Firmware DVT Engineer

This position sits within our Testing group, where you will work with a small team to develop fully functional prototypes that demonstrate new, advanced operation and control for autonomous grid connection, management, and regulation.

As a Senior Firmware DVT (Design Verification Test) Engineer, you will contribute to the verification and test of Enphase’s inverter firmware, gateway, and cloud functions and communications - ensuring they meet engineering requirements, design specifications, and worldwide safety and grid standards.

What You Will Do

• Develop test strategies and plans to verify that Enphase’s inverter firmware, gateway, and cloud functions and communications perform per engineering requirements and design specifications.
• Develop and execute test strategies to ensure safety and optimal functionality of Enphase’s firmware to meet worldwide standards.
• Design and implement automated test systems in Python and Ruby, enabling continuous integration for the firmware development team.
• Validate firmware communication interfaces and protocols (e.g., Ethernet/TCP-IP, Modbus/TCP, I2C, SPI, UART, SMBus, and power line carrier) using protocol and logic analyzers.
• Collaborate with hardware and firmware engineers to ensure firmware is designed for test.
• Confer with Quality Assurance, Development, and Product Management on project planning, and ensure effective testing of Enphase’s firmware within design constraints.
• Use test automation, power meters, oscilloscopes, DC supplies, and other lab test equipment to ensure complete functional, efficiency, and safety test coverage for Enphase’s hardware and firmware.
• Coach and train new members of the technical staff on Enphase’s test equipment, procedures, and automation software.

• BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, and/or Computer Science.
• 5+ years of experience in a similar role as an embedded firmware test/DVT/QA engineer.
• Strong Python programming for controlling test equipment, test framework development, and test automation, including Python bindings for Linux and communication packages (TCP/IP sockets, SMBus, pyModbusTCP, PiCloud, etc.).
• Functional validation experience with Ethernet/I2C/SPI/UART/power line carrier-based communication systems, and use of protocol and logic analyzers.
• Experience across the stages of embedded firmware (preferably Linux/RTOS-based) design, implementation, test, deployment, and maintenance.
• Experience with firmware integration and testing.
• Experience with 800V-1500V high-voltage DC and 277/480V three-phase AC voltages.

What Will Make You Stand Out

• Basic knowledge of relevant worldwide standards such as IEEE 1547, 1741 SA, CA Rule 21, HECO SRD 1.1, AS/NZS 4777.2:2015, SAND2013-9875, UK G83/2, and Sandia standards.
• Knowledge of worldwide advanced grid functions and fault conditions.
• Familiarity with AC grid simulators and solar panel simulators.

The base pay range for this position is $90,000 to $135,000 per year. This salary range may be modified in the future. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, education or training, work location, and market conditions. This position is also eligible for bonus, equity, and benefits.

Enphase Energy is a global energy technology company and a leading provider of solar, battery, and electric vehicle charging products. Founded in 2006, our innovative microinverter technology revolutionized solar power, making it a safer, more reliable, and scalable energy source. Today, the Enphase Energy System enables users to make, use, save, and sell their own power. Enphase is also one of the most successful and innovative clean energy companies in the world, with more than 80 million products shipped across 160 countries.