Senior to Staff, Product DVT Test Engineer BESS

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

This position sits within our Testing group where you will work with a small team to develop fully functional prototypes that demonstrate new advanced operation and control for autonomous grid connection management and regulation.

As a Senior Product DVT (Design Verification Test) Engineer you will contribute to the verification and test of Enphases inverter firmware gateway and cloud functions and communications ensuring they meet engineering requirements design specifications and worldwide safety and grid standards.

What You Will Do

• Develop test strategies and plans to verify that Enphases inverter firmware gateway and cloud functions and communications perform per engineering requirements and design specifications.
• Develop and execute test strategies to ensure safety and optimal functionality of Enphases firmware to meet worldwide standards.
• Design and implement automated test systems in Python and Ruby enabling continuous integration for the firmware development teams.
• Validate firmware communication interfaces and protocols (e.g. Ethernet/TCP-IP Modbus/TCP I2C SPI UART SMBus and power line carrier) using protocol and logic analyzers.
• Collaborate with hardware and firmware engineers to ensure firmware is designed for unit level test.
• Confer with Quality Assurance Development and Product Management on project planning and ensure effective testing of Enphases firmware within design constraints.
• Use test automation power meters oscilloscopes DC supplies and other lab test equipment to ensure complete functional efficiency and safety test coverage for Enphases hardware and firmware.
• Coach and train new members of the technical staff on Enphases test equipment procedures and automation software.

Who You Are and What You Bring

• BS/MS in Electrical Engineering Electronics Engineering and/or Computer Science.
• 5 years of experience in a similar role as an embedded firmware test/DVT/QA engineer and 8 years of experience for a staff role
• Strong Python programming for controlling test equipment test framework development and test automation including Python bindings for Linux and communication packages (TCP/IP sockets SMBus pyModbusTCP PiCloud etc.).
• Functional validation experience with Ethernet/I2C/SPI/UART/power line carrier-based communication systems and use of protocol and logic analyzers.
• Experience across the stages of embedded firmware (preferably Linux/RTOS-based) design implementation test deployment and maintenance.
• Experience with firmware integration and testing.
• Experience with 60V high-voltage DC and 277/480V three-phase AC voltages is a plus

What Will Make You Stand Out

• Basic knowledge of relevant worldwide standards such as IEEESA CA Rule 21 HECO SRD 1.1 AS/NZS 4777.2:2015 SAND2013-9875 UK G83/2 and Sandia standards.
• Knowledge of worldwide advanced grid functions and fault conditions.
• Familiarity with AC grid simulators and solar panel simulators.

Work Location

This role requires being on-site at our Austin Texas office 5 days per week.

The base pay range for this position is $90000 to $135000 per year for Senior and upto $150000 for Staff role. This position is entitled for bonus RSU stocks in equity premium health insurance and 401k matching benefits. 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.