Senior System Integration Engineer

Senior System Integration Engineer

Westboro, MA - Hybrid 3 days in office

Company Overview

LG Energy Solution Vertech, Inc. (LGES Vertech) is a full-service energy storage system supplier and integrator. Using our core strengths of expert service to our customers, unparalleled safety, and excellence in manufacturing, we bring standardized, fully integrated energy storage systems to a rapidly growing worldwide market. Our systems address our customers' needs to participate in renewable energy and ancillary services markets while at the same time, reducing capital equipment and installation costs. Our systems enhance system level performance and reliability using automated monitoring systems and analytics across the battery, power conditioning and auxiliary systems.

Our AEROS® energy operating system is the engine of innovation to provide advanced control functions allowing our customers to maximize the value of their energy storage assets. Our service capabilities include advanced monitoring and analytics, scheduled maintenance, augmentation, and auxiliary system upgrades. The combination of excellence in battery technology and production coupled with nearly two decades of energy storage integration makes LGES Vertech a supplier and integrator in the power and energy markets.

LGES Vertech empowers and expects its team members to assume responsibility and make good decisions, while maintaining a team environment that fosters collaboration and innovation. Our diverse and growing team enjoys competitive salaries, generous benefits, such as 100% employer sponsored medical, dental and vision insurance, and flexible working hours.

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Position Overview

LGES Vertech is looking for a Senior System Integration and Test (SIT) Engineer to join the AEROS software integration and site support team. This is critical and challenging role encompassing broad range of responsibilities including test planning and execution, regression test automation and scripting, hardware and software integration of vendor equipment with in-house developed products, and concise cross-functional communication. Close interaction with software development, project engineering and service teams to resolve system issues is also expected. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter with strong Software Quality Assurance experience and demonstrated success delivering well-tested hybrid software and hardware systems.

Responsibilities

• Integrate complex energy storage systems comprising of vendor supplied hardware components in-house material and AEROS software to control them. Expertly operate and train others on the final product. Support field service and end-customer in all aspects of system operation.
• Participate in all aspects of test planning and execution on multiple projects. Prepare preliminary and detailed test plans, execute, and maintain test cases, provide up-to-date test execution reports and quality metrics to project stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain test infrastructure which includes hardware in the loop and contribute to a script-based automation regression platform for Linux based systems and web applications.
• Discover ‘undocumented features’ and maintain defect tracking database. Assist in documentation of system operation.
• Identify performance bottlenecks and work with the development team to address issues.
• Collaborate with developers to understand the services and features being built. Participate in Agile/Scrum meetings and provide input on testing timelines and accurate reporting on system integration progress.
• Maintain effective technical relationships across functions, within internal departments, with vendors and customers.
• Stay up to date with industry best practices, testing methodologies, and tools. Propose and implement improvements to the testing process for increased efficiency and effectiveness.
• Provide support, both remote and on-site, for battery installations as they are being commissioned. Interact with internal and external customers to provide level 2 support and apply troubleshooting skills to resolve issues encountered with legacy sites.

Key Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or electrical engineering, or similar major or equivalent on the job training
• Minimum 5+ years' experience in software hardware integration and testing support
• Ability to troubleshoot complex systems, and document processes and procedures to help others do the same
• Strong understanding of software testing principles, methodologies, and best practices.
• Comfortable with development in a Linux Environment and basic networking skills
• Familiarity with continuous integration and continuous testing practices.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrated capability to work effectively in a fast-paced multi-project environment.

In addition, experience with the following is desired:

• Battery management systems technology including high power inverters.
• Serial Communication protocols; SPI, I2C, UART, and CAN. And Modbus TCP/IP networking
• Automated regression testing methodologies and tools
• Coding in C, C++, C#, Python, Perl or other scripting language for use in testing activities.
• Helpdesk or technical support roles to effectively address complex system issues
• Source control tools such as Subversion, GitHub, and JIRA for issue tracking

Location: Westborough, MA*

*This is a hybrid position requiring a minimum of 3 days a week in the office

Travel :

Occasional travel is required including on-site support