Staff Systems Control Engineer
Staff Systems Control Engineer
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16-07-2025
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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 role
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 space and help shape the direction of our products.
The Enphase SCI team is seeking a Senior Staff Systems Engineer to develop integrate and validate system and component control and integration approaches for next generation system products and improve current designs.
What you will do
- Specification design analysis prototyping and debug of control and integration approaches applied to energy and electromechanical components (e.g. relays sensors power converters power supplies and protection devices) and systems
- Development of real-time control sensing and learning algorithms in C C and python
- Modeling of energy and electromechanical components and systems
- Apply simulation software-in-the-loop and hardware testing to ensure system and component control sensing and learning algorithms meet functionality and performance requirements
- Documentation of system and component requirements models and control approaches
- Hands-on bring up of energy system hardware components (relays power meters power converters power supplies communications devices etc.) and system electrical assemblies
- Optimize product solutions with firmware/hardware control co-design
- Work with a multi-disciplinary team to test and troubleshoot prototype designs
- Mentor junior staff
Who you and What you bring
- BS/MS/PhD Electrical Engineering or closely related discipline with system engineering control system engineering and/or energy system experience.
- Job title and position level will be determined upon the candidates experience.
- Minimum experience: BS and 5 years of relevant experience / MS and 3 years / PhD for a Senior Engineer
- BS and 8 years / MS and 6 years / PhD and 3 years relevant experience for a Staff Engineer
- Experience developing analyzing and applying control and optimization approaches (e.g. phased-lock loops closed-loop control systems droop control filtering and estimation system identification etc.) to energy systems
- Ability to develop component and systems models and control algorithms in C and C
- Hands-on experience testing electrical and electromechanical system assemblies
- Ability to troubleshoot complex systems and drive solutions
- Proficiency with lab equipment including power meters electronic loads power supplies oscilloscopes etc.
- Ability to take ownership of development tasks and drive them to completion in a timely manner and with high quality to support team success
- Proficient in developing models of dynamical systems from first principles including in Laplace and state-space domains
- Candidates with greater levels of experience may be considered and are encouraged to apply
Additional DesiredSkills
- Experience applying principles of Systems Engineering
- Knowledge of digital signal processing techniques
- Familiarity with HIL simulation-based validation
- Modeling/Simulation experience in MATLAB/Simulink
- Experience with applying machine learning approaches
- Familiarity with power system integration codes and standards such as UL 1741 and IEEE 1547
- Proficiency with devices interfaces and protocols for industrial communications such as Controller Area Network (CAN) IEC61850 TCP/IP RS-485 etc.
- Familiarity with power hardware component safety and compliance standards such as UL 508 IEC/UL 61810-1 UL 2808 UL 489 UL 1077 IEC/UL 61058-1 etc.
Travel
- Occasional traveldomestically
Worklocation
- Hybrid position (at least 3 days in the office per week) based in Austin TX
The base pay range for this position is $100000 to $151000. This salary range may be modified in the future. The successful candidates 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.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
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