Power Systems HIL/SIL Test Automation Engineer

Terabase Energy, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k match

Stock options

Home office setup allowance

Job summary

Terabase Energy, Inc. is seeking a Test Automation Engineer to develop and execute automated test frameworks for SIL and HIL environments, validating power plant controllers and SCADA systems. The role emphasizes scalable automation to catch edge cases before field deployment.

Responsibilities include building automation frameworks, defining V&V plans, and integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines, working across SIL, MIL, and HIL setups, with root-cause analysis and detailed reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in electrical/computer engineering, CS, or related field.
• 2+ years of professional software validation or test automation experience for hardware-focused systems.
• Expert-level Python and Bash scripting; some PLC/RTAC IEC 61131-3 knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable automated test frameworks and scripts for power, control, and SCADA systems using Python.
• Define and execute Verification and Validation (V&V) plans to meet site controller and SCADA requirements under fault conditions.
• Integrate automated HIL/SIL testing into CI/CD pipelines and provide real-time feedback to development teams.

Skills

Python

Bash scripting

PLC/RTAC IEC61131-3

Edge-case testing mindset

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical/Computer Engineering or CS

Tools

Git

Jenkins/GitHub Actions

Docker

Pytest/OpenHTF

Job description

Terabase Energy, Inc. is seeking a Test Automation Engineer to develop and execute automated test frameworks for SIL and HIL environments, validating power plant controllers and SCADA systems. The role emphasizes scalable automation to catch edge cases before field deployment.

Responsibilities include building automation frameworks, defining V&V plans, and integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines, working across SIL, MIL, and HIL setups, with root-cause analysis and detailed reporting.