Senior Power Test Engineer

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.

Responsibilities

• Understand our unique product and systems architectures and help design applicable test plans to evaluate performance
• Build new power product and systems prototypes and experiment test setups
• Execute test sequences, take measurements, analyze data, and document results from prototype product and systems testing
• Work closely with hardware, mechanical, and systems design engineers to debug, test, and improve our products
• Specify, coordinate, and automate laboratory equipment to achieve unique test capabilities
• Understand automated test frameworks and basic scripting (Python, shell)
• Demonstrate safe electrical work practices and contribute to safe work practices and procedures

Requirements

• BS/MS/PhD Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or closely related discipline with hands-on high voltage equipment test experience
• Minimum experience for a Staff Engineer: BS and 8+ years relevant experience / MS and 6+ years / PhD and 3+ years
• Senior Engineer: BS and 5+ years relevant experience / MS and 3+ years / PhD with no experience
• Experience installing, testing and troubleshooting electrical products and systems at voltages at or above 480V (ideally medium voltage AC and up to 1000 Vdc) while applying electrical safe work practices
• Proficiency with specifying and using common power laboratory test equipment including power meters, electronic loads, power supplies, oscilloscopes, etc.
• Experience understanding product architecture and developing test scenarios/plans
• Proficiency developing and executing test scripts in scripting languages such as Python
• Ability to take ownership of tasks and drive them to completion in a timely manner and with high quality to support team success

Qualifications

• Additional Desired Skills: Experience working with medium voltage AC equipment, Familiarity with HIL simulation-based validation, Proficiency with organizing and analyzing experiment data, Proficiency with circuit board soldering and rework

Skills

• Experience working with medium voltage AC equipment
• Familiarity with HIL simulation-based validation
• Proficiency with organizing and analyzing experiment data
• Proficiency with circuit board soldering and rework

Benefits

Enphase offers a competitive compensation package including a base pay range of $90,000 to $135,000, along with bonus, equity, and benefits.