System Integration Validation Engineer
1st Avenue PowerLos Angeles, California
Full Time
Posted February 17, 2026
$120k - $195k
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Job Description
The System Integration Validation Engineer is responsible for designing and executing testing and validation processes for utility-scale renewable energy systems, ensuring reliability, performance, and compliance with industry standards through advanced simulation environments and hardware integration.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and manage system-level requirements for utility-scale renewable energy power plants
- Develop and execute comprehensive validation plans for system testing
- Design, build, and maintain test beds integrating high-voltage DC systems, battery simulators, and PV emulators
- Perform performance reporting and validation for grid integration, including AC/DC systems and MV architectures
- Ensure system compliance with UL 1741 and IEEE 1547 standards through testing of protection functions and grid-interactive behavior
Requirements
- Proven experience in driving and managing technical requirements for large utility-scale renewable energy systems.
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in systems integration, hardware validation, or product development within the power electronics or utility industry.
- Deep expertise in HIL simulation environments such as Typhoon HIL, RTDS, or Opal-RT and SIL frameworks.
- Strong technical knowledge of LV MV grid integration, transformer performance, and utility-scale power distribution.
- Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience with a focus on Power Systems and Control Theory.
- Design, build, and maintain full-system test beds integrating high-voltage DC-DC converters, battery simulators, and PV emulators.
- Full system compliance testing with UL 1741 and IEEE 1547 standards through rigorous testing of protection functions and grid-interactive behavior.
- Own and execute comprehensive validation plans for utility-scale power grid integration, including AC/DC systems and Medium Voltage architectures.
- Lead the definition and management of system-level requirements for large utility-scale renewable energy power plants.
- Design verification and performance reporting for utility-scale power grid integration.
- Experience with industrial communication protocols such as Modbus TCP, CAN, and Ethernet.
- Hands-on experience with the complete lifecycle of utility-scale renewable energy power plant development.
- Ability to perform failure analysis (FMEA) at both system and subsystem levels.
- Proficiency with programming languages such as Python, Go, or C.
- Experience with frameworks including MATLAB, Typhoon HIL, RTDS, Opal-RT, SIL frameworks, and automation of CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience working with high-voltage DC systems up to 1500V, PV emulators, battery simulators, and electrical design architectures.
Benefits & Perks
Competitive Compensation Package
Remote Flexibility with 5-15 travel to sites as needed
Health Insurance with 100% coverage of employee premiums under a Gold-level PPO plan
Dental and Vision Insurance with 50% of employee premiums covered
Retirement Plan (401k) with a 6% employer match
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