Senior Engineer, System Control and Modeling; Engineering Austin, TX

Senior Engineer, System Control and Modeling Austin, TX, United States

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!

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.

• Understand our unique product and systems architectures and help designandvalidateapproachesforperformantsystemcontrol andproductintegration
• Participate in prototyping and implementation ofcustom control logic embedded ondistributedreal-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 PSCADand othersimilarmodeling tools
• Participate in modeling for hardware-in-the-loop(HIL) simulation-based validationofpower system sand converters
• Developspecificationsand integration designs for external control interfaces,sensing,electrical protection, and power system integration of power electronics products

• BS/MS/PhD Electrical Engineeringor closelyrelateddisciplinewithmodelingandenergy system experience.
• Job title and position level will bedeterminedupon the candidate’s experience
• Minimum experience for a Senior Engineer:
  
  BS and5+ yearsof relevant experience/ MS and3+ years / PhD
• Minimum experience for a Staff Engineer:
  
  BS and 8+ yearsrelevantexperience/ MS and 6+ years / PhD and 3+ years
• Candidates with greater levels of experience may be considered and are encouraged to apply

• 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.)appliedto energy systems
• Proficient developing and/or analyzing control logic written in C, C++, or python
• Familiar with embedded platform sand concepts appropriate forreal-time control implementation
• Experience developing and integrating dynamical modelsfor power electronics systems,power systems,generators,dynamic loads,and/orHVDC systems
• Proficient with EMT-based software tools (e.g., PSCAD,Power Factory,EMTP,Simulink/Simscape Electrical,RTDS,Hypersim,or similar tools)
• Experience with HIL simulation-based validation
• Ableto take ownershipofdevelopmenttasks and drive them to completion in a timely mannerand with high quality to support team success
• Hands-on experience implementing and testing systems of embedded controllers and/or power electronics devices with embedded control
• Knowledge ofpower system integration codes and standards such as IEEE 2800, UL 1741, and IEEE 1547

• Occasional travel domestically
• 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 bemodifiedin the future. The successful candidate’s starting pay will bedeterminedbased on job-related skills, experience, education or training, work location, and market conditions. This position is also eligible forbonus, equity, and benefits.

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