IS International Services

Designing, developing, and maintaining embedded firmware for energy storage systems, collaborating with hardware and software teams, and ensuring safety and standards compliance. | Requires 2-10 years of embedded software experience in energy management, proficiency in C/C++, Linux, CANBUS, and knowledge of industry standards, which you do not possess. | Job Summary The Embedded Software Engineer reports to the EMS Software Manager and will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining embedded firmware system logic within the company’s energy storage systems (ESS) for battery management, power conversion systems, and more. This includes working with internal and external stakeholders to understand and refine implementations of the layer 2 and layer 3 Battery Management Systems (BMS) for the ESS systems. It is essential that decisions be made to ensure safety, quality, reliability, and maintainability of such implementations. Provide expertise and support to services, project execution, and application engineering team. Develop and deploy product and application documentation and assist in the benchmarking and evaluation of new technologies, solutions, or suppliers for integration into our offering. This position will specifically focus on Utility scale energy storage solutions with the integration of batteries, inverters, and balance of plant equipment required in a battery power plant. Essential duties and responsibilities are included, but are not limited to the following: • Develop, implement, and maintain C and C++ code for next-gen BMS and power conversion systems. • Interface with Hardware Engineers, EMS Applications Engineers, and EMS Controls Engineers to integrate with battery management and power system management logic for safe and reliable management and control. • Document interfaces and logic. • Develop tools to automate firmware updates for production fleet systems. • Maintain C and C++ code for HD5 product line operation and optimization • Maintain knowledge of applicable codes, standards, certifications, and applications in the Energy Storage industry. • Assist with driving towards IEC standards and UL certifications. • Assist Operations Production Support team when BMS related issues arise. Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Knowledge o 2-10 years prior experience writing embedded software for energy management systems such as ESS, Power Conversion Systems, or EVs o 2-10 years prior experience writing C and or C++ o 1-2 years prior experience with CANBUS o 2-10 years prior experience with Linux OS o Prior experience with SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle), Build Pipelines, and source code management is a plus o Prior experience with embedded firmware on PCB (Printed Circuit Boards) and Field-programmable Gate Array (FPGA) assembly is a plus o Prior experience with IEC standards and UL certification is a plus o Industry knowledge of BESS (Battery Energy Storage Systems), Inverters, Controllers/SCADA is a plus o NERC CIP knowledge is a plus Skills o Core skills needed: C++, C, LinuxOS, CANBUS, IEC61131 ST, Power / Energy management systems knowledge, BitBucket o Other preferable skills: gtest, Unity, Ceedling, HIL testing, Arm / bare-metal C, MS Office Excel, MS Windows, Python, RTU & TCP MODBUS, Git, Azure Abilities o Communicate effectively with staff and management at all levels. o Always maintain the highest degree of honesty and integrity. o Lead proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals. o Ability to work under time pressure and adapt to changing requirements with a positive attitude. o Protect confidential information by not communicating, disclosing to, or using it for benefit of 3rd parties. Intellectual Property protection of the EMS Platform is of utmost importance. o Comply with all EHS policies, practices and procedures reporting all unsafe activities to Management and/or Human Resources. o Work in the global environment to maintain standards and latest practices. o Ability to work closely with and influence cross-functional teams. o Good project management skills to lead initiatives to completion. o Highly competitive, self-starter that can work both individually and in a group setting. o Ability to work flexible hours and be independent in the field Education & Job Experience • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science with a minimum of two (2) years of related experience in the field. • Experience with Electric Vehicles Renewables projects involving Battery Energy Storage Systems is considered an asset. • Experience with reading and understanding project drawings, equipment installation, system start-up and commissioning procedures, and technical documents. Physical Requirements & Work Environment The physical demands and work environment characteristics described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. • Ability to travel up to 15% of the time, including international travel, to deploy and commission the EMS OS Platform. • Regularly required to stand and walk. Frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. • Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. • The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. Hearing protection may be recommended and/or required in some work locations. • The office is conveniently located near Orlando International Airport (MCO), modern floor plan with a Diagnostics Operations Center (DOC) and SCADA provisioning room embedded in the design. This role would be either Remote or Hybrid (2-3 days a week) in the office, depending on the situation.

