Lead Software Automation Engineer

Quality Christchurch, New Zealand


Description

Our mission at Enphase Energy is to advance a sustainable future for all.

Today, our intelligent microinverters, which turn sunlight into an affordable, safe, reliable, and scalable source of energy, work with virtually every solar panel made, and when paired with our award-winning smart battery technology, we engineer one of the industry's best-performing clean energy systems. To date, we have installed more than 42 million microinverters on more than 1.9 million homes across 130 countries.

Like our customers, our innovative teams are also worldwide, making Enphase Energy a truly global company. We are one of the fastest growing and most dynamic energy companies in the world. Nimble and acutely focused on developing ground-breaking solar energy management technology, each of our teams has a shared goal of creating a carbon-free future.

Do you want to help change the world? Learn more about the role:

We are seeking a Lead Software Automation Engineer with a solid background in Python programming to join our world class Quality team to develop and maintain automated test scripts for our products. Test Automation is key to the success of our compliance programs; the quality of our automated test systems directly affect our product quality and time to market.  

We are looking for candidates with an eye for detail, who are self-driven to deliver quality work. You will be joining our team of talented and supportive staff, working from our modern, purpose-built facility in Christchurch.  

What you will do: 

  • Designing and coding new tests and tools to control various laboratory measurement equipment and exercise our micro-inverters and associated products.  

  • Working with cross functional teams to define new and improve existing tests scripts.  

  • Creating automated report generation from large data sets.  

  • Writing unique tests for your code.  

  • Providing input to (Python) code reviews.  

  • Using continuous integration systems.  

  • Applying Agile methodologies to your workflow.  

  • Assisting with designing and building hardware test fixtures.  

  • Managing our worldwide automation workflow and architecture.  

Who you are and what you bring:  

  • Bachelor’s degree in software engineering, electronics engineering, computer science or other relevant fields 

  • A solid understanding of Object-Oriented Programming in Python and excellent knowledge of Python's standard library 

  • Experience writing production quality Python code. 

  • Good knowledge of Electronics and Electrical Engineering principles is an advantage 

  • Experience in compliance / homologation, Product design / development or testing of complex electronics products is an advantage 

  • Having people management experience is an advantage 

  • Work at the office based in Christchurch. This is not a remote role.

Employee Benefits:   

  • Restricted stock units as part of your total compensation

  • Bonus plan

  • Wellbeing and insurance benefits for you and your family

  • Annual performance reviews

  • Opportunities for career growth and development 

  • Working in a well-equipped laboratory and facility 

About Enphase Energy 

Enphase Energy is a multi-national company with many global locations, sales and marketing, operations, and research and development.  

Find out more: 

https://enphase.com/en-au/company