5-7 years of experience in power conversion for grid-scale storage or solar projects.
Proven track record of writing and enforcing inverter or PCS specifications.
Experience debugging converter behavior using scope traces and power quality captures.
Knowledge of grid-forming operation and its validation in real-world applications.
Ability to translate complex technical details into clear documentation for diverse audiences.
Bonus: Familiarity with EMT validation tools and certification standards.
Responsibilities
Own the power conversion layer across multiple gigawatt sites.
Write and manage specifications for PCS and inverter vendors.
Set converter-level control requirements for plant operations.
Lead field commissioning and energization processes.
Root-cause analysis of converter issues and implement design improvements.
Benefits
Opportunities for professional development and growth.
Collaborative work environment with a focus on innovation.
Flexibility in work arrangements to support work-life balance.
Access to cutting-edge technology and projects in renewable energy.
Full Job Description
PCS Lead Engineer, Power Generation
Role Scope
Own the power conversion layer across storage and solar, PCS and inverter topology, DC architecture, filtering and the conversion interface to MV collection, as one standard repeated across concurrent gigawatt sites.
Write the PCS and inverter specification vendors bid against, qualify platforms on measured behavior rather than datasheet, and hold OEM engineering to the spec through factory witness testing, site acceptance and warranty.
Set the converter-level control requirements that let the plant hold firm load, grid-forming and grid-following operation, ride-through, step-load response and reactive capability, and hand a defensible interface to the storage, controls and protection leads.
Lead conversion-side energization and commissioning in the field, through first charge and discharge, islanding and transfer tests, and step-load testing against real AI load profiles.
Root-cause converter trips, derates and firmware regressions across the fleet, and fold every fix back into the standard design so the next site does not repeat it.
What We're Looking For
The below is a starting point. We always make space for exceptional people, so if you don't fit this role exactly, tell us where you would.
You've taken power conversion from specification to energized and dispatching on grid-scale storage or solar, and you can name the sites and the megawatts.
You've written an inverter or PCS specification that a vendor bid against, then held that vendor to it when their standard product did not meet it.
You've debugged converter behavior in the field from scope traces, power quality captures and event records, and changed a setting or a firmware build as a result.
You've specified or validated grid-forming operation on a plant that has to survive islanded, and you know where the vendor datasheet stops matching the hardware.
You've carried a failure from a field symptom to a change in the standard design, not just to a site-level workaround.
You write clearly enough that an OEM engineer, a commissioning agent and a CEO each get the decision they need out of the same document.
Bonus: Grid-forming control and EMT validation (PSCAD, EMTP, PLECS). Converter design at the hardware level (magnetics, thermal, SiC and IGBT device selection). BESS and inverter certification (UL 1741 SA and SB, IEEE 1547, UL 9540A). Named PCS platforms (Power Electronics, SMA, EPC Power, Sungrow, Tesla). Behind-the-meter and islanded microgrid operation. Professional Engineer license.
