• Lead and develop the Controls Engineering Team • Lead, mentor, and grow a team of controls engineers and software developers • Responsible for microgrid control code and documentation • Set clear technical direction, review designs and code, and support career development across the team • Establish and enforce development best practices including version control, pull requests, coding standards, and unit testing • Own Microgrid Controls Architecture and Roadmap • Define the technical approach and long-term roadmap for the supervisory microgrid controller, equipment control interfaces, and SCADA integration • Translate system-level requirements into scalable, maintainable control software architectures • Partner with internal teams to align controls strategy with system performance, reliability, and operational goals • Enable Equipment Integration and Grid Compliance • Coordinate with equipment suppliers across PV, wind, battery storage, and thermal generation to define control interfaces and qualification requirements • Define and tune key parameters such as droop control, dispatch logic, and ride-through behavior • Ensure grid-connected operation complies with utility interconnection agreements and applicable ancillary market requirements • Validate, Test, and Improve System Performance • Lead validation planning across Software-in-the-Loop (SIL), Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL), vendor testing, and site-level validation • Oversee modeling and analysis of economic tradeoffs including fuel efficiency, cycling, curtailment, and interconnection constraints • Assist with post-event root cause analysis, reviewing telemetry and event logs to improve reliability and performance • Support Operations and Continuous Improvement • Partner with operations teams to diagnose unexpected control behavior and drive timely resolution • Document issues clearly and coordinate corrective actions across internal and external stakeholders • Use operational learnings to continuously improve control strategies and development processes