Senior Controls Software Engineer (BMS)

ABOUT THE POSITION:

We are looking for a Controls Software Engineer with a passion for software design and extensive experience with C++, Agile Scrum using Jira and Git. You will report to the Senior Manager Control Application Software Development. As a hands-on member of the development team, you will also do the work of delivering a releasable Increment of product at the end of each Sprint.

What will our ideal candidate bring to Fluence?

Responsibilities

•Develop Fluence OS (FOS) controls software used in Fluence’s energy storage products. The software you will develop includes but not limited to:

o system-level BMS (Battery Management System)

ocontrols communication

oFluence OS application and base controls for utility and grid applications

oIntegration of grid-scale battery and power conversion systems from industry-leading manufacturers.

•Design, develop, build, and document FOS controls SW using C++, C and/or Matlab/Simulink.

•Support requisition engineering. Troubleshoot field issues and identify root causes.

•Focus on robustness, security, performance, scalability, and maintainability.

•Meet project timelines and budget.

•Track, manage, document, and report work using JIRA and Confluence.

•Foster a spirit of teamwork that allows for impersonal disagreement over ideas, conflict, and expeditious resolution.

Qualifications

Required

•Bachelor in the areas of Mechanical, Electrical, Computer Science, or related fields from an accredited university.

•6+ years of SW development experience.

•Expertise in object oriented software development with C++ preferably for Linux.

•Basic knowledge of a scripting language, preferably Python.

•Expertise in C programming.

•Expertise using the Agile development framework and Git workflow.

•Enthusiasm for getting things done, taking personal responsibility, adding value within a team setting, learning new things, and ability to work with minimal supervision.

•Willing and able to travel, domestically and internationally, up to 5% of the time.

Preferred

•Knowledge in developing Battery Management System (BMS) software.

•Knowledge of messagebus, such as MQTT.

•Knowledge of power system market applications, power generation, and/or energy storage system controls.

•Experience in MathWorks Matlab/Simulink for controls logic development.

•Experience in Test Driven Development.

•Experience with Continuous Integration.

•Experience in Linux shell script programming.

•Experience with Industrial Protocols: Modbus, CAN.

•Experience with Containers (docker).

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