The DCS Engineer will act as a technical bridge between Digital Product Owners and the Regional Engineering team, focusing on solving client business problems related to performance, reliability, and availability. Responsibilities include designing and implementing control solutions, managing project tasks, and performing on-site studies for optimization. | Candidates must have a Bachelor of Science degree and a minimum of 8 years of experience in process control, preferably in combined cycle power plants. Applicants must also be legally authorized for employment in the United States without the need for employer-sponsored work authorization. | In this role, you will function as a technical bridge between our Digital Product Owners and our Regional Engineering team focused on solving our client’s business problems in the areas of Performance, Reliability and Availability. On a day-to-day basis, process control engineers spend 75% of their time in the back office on project related activities while the other 25% will be spent onsite testing and/or directing our client’s operational team (process control engineers work 9-to-5 on a full-time basis). In this role, you will function as a technical bridge between our Digital Product Owners and our Regional Engineering team focused on solving our client’s business problems in the areas of Performance, Reliability and Availability. On a day-to-day basis, process control engineers spend 75% of their time in the back office on project related activities while the other 25% will be spent onsite testing and/or directing our client’s operational team (process control engineers work 9-to-5 on a full-time basis). Working Conditions: · Normal power plant environment and/or out-of-doors work environment. · Work around large rotating equipment, energized electrical equipment in high noise areas, climb stairways, ladders. · Must be prepared to work extended hours; varied/rotating shifts with weekend and holiday work as required by schedules, workload, and project conditions. · Ability to work in mentally stressful environments: must be able to react to crises where immediate action is required to correct or curtail potentially damaging or hazardous situations. · Projects tasks will include but not limited to: · Researching and developing new innovative solutions · Managing project cost and time constraints · Software Engineering for our traditional DCS modernization business · Bottom end cycle tuning and optimization · Process control health assessments · Collecting data, authoring reports, and presenting findings to senior management & our clients How You’ll Make an Impact (responsibilities) · Work with a niche project team to design and implement controls solutions using the SPPA-T3000 within a Power Plant Environment. · Effectively demonstrate the ability to deliver on complex situations or problems without guidance or supervision. · Being able to contribute to our business’s digital transformation through innovative technology tools and data analytics. · Adapt and integrate products to create digital services and achieve customer outcomes. · Aid in designing site-specific control logic from customer specifications, SAMA diagrams, logic diagrams, and reverse-engineering of ladder-logic, or existing code. · Aid in designing, developing, and testing engineering modifications of solutions. · Perform and track changes for complex new software designs, processes, or design changes to meet specified requirements. · Aid in performing on-site studies to determine cost benefits of startup optimization, heat rate optimization, startup sequencing, alarm, and manual operator intervention reduction at power generation facilities. · Aid in perform efficiency calculations for Plant Heat Rate, Boiler Efficiency, combustion turbine efficiency. · Experience with advanced analytics, artificial intelligence (AI) and/or machine learning in operational technologies · Perform plant integration and aid with loop checks of new and existing instruments and commissioning of engineered control logic. · Work with Supervisors, Maintenance, Engineering and Operations to plan, procure and document maintenance activities. · Maintaining strict adherence to site specific safety rules and regulations · Knowledge in field of industrial communication protocols for third party interfaces (Modbus, IEC60870, IEC61850, OPC UA) will be an advantage. · Proven experience with DCS system and HMI/SCADA system. · Continuously develop own knowledge and skills and help others to grow and develop Travel Requirement: · 20-35 % travel required. What You Bring (requirements) · Bachelor of Science from an accredited university · Minimum of 8 years in process control (preferable combined cycle power plants) · Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States without need for current or future employer-sponsored work authorization.