Senior Engineer, System Control and Modeling
Description
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!
About the team
The Enphase System Control Innovation (SCI) team in the office of the CTO is responsible for defining, prototyping, and supporting the next generation system control solutions for Enphase products. The team is an integrated, multi-disciplinary group that is fast-moving and looking for motivated individuals that can contribute and collaborate closely with the team to deliver innovative solutions. As a member of the SCI team, you will solve some of the most exciting problems in the distributed energy and industrial power infrastructure space while helping shape the direction of our products.
What you will do
- Understand our unique product and systems architectures and help design and validate approaches for performant system control and product integration
- Participate in prototyping and implementation of custom control logic embedded on distributed real-time control platforms
- Develop and integrate control logic in detailed electro-magnetic transient (EMT) simulation models that integrate power electronics systems, power systems, and control systems using PSCAD and other similar modeling tools
- Participate in modeling for hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation-based validation of power systems and converters
- Develop specifications and integration designs for external control interfaces, sensing, electrical protection, and power system integration of power electronics products
Who you are and What you bring
- BS/MS/PhD Electrical Engineering or closely related discipline with modeling and energy system experience.
- Job title and position level will be determined upon the candidate’s experience
- Minimum experience for a Senior Engineer: BS and 5+ years of relevant experience / MS and 3+ years / PhD
- Minimum experience for a Staff Engineer: BS and 8+ years relevant experience / MS and 6+ years / PhD and 3+ years
- Candidates with greater levels of experience may be considered and are encouraged to apply
Minimum Skills, Knowledge, and Special Attributes
- Strong experience developing, from theory to implementation, control and optimization approaches (e.g., phased-lock loops, closed-loop control systems, droop control, filtering and estimation, system identification, etc.) applied to energy systems
- Proficient developing and/or analyzing control logic written in C, C++, or python
- Familiar with embedded platforms and concepts appropriate for real-time control implementation
- Experience developing and integrating dynamical models for power electronics systems, power systems, generators, dynamic loads, and/or HVDC systems
- Proficient with EMT-based software tools (e.g., PSCAD, PowerFactory, EMTP, Simulink/Simscape Electrical, RTDS, Hypersim, or similar tools)
- Experience with HIL simulation-based validation
- Able to take ownership of development tasks and drive them to completion in a timely manner and with high quality to support team success
Additional Desired Skills
- Hands-on experience implementing and testing systems of embedded controllers and/or power electronics devices with embedded control
- Knowledge of power system integration codes and standards such as IEEE 2800, UL 1741, and IEEE 1547
Travel
- Occasional travel domestically
Work location
- Hybrid position (at least 3 days in the office per week) based in Austin, TX
The base pay range for this position is $90,000 to $135,000. This salary range may be modified in the future. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, education or training, work location, and market conditions. This position is also eligible for bonus, equity, and benefits.