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Senior Test Engineer - HIL

Houston💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-11 → 2026-09-26

Core

Develops and operates hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) and real-time simulation capabilities for storage and power conversion products, supporting design reviews and product releases.

Role type

Senior hands-on IC HIL Test Engineer

Builds

Real-time simulation environments, test campaigns, and validation reports for grid-connected power electronics

Domain

Energy storage, power systems, and grid infrastructure

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

HIL testing, real-time simulation, controls validation, laboratory testing, inverter controls, power system dynamics, test automation, data analysis, SCADA systems, industrial communication protocols, bench work with power supplies and oscilloscopes

Preferred skills

grid-forming and grid-following inverter control, UPS systems, microgrids, utility interconnection requirements, continuous-integration pipelines, national laboratory collaboration

Technologies

RTDS/RSCAD, Typhoon HIL, OPAL-RT, MATLAB/Simulink, PSCAD, Python, Modbus, DNP3, CAN, IEC 61850

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain real-time models of plant, grid, and equipment behavior; Configure and operate the HIL environment including real-time simulators and I/O interfaces; Integrate product controllers and firmware with simulation environments; Plan and execute functional, performance, fault, and regression test campaigns; Verify control performance across normal and abnormal conditions; Investigate failures and support root-cause analysis; Develop scripts to automate test execution and data processing; Prepare test reports documenting methods, results, and recommendations

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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