Energy Systems Engineer
NAVIA ENERGY Inc.Job Description: Systems Engineer – Energy Systems & Embedded Software Company: NAVIA Energy Inc. Location: San Jose, California (with customer-site travel) Employment Type: Full-time Travel: Required, including vendor facilities, customer sites, and energy system deployment locations Work Authorization: U.S. Citizenship Required About NAVIA Energy NAVIA Energy is developing an AI-powered autonomous energy operations platform that integrates solar PV, battery energy storage systems (BESS), inverters, smart load controllers, and grid-connected energy assets. Our technology helps commercial and industrial facilities, microgrids, and mission-critical installations improve energy efficiency, reliability, resilience, and operational performance. Position Overview NAVIA Energy is seeking a versatile, hands-on Systems Engineer to support the integration, installation, commissioning, testing, and optimization of distributed energy systems. The ideal candidate combines practical knowledge of solar and battery systems with embedded software development, industrial communication protocols, system performance monitoring, and field engineering. The engineer will work closely with NAVIA's engineering team, equipment vendors, installation contractors, and customers to develop, integrate, test, and deploy complete energy management solutions at customer sites. Key Responsibilities 1. Energy Systems Integration and Deployment Support the design, integration, installation, and commissioning of solar PV systems, battery energy storage systems (BESS), inverters, smart load controllers, meters, and associated electrical equipment. Coordinate with solar EPCs, battery suppliers, inverter manufacturers, electrical contractors, and other technology vendors. Support grid-connected and microgrid deployments, including grid import/export configurations, energy flow management, and load control. Assist with electrical system integration, equipment configuration, functional testing, troubleshooting, and site acceptance testing. Work with engineering teams to translate system designs into reliable field deployments. 2. Embedded Software and Communication Protocols Develop, configure, test, and debug embedded software for energy monitoring, control, and edge computing systems. Implement and troubleshoot industrial communication protocols, particularly Modbus RTU and Modbus TCP . Integrate communication interfaces with inverters, BESS controllers, meters, sensors, and smart load controllers. Develop device drivers, communication interfaces, configuration utilities, and diagnostic tools as needed. Support hardware-software integration, firmware validation, and system-level debugging. 3. Software Installation and System Configuration Install, configure, and maintain NAVIA software on edge computers, gateways, and customer-site systems. Support software deployment, firmware updates, device provisioning, network configuration, and remote connectivity. Validate data acquisition and communication between field devices and NAVIA's energy management platform. Document installation procedures, configuration settings, troubleshooting steps, and software release versions. 4. Energy Performance Monitoring and Optimization Establish and track performance metrics for solar PV, BESS, inverters, grid interaction, and controllable loads. Collect and analyze operational data, including energy generation, consumption, battery state of charge, charging/discharging power, grid import/export, and system efficiency. Develop performance dashboards, test reports, and system validation procedures. Identify performance deviations, communication failures, energy losses, and equipment integration issues. Support testing and validation of energy management algorithms, automated controls, and AI-based optimization functions. 5. Customer-Site Engineering and Technical Support Work directly with engineering teams to prepare, install, commission, and validate systems at customer sites. …