welcome to a world beyond

Unlocking a world of electrifying possibilities

Safire builds the hardware and software that makes energy systems smarter, tougher, and more reliable in the real world. From resilient battery design and ruggedized sensing to secure communications and an AI-powered energy operating system, we deliver real-time awareness and control where it matters most.

We’re a small, driven team of engineers and do-ers who take ownership and move fast. We focus on solving real problems with practical, high-impact technology—and we hold ourselves to a high bar for quality, rigor, and execution.

If you want to work on hard problems, push critical energy technology forward, and help make the world safer and more energy-intelligent, Safire is the place to do it.

meet the team

Elijah Bales
director of Government Solutions

Corey Beard
Product Engineer

Al Bora
Forward Deployed Engineer

Joshua Cisco
Senior Battery Engineer

Michael Detwiler
Sr. Embedded Engineer

Dr. Zhijia Du, PhD
Director of Battery development

Dr. Ron Egres, PhD
Consulting Scientist

Lee Elmont
Materials Scientist

Jon Gilbert
Chief of Staff

Mike Grubbs
Co-Founder & COO

Andrew Hanna
Chief Product Officer

Joshua Holbrook
Software Engineer

Justin Holbrook
Head of Safire AI 

Javier Kay
Operations Manager

Danny Kim
Staff Systems Integration Engineer

Dr. Kyuk Hyun (Mike) Kim, PhD
Senior Engineer

Tony Klachin
Office and Product Manager

Hayley Kleciak
Chief of staff

John Lee
Co-Founder & CEO

Nina Ray
Technical Program Manager

Mario Rodriguez
Software Engineer

Nader Shokair
Director of Engineering

Braidey Staudacher
Special Assistant

Dr. Sanzida Sultana, PhD
Battery Scientist

Hoa Tran
Chief Engineer

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