Job Description

The Senior Systems Test Engineer reports currently to the Vice President, Product Development Engineering. This role supports engineering, compliance, and manufacturing bench and customer testing for large-scale energy storage products and subsystems. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, they define and execute development tests, verify system and subsystem-level requirements, create and resolve problem reports, and communicate test data to internal and external stakeholders.

As the primary interface for regulatory compliance testing with organizations such as TÜV and UL, this role is pivotal in ensuring product certification and quality. The Senior Systems Test Engineer will become a subject matter expert, gaining extensive hands-on experience with cutting-edge energy
storage and power conversion equipment.

Responsibilities:

• System & Verification Testing

- Develop and execute verification test plans for battery pack systems to ensure compliance with customer requirements. - Statistically analyze test data, create tables/charts, and prepare reports for internal and external teams. - Support problem resolution for issues identified during testing by working with cross-functional engineering teams.
- Collaborate with engineers to integrate and update system verification test plans and test cases in the requirement management system.
- Track and update test results in the requirement management system and support project teams in monitoring status.
- Provide guidance to validation teams on high-risk design validation testing items.
- Support technical risk analysis, focusing test and validation efforts on high-priority areas.

• Lab & Equipment Management

- Coordinate lab equipment, test fixtures, and resources to ensure tests align with project goals.
- Manage lab operations, including safety protocols, organization, equipment maintenance, and process improvements.
- Assist manufacturing teams with in-process and End-of-Line (EOL) test development and training.

• Regulatory Compliance & External Engagement

- Act as a primary interface with TÜV, UL, CSA, and other regulatory compliance laboratories.
- Ensure testing adheres to federal and state regulations.
- Support correlation efforts between physical validation and virtual validation models.

• General & Additional Responsibilities

- Adhere to federal and state regulations.
- Adhere to all company policies, processes, and procedures.
- Performs other duties as requested, directed, or assigned.
- Predictable and reliable attendance.

Position Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Electrical, Power Electronics, or Systems Engineering, or related field, or equivalent degree.
• Minimum of seven (7) years of overall engineering experience in power electronics systems fields working with voltages more than 200V.
• Minimum of three (3) years experience in systems testing, verification, or HIL testing of battery or electrical systems in one or more of the following fields: lithium-ion battery systems testing for large-scale energy storage, Solar PV, motor drives, or similar voltage and power classes.
• Proficiency in LabVIEW, Microsoft Office, and test equipment such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, AC and DC power supplies, or thermal probes.
• Strong problem-solving, debugging, and technical communication skills.
• Experience with TÜV, UL, CSA, or other compliance labs or standards.
• Proficiency in Minitab, Matlab, or similar analysis tools.
• Fluent in English both spoken & written.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally, up to 15%, and work flexible hours when required.

Key Competencies:

• Decision Making & Analysis: Makes sound decisions based upon a mixture of data-driven analysis, expertise, experience, and judgment; collects relevant information, seeks input from others, and identifies connections and/or root causes of problems.
• Continual Improvement: Displays a consistent orientation toward producing the highest quality products or services, while keeping a focus on sustainability. Constantly looking for incremental improvements in work processes and results.
• Takes Initiative: Exhibits strong drive for results and success; conveys a sense of urgency and drives issues to closure; persists despite obstacles and opposition.
• Delivers Results: Achievement-oriented, feeling a sense of urgency to reach goals on time, if not before.

Physical Requirements / Working Conditions:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office equipment.
• Ability to adjust focus, especially due to concentration on a computer screen.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 30 pounds and/or position the body to reach items on the floor/below knee level or reach overhead.
• The person in this position needs to occasionally move about in industrial environments, and on uneven terrain.
• Works in a temperature-controlled office environment, with occasional work in outdoor weather conditions, and in industrial environments.
• The noise level in the work environment can be moderately loud