Senior Control Engineer: HIL & Inverter Firmware Lead

Canadian Solar Inc.; Kitchener; On-site; CAD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

e-STORAGE, part of Canadian Solar Inc., seeks a Senior Control Engineer to lead Hardware‑in‑the‑Loop validation for PCS and inverter control in a North American BESS context. You will own the HIL environment, develop real‑time models, and validate firmware, protection strategies, and grid‑code compliance across scenarios.

You will design automated HIL tests, integrate them into development workflows, and collaborate with hardware, firmware, and software teams to ensure robust verification and

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Hardware‑in‑the‑Loop (HIL) test environments for PCS and inverter control validation.
• Build real‑time PCS simulation models, including grid models, filters, transformers, battery models, and protection interfaces.
• Validate inverter control algorithm firmware, protection strategies, and system behaviors under normal and abnormal operating conditions.
• Execute test cases covering grid-code compliant functionalities prior to certification testing.
• Support grid code compliance activities through documented test results and traceability.
• Expand scope of HIL platform to cover other equipment, technologies and system according to future development plan.
• Develop automated HIL test scripts and regression test suites to support continuous firmware and control validation.
• Integrate HIL testing into development workflows and release processes.
• Debug complex control and system‑level issues using real‑time waveforms, logs,

Skills

HIL testing

Real-time modeling

Firmware validation

Power electronics

Tools

HIL simulators

Grid models

Job description

e-STORAGE, part of Canadian Solar Inc., seeks a Senior Control Engineer to lead Hardware‑in‑the‑Loop validation for PCS and inverter control in a North American BESS context. You will own the HIL environment, develop real‑time models, and validate firmware, protection strategies, and grid‑code compliance across scenarios.

You will design automated HIL tests, integrate them into development workflows, and collaborate with hardware, firmware, and software teams to ensure robust verification and