Senior System Engineer BESS

roduct Management and Application Engineering to interpret market trends, customer use cases, and generalized utility/grid requirements (grid services, interconnection standards like IEEE 1547) for utility-scale BESS.

• Define and document clear, concise, and verifiable system-level product requirements.

• Decompose system requirements and allocate them effectively to relevant internal design teams (Power Electronics/PCS, Battery Systems/BMS, Controls & Software, Mechanical/Thermal, Safety).

• Manage product requirements and their traceability using designated tools and processes.

• Develop and maintain standardized, modular, and scalable system architectures for our utility-scale BESS product lines.

• Define key internal system interfaces (hardware, software, communication protocols) ensuring interoperability between subsystems developed by different teams.

• Lead system-level design trade-off analyses to optimize the product platform for performance, manufacturability, serviceability, reliability, safety, and cost.

• Define product configuration rules and guidelines to support modularity and project-specific adaptation.

• Facilitate cross-functional design reviews, ensuring subsystem designs align with the overall system architecture and requirements.

• Assist design teams in understanding the implications of their design choices on other subsystems and overall system performance/safety.

• Define the overall strategy for integrating subsystems into a functional BESS product.

• Lead or participate in system-level FMEAs and Hazard Analyses during the design phase to identify and mitigate risks inherent in the product design.

• Define the system-level verification and design validation strategy for the BESS product platform.

• Collaborate with test engineering to develop comprehensive test plans (including Design Verification Testing - DVT, and supporting Type Testing) that ensure product requirements are met.

• Analyze system test results to validate the design against requirements, providing feedback to design teams for necessary improvements.

• Ensure the BESS product architecture and subsystem requirements incorporate relevant industry standards (e.g., UL 9540, UL 1973, relevant IEC standards, NFPA 855, common grid code principles) from the outset.

• Support the product certification process by ensuring design documentation and test evidence meet compliance requirements.

• Own the creation and maintenance of core system-level design documents: System Requirements Specifications, System Architecture Descriptions, ICDs, System FMEAs, V&V Plans.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field.

• 10+ years of experience in a systems engineering role within a product development environment, focusing on complex electro-mechanical or power systems.

• Proven experience translating market/customer needs into technical system requirements for internal design teams.

• Strong understanding of system architecture principles, modular design, and interface definition.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with relevant industry standards (UL, IEC, NFPA) and grid interconnection concepts (IEEE 1547).

• Experience with requirements management processes and tools (e.g., Jama, DOORS).

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and technical communication skills tailored for collaboration within engineering teams.

• Experience working effectively in multi-disciplinary R&D or product design teams.

• Experience developing platform-based or modular hardware/software products.

• Experience specifically in the design and development lifecycle of utility-scale BESS or closely related power conversion products.

• Experience leading system-level FMEAs, FTAs, or other safety/reliability analyses during design.

• Knowledge of power system simulation tools (e.g., MATLAB/Simulink, PLECS, PSCAD, ETAP) applied to design validation.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes