Staff Power Hardware Electrical Engineer

Job Title: Staff Power Hardware Electrical Engineer

About Enphase:
Our mission at Enphase Energy is to advance a sustainable future for all.

Today, our intelligent microinverters, which turn sunlight into an affordable, safe, reliable, and scalable source of energy, work with virtually every solar panel made, and when paired with our award-winning smart battery technology, we engineer one of the industry's best-performing clean energy systems. To date, we have installed more than 36 million microinverters on more than 1.5 million homes across 130 countries.

Like our customers, our innovative teams are also worldwide, making Enphase Energy a truly global company. We are one of the fastest growing and most dynamic energy companies in the world. Nimble and acutely focused on developing ground-breaking solar energy management technology, each of our teams have a shared goal of creating a carbon-free future.

At Enphase we are also committed to diversity and inclusion. Developing cutting edge technology requires a workforce as diverse as the populations we wish to serve. We are a values-driven company that puts people and their power at the center of our shared energy future.

As we continue our exciting growth, we are building teams with highly talented individual contributors and leaders who design, develop, and manufacture next generation energy technologies. Our work environment is fast-paced, fun, and full of exciting new projects.

About the team and the role:

The Enphase System Control Innovation (SCI) team in the office of the CTO is responsible for defining, prototyping, and supporting the next generation system control solutions for Enphase products. The team is an integrated, multi-disciplinary group that is fast-moving and looking for motivated individuals that can contribute and collaborate closely with the team to deliver innovative solutions. As a member of the SCI team, you will solve some of the most exciting problems in the distributed energy space and help shape the direction of our products.

The Enphase SCI team is seeking a Staff Power Hardware Electrical Engineer to develop, integrate, and validate power hardware for next generation system control products and improve current designs.

Responsibilities include:

• Specification, design, schematic capture, prototyping, and debug of electromechanical components and electrical assemblies including high voltage/high current conductors/busbar, sensors, relays, power protection, and power conditioning subsystems
• Apply simulation, hardware-in-the-loop testing, and prototype testing to ensure electromechanical designs meets functionality and performance requirements
• Support manufacturing of power hardware components, electrical assemblies, and PCBAs for prototype products
• Hands-on bring up of and energy system hardware components (relays, power meters, power converters, communications devices, etc.) and system electrical assemblies
• Optimize product solutions with firmware/hardware control co-design
• Work with a multi-disciplinary team to test and troubleshoot prototype designs
• Mentor junior staff

Required Education and Experience:

• BS/MS/PhD Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or closely related discipline
• BS and 8+ years / MS and 6+ years / PhD and 3+ years power hardware development experience

Minimum Skills, Knowledge, and Special Attributes:

• Significant experience designing and/or integrating power hardware components (e.g., relays, meters, busbar, current transformers, etc.) and assemblies for commercial products
• Knowledge of electromechanical component and electrical assembly manufacturing processes and technologies
• Hands-on experience building and testing electrical and electromechanical assemblies
• Familiarity with power system integration, installation, and safety codes and standards such as UL 1741, IEEE 1547, UL 3010, and NFPA 70 (NEC)
• Ability to troubleshoot hardware-related issues within complex systems and drive solutions
• Proficiency with lab equipment including power meters, electronic loads, power supplies, oscilloscopes, etc.
• Ability to take ownership of development tasks and drive them to completion in a timely manner and with high quality to support team success

Additional Desired Skills:

• High-volume electromechanical product development experience
• Familiarity with Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
• Licensure as a Professional Engineer
• Familiarity with power hardware component safety and compliance standards such as UL 508, IEC/UL 61810-1, UL 2808, UL 489, UL 1077, IEC/UL 61058-1, etc.
• Experience using OrCad for schematic capture and Cadence Allegro for PCB layout
• Proficiency with devices, interfaces, and protocols for industrial communications such as Controller Area Network (CAN), IEC61850, TCP/IP, RS-485, etc.

Travel:

• Occasional travel domestically and internationally

Work location:

• Austin, TX

Candidate must be authorized to work in the US.

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