HIL Test Automation Engineer

Summary

Terabase Energy develops interconnected software and construction automation platforms to support the design, optimization, and construction of large-scale solar projects. The Test Automation Engineer will develop and execute automated SIL and HIL test frameworks for power plant controllers and SCADA systems, integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines, investigate requirements, and analyze and debug system failures.

Responsibilities

• Automation Framework Development: Design, build, and maintain scalable automated test frameworks and scripts for power, control and SCADA systems using Python. You will transition our validation processes from manual intervention to a fully automated, scalable framework
• V&V Strategy: Define and execute comprehensive Verification and Validation (V&V) plans, ensuring all software requirements for the site controller and SCADA systems are met under normal and fault conditions
• CI/CD Integration: Integrate automated HIL/SIL testing into our CI/CD pipelines, providing real-time feedback to the development teams and serving as the final gate for production-ready code
• Requirements Investigation: Analyze and interpret technical specifications to author comprehensive automated test suites, actively tracking down gaps in system requirements
• Multi-Environment Execution: Execute automated test suites across SIL, MIL, and HIL setups.Analyze test captures, isolate system failures, and generate detailed engineering reports
• Root Cause Analysis: Work closely with the controls and systems teams to debug complex failures found during validation, using logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and telemetry logs to pinpoint issues

Skills

• -Education: Bachelor's or master's degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
• -Experience: 2+ years of professional experience in software validation or test automation for hardware-focused systems
• -Programming Mastery: Expert-level proficiency in Python and Bash scripting, alongside a practical reading knowledge of PLC/RTAC/IEC 61131-3 Control logic
• -Automation Toolchains: Direct experience architecting or heavily extending modern pythonic test frameworks (such as Pytest or OpenHTF)
• -Systematic Thinking: A dedicated mindset for "breaking" software. You have a track record of finding critical edge cases in complex state machines and control loops
• -Infrastructure: Experience with Git, Jenkins/GitHub Actions, and containerization tools like Docker for managing consistent test environments
• -Knowledge of NERC, FERC, ISO/RTO, and utility interconnection requirements is preferred
• -Experience with utility-scale solar PV, Battery ---Energy Storage Systems (BESS), hybrid renewable energy plants, or inverter-based resources (IBR) is preferred
• -Version Control: Advance user-level with Git and modern branch management strategies
• Communication protocols (e.g., IEC 61850, Modbus, DNP3)

Qualifications

Must Haves

• -Education: Bachelor's or master's degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
• -Experience: 2+ years of professional experience in software validation or test automation for hardware-focused systems
• -Programming Mastery: Expert-level proficiency in Python and Bash scripting, alongside a practical reading knowledge of PLC/RTAC/IEC 61131-3 Control logic
• -Automation Toolchains: Direct experience architecting or heavily extending modern pythonic test frameworks (such as Pytest or OpenHTF)
• -Systematic Thinking: A dedicated mindset for "breaking" software. You have a track record of finding critical edge cases in complex state machines and control loops
• -Infrastructure: Experience with Git, Jenkins/GitHub Actions, and containerization tools like Docker for managing consistent test environments

Nice to Haves

• -Knowledge of NERC, FERC, ISO/RTO, and utility interconnection requirements is preferred
• -Experience with utility-scale solar PV, Battery ---Energy Storage Systems (BESS), hybrid renewable energy plants, or inverter-based resources (IBR) is preferred
• -Version Control: Advance user-level with Git and modern branch management strategies
• Communication protocols (e.g., IEC 61850, Modbus, DNP3)

Benefits

• Generous time off and holiday policy
• Flexible time off
• Comprehensive benefits package
• Career progression
• 401k match
• Stock options
• Home office set up allowance