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Join e-STORAGE!\nWho We Are\nWelcome to e-STORAGE, a proud member of the Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ) family! We’re leading the way in designing, building, and integrating advanced battery energy storage systems for utility-scale projects. Our mission? To accelerate the world’s renewable energy transition and create a more sustainable, resilient energy future for everyone.\nWith our innovative SolBank lithium-iron phosphate battery technology and comprehensive project services, we’re not just building products we’re powering communities and making a difference worldwide.\nPosition Title: Senior Power Electronics Control Engineer\nDepartment: Inverter Firmware\nCompensation: $95,000 - $140,000 + annual bonus\nReports To: Director of Digital Inverter Firmware\nLocation: Kitchener, ON (Onsite)\nWho We Are\nCS Digital is a digital technology startup focused on providing state-of-the-art digital technology for power solutions. Our first goal is to build a North American based inverter control board, firmware and energy station controller for the BESS industry to compliment Canadian Solar’s String Power Conversion System Medium Voltage Skid for the Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) industry.\nWho You Are:\nThe Senior Power Electronics Control Engineer, specializes in Hardware-in-the-Loop simulation and validation of Power Conversion Systems (PCS) used in utility-scale Battery Energy Storage Systems.\nThis role focuses on using real-time digital simulators to emulate grids, inverters, batteries, and power stages in order to develop andvalidate control firmware, system-level behavior, protection logic, and grid-code compliance.\nYou will own the PCS HIL simulation environment, bridging power electronics, control algorithms, firmware, and system requirements to enable fast, repeatable, and certifiable testing.\n Responsibilities:\nDesign, develop, and maintain Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) test environments for PCS and inverter control validation.\nBuild real-time PCS simulation models, including grid models, filters, transformers, battery models, and protection interfaces.\nDevelop andvalidate inverter control algorithm firmware, protection strategies, and system behaviors under normal and abnormal operating conditions.\nExecute test cases covering grid-code compliant functionalities prior to certification testing.\nSupport grid code compliance activities through documented test results and traceability.\nExpand scope of HIL platform to cover other equipment, technologies and system according to future development plan.\nDevelop automated HIL test scripts and regression test suites to support continuous firmware and control validation.\nIntegrate HIL testing into development workflows and release processes.\nDebug complex control and system-level issues using real-time waveforms, logs, and simulation data.\nMaintain professional documentation for HIL architectures, simulation models, test plans, and validation reports.\nSupport root-cause analysis for lab and field issues by reproducing scenarios in HIL.\nConduct testing of the PCS hardware.\nMentor junior engineers and support product lifecycle and field issue resolution.\nCore Competencies & Technical Skills\nStrong experience with real-time HIL simulation for power electronics or grid-connected systems.\nProficiency with HIL platforms such as OPAL-RT, Typhoon HIL, dSPACE, RTDS, or similar.\nExperience building real-time models for inverters, batteries, power systems and protection systems.\nUnderstanding of real-time execution constraints, model fidelity, and latency considerations.\nSolid background of power converter, especially inverter architectures, and energy storage systems.\nExperience with converter control loops, digital protection mechanisms, and system-level sequencing.\nAbility to interpret control block diagrams, firmware behavior, and electrical schematics.\nFamiliarity with communication protocols such as CAN, Ethernet, SPI, UART, Modbus, and proprietary interfaces.\nExperience with test automation, scripting, or model-based validation workflows.\nFamiliarity with version control (GitHub/Bitbucket), documentation practices, and structured validation processes.\nStrong analytical skills and attention to detail in test development and result interpretation.\n Required Qualifications and Skills:\nBachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline. Advanced degrees in Power Electronics are preferred.\n5+ years of professional experience in HIL testing, real-time simulation, or PCS/inverter validation.\nDemonstrated experience validating power converters system using real-time simulators.\nExperience with MATLAB/Simulink, PSCAD or model-based design workflows.\nExperience of power converter experimental testing in laboratory set up.\nExperience developing automated regression frameworks for inverter validation\nExperience supporting product development subject to IEC/UL / IEEE grid-interconnection standards.\nHands-on experience working with cross-functional firmware, controls, and hardware teams.\nStrong analytical, problem-solving, documentation, and technical communication skills.\nDomestic and international travel ability.\ne-STORAGE is Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). 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