Senior HIL & Simulation Engineer - Energy Storage (Remote)

GE Vernova; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

GE Vernova is seeking a Senior Engineer - HIL & Simulation to lead and scale hardware-in-the-loop and simulation capabilities for utility-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems. You will own the end-to-end validation of BESS controls, BMS, and PCS, and drive real-time modeling, testing, and CI/CD integration.

You will collaborate with firmware, controls, and systems teams, mentor junior engineers, and push edge-case validation, ensuring safety, reliability, and grid-compliant performance across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical/computer engineering or related field.
• 6+ years engineering experience in power electronics, renewable energy, or grid-tied systems.
• 3+ years in HIL/SIL testing, real-time simulation, and control system validation.
• Familiar with GE Mark VIe controllers.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the roadmap for HIL testing, virtual commissioning, and simulation infrastructure across the BESS portfolio.
• Design, build, and maintain real-time simulation test benches to test physical controllers and embedded software under realistic grid and battery operating conditions.
• Develop, validate, and maintain high-fidelity plant models including battery cell/stack models, inverters, and AC/DC power grid networks using MATLAB/Simulink or similar tools.
• Design, build, and maintain virtual simulation test benches to test project-specific controls software for development and commissioning troubleshooting.
• Develop automated test scripts and CI/CD pipelines to integrate HIL/SIL testing into the development workflow.
• Analyze large volumes of simulation/test data to evaluate performance, interpret results, and communicate findings to cross-functional teams.

Skills

Power electronics

Grid-tied systems

HIL/SIL testing

Real-time simulation

Control validation

MATLAB/Simulink/Stateflow

C/C++

Grid codes

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Control Systems, or related field

Tools

GE Mark VIe controllers

Typhoon HIL

Opal-RT

National Instruments

Job description

GE Vernova is seeking a Senior Engineer - HIL & Simulation to lead and scale hardware-in-the-loop and simulation capabilities for utility-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems. You will own the end-to-end validation of BESS controls, BMS, and PCS, and drive real-time modeling, testing, and CI/CD integration.

You will collaborate with firmware, controls, and systems teams, mentor junior engineers, and push edge-case validation, ensuring safety, reliability, and grid-compliant performance across