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Sr. Controls Software Engineer -II

FluencePosted 4/18/2025

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Sr. Controls Software Engineer -II

Fluence

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Job Summary

We are seeking a Controls Software Engineer to design and develop Fluence's energy storage system control software for utility and grid applications. The ideal candidate will have expertise in MathWorks Matlab/Simulink, Agile Scrum using Jira, and Git, as well as experience with power engineering, closed-loop control algorithms, and robustness, security, performance, scalability, and maintainability. As a hands-on member of the development team, you will deliver releasable increments of product at the end of each Sprint and work closely with the Senior Manager Control Application Software Development. Fluence offers flexible remote work options, $4,000/year travel stipends, and equity in a fast-growing company. If you are passionate about software design and have extensive experience in power engineering, we encourage you to apply for this role.

Job Description

ABOUT THE POSITION:
We are looking for a Controls Software Engineer with a passion for software design and extensive experience with power engineering, MathWorks Matlab/Simulink, Agile Scrum using Jira, and Git. Our Control System is comprised of three main applications: Controls, UI, and the Data Acquisition System. 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
•Serve as the controls SW developer designing Fluence’s energy storage system control SW for utility and grid applications.
•Develop FOS Controls, integrate grid-scale battery and power conversion systems from industry-leading manufacturers.
•Design, develop, build, and document FOS controls logic using MathWorks Matlab/Simulink/Stateflow and C.
•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.
•Expertise in MathWorks Matlab/Simulink for model-based systems engineering.
•Strong knowledge of power system market applications, power generation, and/or energy storage system controls. 
•Experience in closed-loop control algorithms.
•Expertise using the Agile development framework and Git workflow.
•Enthusiasm for getting things done, taking personal responsibility, adding value within a team setting, and ability to work with minimal supervision.
•Willing and able to travel, domestically and internationally, up to 5% of the time.
Preferred
•6+ years of control SW development experience.
•MS in Power System, Power Electronics,Computer Science, Control systems, Software Engineering, from an accredited university. 
•Significant related work experience will be considered in place of a master’s degree.
•Expertise in control SW verification and validation.
•Expertise in Simulink code generation and optimization.
•Experience in Linux shell script programming.
•Expereince in CI/CD integration process and toolchain.
•Experience with Industrial Protocols: Modbus TCP, DNP3, IEC 61850.