Enphase Energy Careers

Enphase Energy is a global energy technology company and a leading provider of solar, battery, and electric vehicle charging products. Founded in 2006, our innovative microinverter technology revolutionized solar power, making it a safer, more reliable, and scalable energy source. Today, the Enphase Energy System enables users to make, use, save, and sell their own power. Enphase is also one of the most successful and innovative clean energy companies in the world, with more than 80 million products shipped across 160 countries. 
  
Join our dynamic teams designing and developing next-gen energy technologies and help drive a sustainable future!

Enphase is introducing a new technology called Ensemble which allows seamless operation of energy resources such as inverters, storage systems, and loads to operate in a microgrid environment whether connected to a grid or not. This technology allows us to meet predefined Quality of Service specification and Economic objectives.

What You Will Do:

This new architecture means that we have an opportunity to completely rethink the architecture of our test environment. The Director, Manufacturing Test is responsible for leading the company’s strategy and development efforts to ensure Enphase’s products are manufactured to the highest quality standards and team leader for the following test functions:

• Design verification – Confirm that a new product design meets requirements
• Compliance – Certify that our products meet compliance standards
• Reliability – Warrant product is reliable over its lifetime
• Manufacturing – Ensure product is manufactured to the highest quality standards
• System verification – Validate that Enphase products interoperate as a system

The job consists of understanding the basic technology, understanding the needs of each of the groups and develop a test framework that can be used for all these functions with a maximum amount of reuse while fulfilling vastly different goals of the Enphase manufacturing test hardware and software to be deployed at Enphase’s various production facilities. Enphase’s products often carry relatively long warranty in the field, therefore our manufacturing process and test must support the quality required. This often results in unique product features, disciplined manufacturing processes, and rigorous testing.

• Leading and developing a team consisting of Electronics Hardware Engineers, Software Engineers and Engineering Technicians
• Evaluating Marketing and Engineering Requirement Documents
• Evaluating applicable standards for each product and designing test hardware to implement required routine testing required by them
• Coordinating closely with the Mfg. SW Development Team to design and ensure a fault-tolerant test system
• Maintaining, debugging and supporting the production facilities where the test systems are deployed
• Documenting the test system design and developing a maintenance regime, including calibration, replacement schedule, repeatability test, etc.

Who You Are and What You Bring:

• B.S./M.S. in Electrical or Systems Engineering, or other suitable educational background or work experience
• 15+ years of experience designing, deploying and maintaining test equipment and fixtures
• Experience managing a large technical team including budgets and capital projects
• Strong Python programming skills
• Database experience
• Expertise with power electronics
• Mechanical design knowledge is a plus
• Knowledge of battery chemistry and technology is a plus
• Strong verbal and written communication skill

The base salary range for this position is $150,000 - $205,200 and may vary based on experience, skills, and location. This position is also eligible for bonus, equity, and benefits, with final compensation determined in accordance with applicable laws and internal equity.