Energy Storage Software Validation Engineer

Redwood Materials; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Redwood Materials in San Francisco, CA, is hiring a Software Validation Engineer to design and maintain SIL and HIL environments for battery assets and grid conditions.

You will lead automated test suites in Python, define V&V plans for site controllers and embedded power electronics, and integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines to ensure production-ready code.

The role requires a BS/MS in EE/CE with 2+ years of hardware-focused software validation and hands-on lab work with high-voltage equipment.

Qualifications

• Background: BS or MS in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related, with 2+ years in software validation or test automation for hardware-focused systems.
• HIL/SIL Mastery: Experience with real-time simulation platforms (Typhoon HIL, Opal-RT, ordSPACE) and modeling power electronics in a virtual environment.
• Automation Toolchain: Proficiency in Python (Pytest) and familiarity with Rust and C/C++ for embedded codebases.
• Hardware Literacy: Comfortable in a high-voltage lab; know oscilloscopes, power supplies, electronic loads, CAN, SPI, Ethernet.
• Systematic Thinking: Demonstrated ability to find edge cases in complex state machines and control loops.
• Infrastructure: Experience with Git, Jenkins/GitHub Actions, and Docker for test environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and scale SIL and HIL environments to simulate battery assets and grid conditions.
• Develop automated test suites in Python and move validation from manual to automated frameworks.
• Define and execute V&V plans for site controllers and embedded power electronics under normal and fault conditions.
• Integrate HIL/SIL testing into CI/CD pipelines to provide real-time feedback to development teams.

Skills

Python

Rust

C/C++

Test automation

Git

CI/CD

Education

BS or MS in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field

Tools

Typhoon HIL

Opal-RT

ordSPACE

Python

Docker

Git

Jenkins

CAN

SPI

Ethernet

Job description

Redwood Materials in San Francisco, CA, is hiring a Software Validation Engineer to design and maintain SIL and HIL environments for battery assets and grid conditions.

You will lead automated test suites in Python, define V&V plans for site controllers and embedded power electronics, and integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines to ensure production-ready code.

The role requires a BS/MS in EE/CE with 2+ years of hardware-focused software validation and hands-on lab work with high-voltage equipment.