Senior HIL Test Engineer - Grid-Scale Power & AI UPS

on.energy

Houston, Northern (TX, KY)

Hybrid

USD 120,000 - 160,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual performance-based bonus

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

ON.energy in Houston is seeking a hands-on HIL Test Engineer to develop real-time models and integrate controllers with simulation environments for storage and power conversion products. You will configure real-time simulators, execute comprehensive test campaigns, automate data processing, and prepare reports for design reviews and product releases, collaborating with controls, firmware, and modeling teams.

The role requires 4+ years in HIL/testing or related lab testing, a B.S.

Qualifications

Four or more years in HIL testing, real-time simulation, controls validation, or laboratory testing of grid-connected power electronics.
Bachelor's degree or higher in electrical engineering, power systems, controls engineering, or related discipline.
Direct experience on at least one real-time simulation platform (RTDS/RSCAD, Typhoon HIL, OPAL-RT).
Working knowledge of MATLAB/Simulink and PSCAD; understand changes needed for real-time execution.
Grounding in inverter controls, energy storage systems, and power system dynamics.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain real-time models of plant, grid, and equipment behavior for controller testing.
Configure and operate the HIL environment, including real-time simulator, I/O interfaces, signal conditioning, and data acquisition.
Integrate product controllers, control software, and firmware builds with the simulation environment and maintain configurations under version control.
Plan and execute functional, performance, fault, boundary-condition, and regression test campaigns against acceptance criteria.
Verify control performance across normal operation, disturbances, abnormal conditions, and recovery.
Develop scripts and tooling to automate test execution, data processing, and reporting.
Prepare test reports documenting method, configuration, results, limitations, and recommendations.