Staff Power Electronics Controls Engineer

Staff Power Electronics Controls Engineer

As a Power Electronics Controls Engineer at Lunar, you will be responsible for building power electronics simulations and for developing control methods, algorithms, and firmware for all of Lunar’s electrification systems.  We are looking for candidates who are passionate about decarbonizing residential buildings and building a more sustainable future. An ideal candidate is both collaborative and able to work independently, bringing both creativity and rigor to our modeling efforts.

Lunar Energy was founded to transition homes to 100% clean energy—making our electricity greener, our air cleaner, and our energy more safe, secure and reliable for all. We’re a fast-growing, global company building the world’s best clean energy products to electrify all homes and connect communities to form clean, resilient virtual power plants.

On a given day at Lunar, you’ll likely…

• Develop detailed simulation models of power electronics and associated control systems for all of Lunar’s power conversion systems
• Create, design, implement, and validate control algorithm with balanced theoretical analysis and simulation 
• Develop detailed system-level simulation models and perform stability and worst-case analysis 
• Work with the firmware engineering team to integrate the control algorithm into firmware implementation
• Define validation methods and tests for confirming expected behaviors and performance of developed control firmware
• Be part of system architecture concept design, topology selection, trade-off study, and decision-making
• Support product and engineering requirements and design using simulation modeling outputs
• Communicate proposals, results, and specifications through clear, information-rich data visualizations

Desired Skills:

• Master with 6+ years’ industry experience or PhD with 3+ years’ industry experience in power electronics with a power electronics control focus 
• Strong understanding of power electronics, photovoltaic systems, and Li-ion batteries
• Fluent with power electronics simulation tools such as Plecs, MATLAB/Simulink, etc.
• Experienced with embedded firmware development for real-time control systems
• Familiarity with hardware in the loop is a plus
• Familiarity with inverter control design for IEEE 1547 is a plus
• Familiarity with droop control for AC and DC microgrids is a plus
• Familiarity with power electronics stability analysis and methods of stabilization is a plus
• Industry experience with power electronics control design for compliance and regulation is a strong plus
• Strong data visualization and technical communication skills

Benefits:

We’re dedicated to creating a remarkable employee experience. At Lunar, competitive base pay is one part of our total compensation package. Lunar employees also have the opportunity to become Lunar shareholders by getting equity in a fast-growing company and participating in our employee stock program.

Additional benefits include: 

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents
• Flexible Paid Time Off plus 10 paid holidays
• Tax deferred 401(k) plan 
• Paid parental leave for all full time employees including 12 weeks paid parental leave for the birthing mother and 6 weeks paid parental leave for the non-birthing parent 
•  Subsidized EV charging and pre-tax commuter benefits
• Cell Phone stipend 

Our DE&I Philosophy: Lunar Energy is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to attracting, developing and retaining diverse talent by supporting an inclusive workplace. Lunar recruits, hires, trains, promotes, compensates, and administers all personnel actions without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other status protected by applicable law.

Our Compensation Philosophy: Our goal is to ensure that all Lunar Energy employees are fairly compensated. Please note that the salary range information that follows is a good faith estimate for this position provided pursuant to the Pay Transparency for Pay Equity Act for California applicants. The salary range estimate for this position depending on level of experience is $140k- $190k USD

The actual offer, reflecting the total compensation package & benefits, will be at the company’s sole discretion, and determined by factors including but not limited to years of experience, job level, geographic location, and other relevant business considerations. The company also reserves the right to amend or modify this job description, employee perks, and benefits at any time.