Power Electronics Controls Engineer

Our mission at Base is to fix the power grid and enable affordable and reliable electricity for all. To do that, we are building America's Next-Generation Power Company; the first engineering-led, technology-focused, R&D-driven electricity company. We are a team of tenacious engineers, operators, and creatives who have solved hard problems and are here to do it again.

We are looking for a Power Electronics Controls Engineer with experience in control of power electronics converters to work closely with power electronics engineers, firmware engineers, and electrical engineers. You will be responsible for implementing, testing, and optimizing control algorithms for our mass-produced battery storage systems, ensuring reliable, nimble, and efficient operation that is in compliance with regulatory standards.

This role is ideal for someone who has taken products from prototype to mass production and understands the complexities of hardware limitations while best supporting customer use cases.

Responsibilities:

• Develop power electronic control algorithms into firmware supporting grid interactivity with features such as anti-islanding and battery-interactive power-limiting schemes.
• Work closely with power electronics and firmware engineers to implement DSP/Microcontroller-based control algorithms (e.g. PWM, phase-locked loops, active/reactive power control).
• Ensure firmware meets safety-critical requirements for regulatory compliance (e.g., UL 1741, IEEE 1547, ISO 26262).
• Collaborate with power electronics hardware and firmware engineers throughout the development cycle (sensor selection, validation, and hardware improvements).
• Interface with hardware and electrical engineers to integrate algorithms within firmware controlling power conversion systems.
• Implement and refine diagnostics, fault detection, and recovery mechanisms to improve system uptime and reliability.
• Conduct hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing, embedded simulation, and field validation to verify controls performance.
• Document controls architecture, control logic, and regulatory compliance considerations.
  
  

Required Skills / Qualifications:

• 5 years of experience in power electronics systems development, with a focus on inverters, motor control, or other power electronics.
• Experience developing real-time control algorithms for inverters, converters, or battery systems.
• Familiarity with digital signal processing (DSP) and microcontrollers.
• Experience working in a safety-critical, regulated environment (e.g., UL, IEC, ISO standards).
• Hands-on experience with developing and debugging power converter performance (oscilloscopes, power analyzers).
• Strong understanding of power electronics principles, including modulation techniques (PWM, SVM), power factor correction, and grid synchronization.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with mass production controls development for battery storage, inverters, or industrial power systems.
• Experience with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing, MATLAB/Simulink, or model-based design.
• Familiarity with ARM Cortex-M, TI C2000, STM32, or similar microcontroller families used in power control.
  
  

If you're passionate about tackling one of the most critical challenges of our time, now is the time to join us. Together, we can usher in a new era of American energy abundance by developing the hardware, software, and deployment operations that make it possible.

Our Values:

We're building a winning culture, and we're looking for people who are up for the challenge. These are the values we expect you to embrace from day one:

• In-Person Work: We work full-time in the office. There is no hybrid or remote work.
• Challenge Assumptions: We're not here to do things the way they've always been done. We look for people who question the status quo and improve broken systems. We are guided by principles, not rules.
• Operate with Urgency: Speed matters. We focus on what's essential, make fast progress, and iterate quickly. Execution drives learning, and learning drives impact. Always have a bias for action.
• Give & Seek Feedback: We value intellectual honesty. We expect you to challenge ideas (even your own), give direct feedback, and receive it with humility.
• Deliver: We are high achievers with a drive to win. We take end-to-end accountability for seeing our work through and delivering on our responsibilities.
• Think Like an Owner: We are all owners of the business. We use our time and resources wisely and take personal responsibility for our impact on the bottom line.
• Be Opinionated: Great people make decisions with imperfect information. Eliminate murky ownership and drive towards decisions.
• Bring the Intensity: This is not a 9-to-5 job. We are building something hard, and that requires real commitment.