Microgrid Validation Lead
Core
Lead the development of validation strategy, infrastructure, and testing methodologies to ensure microgrid control systems perform safely and reliably before deployment.
Role type
Senior IC validation engineer (microgrid/HIL)
Builds
Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing environments, simulation frameworks, and automated validation workflows
Domain
Renewable energy / Power systems / Microgrids
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing, real-time digital simulators, power system modeling, automated test pipelines, embedded programming, utility interconnection requirements, grid operations, version control, automated testing
Preferred skills
ERCOT experience, grid-forming inverter controls, advanced power system controls, industrial control environments
Technologies
RTDS, OPAL-RT, Typhoon HIL, Simulink, Modelica, C++, IEC 61131-3, AcSELerator QuickSet, CODESYS, Lua, Rust
Responsibilities
Develop testing capabilities for microgrid control algorithms across operating conditions and failure modes; Design and evolve laboratory infrastructure roadmap for HIL testing; Establish scalable validation capabilities; Define verification metrics and validation standards; Partner with engineering teams to define test plans and performance criteria; Analyze field operating data to improve simulation models and expand validation coverage
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
