Senior Engineer, System Control and Modeling
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Job Location:
Austin, TX - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 90000 - 135000
Posted on:
18 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
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 designandvalidateapproachesforperformantsystemcontrol andproductintegration
- Participate in prototyping and implementation ofcustom control logic embedded ondistributedreal-time control platforms
- Develop andintegrate control logic indetailed electro-magnetic transient (EMT) simulation modelsthat integratepower electronics systems power systems and control systemsusing PSCADand othersimilarmodeling tools
- Participate in modeling forhardware-in-the-loop(HIL)simulation-based validationofpower systemsand converters
- Developspecificationsand integration designs forexternal control interfacessensingelectrical protection and power system integrationof power electronics products
Who you are and What you bring
- BS/MS/PhDElectrical Engineeringor closelyrelateddisciplinewithmodelingandenergy system experience.
- Job title and position level will bedeterminedupon the candidates experience
- Minimum experiencefor a Senior Engineer:BS and5 yearsof relevant experience/ MS and3 years / PhD
- Minimum experiencefor 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
Minimum Skills Knowledge and Special Attributes
- Strong experiencedeveloping from theory to implementationcontroland optimization approaches (e.g. phased-lock loops closed-loop control systemsdroopcontrol filtering and estimation system identification etc.)appliedto energy systems
- Proficient developing and/or analyzing control logic written in C C or python
- Familiar withembedded platformsand conceptsappropriate forreal-time control implementation
- Experience developingand integratingdynamical modelsfor power electronics systemspower systemsgeneratorsdynamic loadsand/orHVDC systems
- Proficientwith EMT-based software tools (e.g. PSCADPowerFactoryEMTPSimulink/SimscapeElectricalRTDSHypersimor similar tools)
- Experience with HIL simulation-based validation
- Ableto take ownership ofdevelopmenttasks and drive them to completionin a timely mannerand with high quality to support team success
AdditionalDesiredSkills
- 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
Travel
- Occasional traveldomestically
Worklocation
- Hybrid position (at least 3 days in the office per week) based inAustin TX
The base pay range for this position is $90000 to $135000. This salary range may bemodifiedin the future. The successful candidates 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.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
About Company
Enphase is a global energy management technology company that provides residential and commercial solar plus storage solutions. We manufacture solutions spanning solar generation, energy storage, and web-based monitoring and control.
