Real-Time Microgrid Controller Firmware Engineer

Delta Electronics Americas; Morrisville (NC); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Delta Electronics Americas is seeking an experienced engineer to own the design and in-house development of real-time control software for the Microgrid Controller (MGC). You will work at the intersection of power-electronics control and deterministic embedded software, translating control laws into safe, bounded real-time code verified on HIL.

You will coordinate droop/grid-forming/following, dispatch, mode-transition, protection logic, and interfacing with PCS, BESS, PV, and genset assets,

Qualifications

• B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics, Controls, or equivalent experience.
• Strong grasp of power-electronics control — inverter loops, PLL, grid-forming/following.
• Hands-on real-time embedded software in C/C++ on RTOS or PREEMPT_RT Linux, with bounded WCET.

Responsibilities

• Develop the MGC real-time control application on a deterministic RTOS/RT-Linux target (≤ 1 ms loops).
• Implement secondary control at 1–100 ms layer.
• Build protection coordination logic with fast trip paths (≤ 20 μs).
• Design and tune power-electronics control loops interfacing to PCS/BESS controllers.

Skills

RTOS C/C++ embedded

Power-electronics control

HIL / real-time validation

Model-based design

Python test automation

Education

BS/MS in Electrical Engineering or related

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Typhoon HIL

OPAL-RT/RTDS

DSPACE

Job description

Delta Electronics Americas is seeking an experienced engineer to own the design and in-house development of real-time control software for the Microgrid Controller (MGC). You will work at the intersection of power-electronics control and deterministic embedded software, translating control laws into safe, bounded real-time code verified on HIL.

You will coordinate droop/grid-forming/following, dispatch, mode-transition, protection logic, and interfacing with PCS, BESS, PV, and genset assets,