About the company
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, which manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior BESS Inverter Performance Engineer based in Canada. Work in the renewable energy sector.
Responsibilities
- Investigate, prioritize, and resolve inverter-related performance issues across operating BESS projects
- Conduct root cause analyses to determine whether issues originate from software, firmware, control logic, hardware, or site-level power system conditions
- Collaborate with inverter vendors to define corrective actions and retrofit requirements
- Maintain detailed vendor issue logs documenting status, causes, actions, and validation evidence
- Review firmware updates, software releases, and design modifications for technical suitability and risks
- Support troubleshooting of voltage regulation, frequency response, real and reactive power distribution
- Coordinate and monitor retrofit rollouts across multiple sites using Excel, Smartsheet, or comparable tools
- Develop issue trackers, deployment dashboards, and progress reports
- Communicate technical findings and risks to vendors, site teams, and management
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related discipline
- At least 5 years of experience in renewable energy, BESS, or relevant technical field
- Strong understanding of inverter operation, dispatch control, firmware/software behavior, and control logic
- Practical experience troubleshooting inverter or BESS performance issues
- Knowledge of power systems: voltage control, frequency response, real and reactive power (preferred)
- Experience coordinating corrective actions or retrofit deployments across multiple sites
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Smartsheet, or similar tools
- Familiarity with SCADA protocols such as DNP3 and Modbus, industrial networks, fiber optics, switches, TCP/IP
- Willingness to travel up to 20% of the time
Conditions
- Salary CAD $100,000–$140,000 annually plus performance-based bonus
- Comprehensive benefits package and health coverage
- Retirement benefits
- Paid time off
- Remote work from Canada
- Professional development opportunities