As a Senior Systems Engineer, you will work on cross-functional teams within Fluence’s Product team developing safe, high performing, reliable, and cost effective energy storage products.
Responsibilities:•Work as a lead systems engineer on multi-disciplinary teams of engineers to design and deliver MW-scale energy storage products•Collaborate with product management team to define and prioritize product features and high level product technical requirements•Develop detailed system-level and subsystem hardware and software requirements, making use of common industry requirements management tools•Provide technical leadership in a collaborative process with product managers to determine allowable product configurations and product roadmap•Conduct product safety assessments, failure mode analyses, risk assessments, and hazard assessments (i.e. DFMEA, FMEA, HARA)•Lead design trade-off studies to optimize between design flexibility, capital cost, operating cost, functionality, performance, maintainability, and continuity with existing Fluence products•Incorporate lessons learned from previous product deployments and testing into product requirements•Develop product design documents, customer documentation, and user manuals•Create interface control documents and boundary diagrams•Develop product verification plans and system level test cases and coordinate with Fluence lab team to determine full scale system testing strategy
Qualifications:•Passion for energy storage, product development, and collaborative engineering•Track record of taking ownership over complex technical challenges and leading others from problem identification to solution•Bachelors' or Masters’ degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or similar•8+ years industry experience, with background in renewable energy systems, power conversion, energy storage, PV, power systems control, or similar field•Technical knowledge in broad area of engineering disciplines (Electrical, Mechanical, Controls Systems, Safety, Test/Validation)•Experience developing products to meet safety standards. Familiarity with energy storage standards (i.e. UL9540, IEC62933) is a plus•Experience developing large scale battery energy storage products is a plus•Strong problem-solving skills•Strong communication skills, both verbal and written•Willingness to travel