CO₂ emissions by 1% in 10 years and 15% in 15 years.
- **Strong compensation and benefits**: Covers up to 100% of employee healthcare costs on standard plans, offers a 401(k) matching plan (100% on first 3%, then 50% up to 5%), flexible vacation policy, 12 paid holidays, and a company-wide holiday week in December [rondo.com](https://www.rondo.com/careers).
- **Work flexibility**: Flexible vacation policy and hybrid/remote-friendly roles depending on the position.
- **High employee satisfaction**: Rated 4.4/5.0 on LinkedIn (21 reviews), with strong scores for Compensation (4.5), Culture (4.2), and Career (4.4) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/rondo-energy).
- **Multidisciplinary engineering culture**: Engineering and R&D teams work with low-cost, durable, proven materials in a novel way, offering hands-on, high-impact work on real-world decarbonization.
- **Global, growing team**: 128 employees across 15 countries, with active hiring in the US, Spain, and the Middle East.

## Sources
1. [rondo.com](https://www.rondo.com/)
2. [rondo.com/careers](https://www.rondo.com/careers)
3. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/rondo-energy)
4. [tracxn.com](https://tracxn.com/d/companies/rondoenergy/__a08M2tZ2Rr9f41c1w7isKGjSP8FA4nqNE80sn-BFRek)
5. [job-boards.greenhouse.io](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/rondoenergy)

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