Principal Power Systems Engineer

Fluence is the leading global energy storage technology and services company, created and backed by Siemens and AES, two industry powerhouses and pioneers in energy storage. Fluence unites the scale, experience, breadth, and financial backing of the two most experienced icons in energy storage.

Our mission is to create a more sustainable future by transforming the way we power our world. Energy storage is critical to this transformation, yet today the market is fragmented and customers face the challenge of finding a trusted technology partner amidst conflicting technical claims, inexperienced vendors and installers, and new market entrants with limited power sector knowledge.

Fluence brings the proven technology solutions and services that overcome the commercial and regulatory barriers that stand in the way of modernizing our energy networks. We are the partner that can deliver at a global scale with the most experienced and knowledgeable team in the world.

ABOUT THIS POSITION

Fluence, the global market leading energy storage technology company, is looking for a Principal Power Systems Engineer with extensive experience with grid-connected power converters and the use of storage on the transmission system to provide grid support. This position is within the Technology Team and will focus on power systems product development and design for cutting edge Fluence Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), particularly the major components of the inverters and the Fluence control system. 

Your responsibilities will include:

•Serve as the power systems technical expert on a team designing Fluence’s energy storage products for power system support, targeted at utility and grid operator customers.

•Develop detailed product requirements, lead system level product design, and develop test plans for power system support applications

•Provide expertise in the area of understanding of power system stability issues and control schemes for grid-connected power system support

•Lead evaluations of the interaction between the BESS power converter systems (PCS) and the utility/grid under a broad range of system events and operating conditions.

•Design and develop new products and product features to advance BESS capabilities to provide support for the high voltage power system.

•Actively work and provide support to both internal customers such as sales, engineering and business development teams and external customers such as ISOs, energy producers and utilities in the use of Fluence BESS models