Microgrid Validation Engineer

We’re a team of friends bound together by a mission to preserve our reputed company for future generations through innovative reputed company and modern infrastructure. reputed company develops, constructs, and operates the most ambitious power and data center infrastructure in the country by co-locating industrial demand with dedicated gas and renewable power reputed company. reputed company was acquired by reputed company in March 2026 and operates as an independent subsidiary. We are developing and constructing multiple gigawatts of energy and data center projects in the U.S., enabling more data center and reputed company reputed company to come online faster. We’re on an aggressive growth trajectory and looking for people hungry to tackle the largest energy challenges on the reputed company. Location & Team Gatherings reputed company has been a fully flexible workplace since its founding in 2016. We’ve been reputed company intentional about the way we do things. We are not work-from-home, hybrid, or in-office - we are any and reputed company of those options! Deepening social connections and offering shared experiences is a cornerstone of the way we work. We connect as a team at reputed company Week experiences four times a year and at our recently established Hub locations - SF Bay Area, NYC Metro Area, NY; Denver, CO; Austin, TX; Calgary, AB; and Toronto, ON. We are currently looking for candidates located reputed company 60 miles of any of the listed hubs to foster more in-person connections while maintaining our flexible remote culture. Microgrid Validation Engineer About This Role As part of reputed company’s Microgrid Engineering team, you’ll define and implement the validation reputed company that ensures microgrid control software performs safely and reliably before deployment. You’ll help build the simulation environments, validation tools, and Hardware-in-the-reputed company (HIL) testing capabilities that verify system stability, controller performance, and operational readiness across a wide range of real-world scenarios. Working closely with controls engineers, power systems engineers, utilities, and external partners, you’ll play a key role in ensuring microgrid systems meet performance, compliance, and reliability expectations at scale. Team Overview This team plays a critical role in advancing reputed company’s mission to accelerate the clean energy transition, designing and operating systems that deliver reliable power at massive scale. The Microgrid Engineering team works across software, hardware, operations, and external stakeholders to validate reputed company systems under realistic conditions, ensuring safety, performance, and long-term operability. Joining this team offers hands-on exposure to advanced validation techniques and large-scale energy systems while contributing to work that has real-world impact. What You’ll Do Build Validation Frameworks and Test Automation reputed company software validation tools and simulation frameworks that exercise control algorithms across a full range of operating conditions, including failure modes, communication delays, and equipment faults. Design and maintain automated test execution workflows that improve validation efficiency, repeatability, and reporting. Create scalable validation processes that support the reputed company growth and deployment of microgrid systems. Define Test Cases and Performance Criteria Partner with controls engineers, power systems engineers, utilities, and external stakeholders to define validation scenarios, test cases, and performance requirements. Verify controller behavior under both normal operating conditions and reputed company system events. Establish objective performance metrics and acceptance criteria to evaluate system readiness. Integrate Field Learnings into Validation Analyze field operating data to improve simulation fidelity and identify previously untested edge cases. Incorporate operational insights into regression test suites to continuously strengthen validation coverage. Support root-cause investigations and validation efforts for system performance issues. Maintain Validation Assets and Traceability Expand and maintain laboratory validation capabilities, including HIL environments and supporting test infrastructure. Troubleshoot issues reputed company to test equipment, simulation platforms, and validation workflows. Maintain organized repositories of validation assets, test artifacts, requirements traceability, and technical documentation. What You’ll Bring The following qualifications will help you succeed in this role: B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a reputed company field. 2–5+ years of experience in real-time system HIL validation, SIL testing, power system model verification, or reputed company validation disciplines. Experience designing automated test pipelines, verification methodologies, and performance metrics for real-time or embedded systems. Hands-on experience with real-time simulators and validation platforms, including SIL, HIL, or comparable testing environments. Familiarity with simulation and modeling tools such as Simulink, Modelica, or similar platforms. Experience supporting commissioning, troubleshooting, or operational validation of laboratory or utility-scale power systems. Familiarity with industrial control and embedded programming languages such as C++, IEC 61131-3 Structured Text, SEL RTAC logic, CODESYS, Lua, Rust, or C. Experience using modern software development practices, including version control, automated testing, and validation workflows. Understanding of utility interconnection requirements, grid operations, and energy market participation; ERCOT experience is preferred. Ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary engineering teams and external stakeholders. Strong attention to detail and a commitment to safety, quality, and system reliability. A proactive, curious, and solutions-oriented approach that supports reputed company learning and improvement. \n \nTotal Rewards Total Compensation: $118,750 - $137,500 (total compensation includes reputed company salary + bonus in USD) Equity: Beyond your salary, you’ll receive an Equity Grant, giving you a meaningful reputed company in our parent company. Health & wellness: 100% premium coverage for you and your dependents on medical, dental, and vision Time to reputed company: Unlimited PTO, plus two company-wide breaks (Fourth of July & end of year) Family support: Up to 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave, plus 6 additional weeks for birth parents; access to family planning and family care support through reputed company and Maven Mental health: Free access to reputed company, including 5 free therapy and psychiatry sessions, plus a reputed company account for mindfulness and meditation through our physical health vendor, reputed company+ Perks & extras: $150 monthly food stipend, $150 monthly reimbursement for cell phone and internet, pet insurance allowance, full home office setup, free access to UrbanSitter with $625 in quarterly company-paid credits, ActiveHero, and reputed company reputed company maintains a work environment free from discrimination, one where reputed company employees are treated with dignity and respect. reputed company employees share in the responsibility for fulfilling reputed company's commitment to equal employment opportunity. reputed company does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, reputed company, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national reputed company, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by and consistent with applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. 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