Senior Systems Engineer - Battery Storage

OUR CULTURE AND VALUES

We are guided by our passion to transform the way we power our world. Achieving our goals requires creativity, diversity of ideas and backgrounds, and building trust to effect change and move with speed.

We are Leading

Fluence currently has thousands of MW of energy storage projects operated or awarded worldwide in addition to the thousands of MW of projects managed by our trading platform—and we are growing every day.

We are Responsible

Fluence is defined by its unwavering commitment to safety, quality, and integrity.

We are Agile

We achieve our goals and meet our customer’s needs by cultivating curiosity, adaptability, and self-reflection in our teams.

We are Fun

We value the diversity in thought and experience of our coworkers and customers. Through honest, forthcoming, and respectful communications we work to ensure that Fluence is an inclusive and welcoming environment for all. 

As a Senior Systems Engineer, you will work on cross-functional teams across Fluence’s Product team to develop safe, high performing, reliable, and cost effective energy storage products.

As the Senior Systems Engineer, you will be responsible for the following::

• Work as a systems engineer on multi-disciplinary teams of engineers to deliver MW-scale energy storage products
• Develop high level system architecture and collaborate with product management on high level product requirement
• Develop detailed system-level and subsystem hardware and software requirements, making use of common industry requirements management tools
• Provide technical leadership in collaborative process with product managers to determine allowable product configurations and future product architecture
• Conduct product safety assessments, failure mode analyses, risk assessments, hazard assessments (i.e. DFMEA, HARA)
• Conduct design trade-off studies to optimize between design flexibility, capital cost, operating cost, functionality, performance, maintainability, and continuity with existing Fluence products
• Incorporate lessons learned from previous product deployments and testing into product requirements
• Develop system design documents, customer documentation, and user manuals
• Create boundary diagrams, interface control documents, and subsystem requirements
• Perform system failure mode and risk analysis (i.e. DFMEA, HARA)
• Develop system test plans and coordinate with Fluence lab team to determine full scale system testing strategy

What will our ideal candidate bring to Fluence?

• Passion for energy storage, collaborative engineering, and learning from others
• Bachelors' or Masters’ degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or similar
• 7+ years industry experience, with background in renewable energy systems, power conversion, energy storage, PV, power systems control, or similar field
• Technical knowledge in broad area of engineering disciplines (Electrical, Mechanical, Safety, Test/Validation)
• Experience developing products to meet safety standards. Familiarity with energy storage standards (i.e. UL9540, IEC62933) is a plus
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
• Willingness to travel

Fluence IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER and fully subscribes to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity to ensure that all applicants and employees are considered for hire, promotion, and job status without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital or familial status.