Fuel Cell Systems Test & Analysis Engineer II

PLUG POWER INC; Slingerlands (NY); On-site; USD 79,200 - 118,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental & Vision Insurance

401(k) with 5% company match

Paid time off (vacation, personal, and

Paid Holidays

Wellness Reimbursement Program

Tuition Reimbursement

Fertility and Family Building Benefit

Employee Referral program

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Plug Power Inc. seeks an Engineer II to join the Fuel Cell System Test & Analysis team in Slingerlands, NY. You will design and execute test plans, analyze CFD-driven performance, and collaborate on system verification and durability testing to push fuel cell technology forward.

You will work in a hands-on lab environment using Python, MATLAB and LabVIEW to analyze data, optimize thermal and fluid performance, and support product improvements across cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, electrochemistry, chemistry, physics, or a related STEM field.
• Solid understanding of fluid dynamics and heat transfer fundamentals.
• Experience setting up, running and analyzing CFD using commercial tools.
• 3-6 years of experience in relevant technology, development and testing of complex products such as fuel cells, flow batteries, engines, or similar technologies.
• Familiarity with fuel cell system DFMEA is highly desirable.
• Proficient in instrumentation for diagnosing thermal, fluidic, structural, and electrochemical aspects of products.
• Experience with data analysis tools such as Python, MATLAB or VBA.
• Hands-on experience in lab environments and with LabVIEW or similar software.
• Experience with SAE and ISO standards.

Responsibilities

• Build understanding of fuel cell systems and develop benchmarkable metrics.
• Develop analysis models using CFD tools to optimize flow, heat rejection and efficiency.
• Plan, develop, and execute test plans to assess performance and technologies (DVP&R).
• Conduct durability, DOE and environmental testing to identify failure modes.
• Automate testing procedures and analyze results to support product improvements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on design verification and validation.
• Travel up to 10% as required.

Skills

CFD modeling

Lab testing

Python

MATLAB

DOE

Data analysis

Instrumentation

Statistical methods

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical/chemical/electrochemistry/chemistry/physics or related STEM

Tools

CFD software

LabVIEW

MATLAB

Excel

Job description

Plug Power Inc. seeks an Engineer II to join the Fuel Cell System Test & Analysis team in Slingerlands, NY. You will design and execute test plans, analyze CFD-driven performance, and collaborate on system verification and durability testing to push fuel cell technology forward.

You will work in a hands-on lab environment using Python, MATLAB and LabVIEW to analyze data, optimize thermal and fluid performance, and support product improvements across cross-functional teams.