Jr Firmware Engineer

2 days ago

Christchurch, New Zealand Enphase Energy Full time

Today, our intelligent microinverters, which turn sunlight into an affordable, safe, reliable, and scalable source of energy, work with virtually every solar panel made, and when paired with our award-winning smart battery technology, we engineer one of the industry's best-performing clean energy systems. To date, we have installed more than 36 million microinverters on more than 1.5 million homes across 130 countries._
- Like our customers, our innovative teams are also worldwide, making Enphase Energy a truly global company. We are one of the fastest growing and most dynamic energy companies in the world. Nimble and acutely focused on developing ground-breaking solar energy management technology, each of our teams have a shared goal of creating a carbon-free future._
- At Enphase we are also committed to diversity and inclusion. Developing cutting edge technology requires a workforce as diverse as the populations we wish to serve. We are a values-driven company that puts people and their power at the center of our shared energy future._
- Join us on our mission_

You will be working in a team of engineers who are tasked to design, enhance and test the latest generation of our power converter and energy storage product range.

**Role/Duties**:

- Designing and implementing embedded software for real-time operation and control.
- Simulating new algorithms for autonomous microgrid power flow management.
- Developing unit and system test software.
- Validating algorithms using system simulation tools.
- Working with hardware engineers to test and troubleshoot prototype designs.
- Firmware testing.

**Requirements**:

- Able to understand and implement numerical processing algorithms including PID control in a microprocessor environment.
- Familiarity with evaluating CPU versus hardware processing requirements and trade-offs for cost-effective designs.
- Ability to troubleshoot firmware related issues within complex systems.
- Ability to test code and hardware both with and without external test equipment such as oscilloscopes, power meters, etc.
- Familiarity with software development processes. E.g. Agile, Structured, Object Oriented, etc.
- Familiarity with development tools such as GCC, GDB, Eclipse, GNU Make, etc.
- Familiarity with software code management tools such as GIT, Mercurial, etc.
- Ability to carry a design task from concept to implementation.
- Ability to document engineering requirements, document solutions, and test new firmware designs.

**Qualification and Previous Experience**:

- B.Eng in electrical, mechatronic, computing or equivalent.

**What would make you stand out?**
- Strong abstract thinking skills and aptitude for programming logic
- Control theory skills
- Proven performance, in a similar role, in a Research and Development environment.
- Exposure to interrupt services and drivers in embedded software control.
- Experience with power electronics systems.
- Experience with solar inverters.
- Experience with 32-bit ARM processors
- Familiarity with automated test scripts/setups, using Python.

**Employee Benefits**:

- Competitive salaries and quarterly bonuses.
- Long service leave.
- Medical insurance cover (yourself and your immediate family members).
- Annual merit reviews and increases.
- Opportunities for career growth and development.
- High tech laboratories and equipment.
- Modern facilities with onsite parking.
- Health and wellness incentives.
- Eco friendly work environment.
- Global team environment.

**About the Christchurch team**

The Enphase Energy New Zealand facility is in Wigram, Christchurch. We are a Research and Development Centre focused on the design and testing of our cornerstone product, the Microinverter. Enphase New Zealand has a team of around 80+ engineers and support staff. We also work closely with our Research and Development colleagues in California, Texas and Bangalore.

**About Enphase Energy**

Enphase Energy is a multi-national company with many global locations; sales and marketing, operations, and research and development.

**Find out more**:
**Relocation and Visa’s requirements**:
Relocation will be considered

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