Principal Test Engineer
Core
Master electrical engineer establishing technical direction, standards, and best practices for product development, validation, and de-risking of grid-safe data center UPS systems.
Role type
Principal Test Engineer (Electrical Engineering)
Builds
Medium-voltage AI UPS systems and grid-safe data center infrastructure
Domain
Power systems, grid-tied technologies, Energy Storage Systems (BESS), Power Electronics
Required skills
Electrical engineering, test validation, de-risking activities, power systems, grid-tied technologies, Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing, failure mode discovery, data analysis, commissioning, SOP development, staff mentorship
Preferred skills
National Lab experience, DOE framework experience, grid code compliance modeling
Technologies
Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL), BESS, Inverters/Rectifiers, Grid-Forming technologies
Responsibilities
Design and document detailed test procedures using HIL assets to validate performance under extreme conditions; Identify edge-case failures in controlled laboratory environments; Analyze high-fidelity sensor data to provide feedback for firmware/hardware iterations; Convert lab-based learnings into field-ready Commissioning SOPs and Troubleshooting Guides; Mentor field commissioning staff on system behavior and diagnostics.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic direction