Senior Fuel Cell Systems Engineer - Controls & Reliability

PLUG POWER INC; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 95,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental & vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Bonus eligibility

Paid time off

Job summary

Plug Power Inc. is seeking a Senior Systems and Controls Engineer to provide engineering support for fuel cell systems. The role requires strong systems thinking, project management, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver robust control solutions.

The candidate will design control architectures, verify software, analyze data, and ensure compliance with global standards. Experience with PEM fuel cell systems and coding in MATLAB, Python, or C/C++ is highly valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM required; engineering discipline preferred.
• Strong background in systems thinking and problem solving.
• Experience with PEM fuel cell systems or hybrid power trains is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop system concepts and controls strategies for product development and reliability improvements.
• Perform controls software verification and data analysis of fuel cell systems.
• Design and improve control algorithms and state machines to maximize fuel cell stack life and performance.
• Lead FMEA, functional safety analysis and hazard analysis for fuel cell systems.

Skills

MATLAB

Lab View

Python

C++

C

Microsoft Office

Root Cause Analysis

Systems thinking

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, or Systems engineering degree preferred

Tools

MATLAB

Lab View

Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Visio

Outlook

Job description

Plug Power Inc. is seeking a Senior Systems and Controls Engineer to provide engineering support for fuel cell systems. The role requires strong systems thinking, project management, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver robust control solutions.

The candidate will design control architectures, verify software, analyze data, and ensure compliance with global standards. Experience with PEM fuel cell systems and coding in MATLAB, Python, or C/C++ is highly valued.