Principal Engineer, R&D

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You’ve discovered something special. A company that cares. Cares about leading the way in construction, engineering, manufacturing and renewable energy. Cares about redefining how energy is designed, applied and consumed. Cares about thoughtfully growing to meet market demands. And ─ as “one of the Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America” ─ is focused on the mind/body/soul of team members through our Culture of Care.

As a Principal Engineer within our R&D organization, you will lead the processes and strategies for the design, development, and testing of cutting‑edge systems and technologies for DER and power distribution applications. Your role will focus on developing a technology roadmap for required systems, characterizing and benchmarking technologies and components, ensuring they meet size, efficiency, performance, cost, and specification requirements. You will collaborate with cross‑functional teams to develop a technology roadmap for energy, power distribution, and power conversion solutions targeting various markets.

By acting as a company‑wide subject matter expert, you will play a pivotal role in influencing the future of technology and product development within the company. Additionally, you will establish partnerships with external suppliers and communicate results to key stakeholders, driving innovation and excellence in all our initiatives.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace, Chemical). Advanced degree in Engineering (Electrical, Chemical, Mechanical) or equivalent preferred. Strong understanding of renewable energy systems, including solar, wind, power conversion, and energy storage technologies.
• Experience:
  
  10+ years of experience in system design, architecture, testing, or integration of various relevant energy technologies for microgrid, power generation, and energy storage. Experience with collaboration and application of modeling for system design. Demonstrated experience providing strategic direction to company‑wide product and technology roadmaps. Proven track record of leading successful projects in the renewable energy sector a plus. Experience in performance modeling and simulation of microgrid power generation components, control systems, power conversion components with Matlab/Simulink, Simscape, Amesim or similar tools preferred.
  
  Demonstrated experience owning technology and product roadmaps for various programs a plus.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills and the ability to work in a fast‑paced environment.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Travel: 5-10%

Work Schedule:

This position works between the hours of 7 AM and 5 PM, Monday‑Friday. Overtime may be required. However, work may be performed at any time on any day of the week to meet business needs.

• Characterize, benchmark, and define requirements for design, development of proof‑of‑concept prototypes, and testing of various components and technologies
• Responsible for characterizing size, performance, efficiency, cost, and requirements for various components and technologies used for DER and power distribution in microgrid, EV charging, and data center applications
• Develop and maintain documentation on component specifications, selection analysis, requirements, and simulation analysis
• Work closely with systems simulation and FEA/CFD engineers to communicate requirements, performance targets, and boundary conditions for modeling and simulation analysis
• Lead evaluation and benchmarking of new and competitive technologies
• Collaborate with controls software engineers to establish guidelines and performance targets for energy management systems, microgrid controllers, and other functional design
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams on power electronics system design, thermal management system design, and packaging/manufacturing design
• Collaborate with Verification & Validation team to define DVP&Rs for battery energy storage system testing
• Define and lead development processes and…