Kimbal is an energy engineering company developing advanced metering infrastructure, power quality, energy management, and battery storage solutions.
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 3">About Kimbal</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":281,"335559739":281}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Kimbal Technologies is a fast-emerging Indian startup building breakthrough technologies for utilities. Today it functions as a trusted technology partner to the largest DISCOMS of India with '100% Made in India' end-to-end solutions for their AMI Projects. The company's AI-enabled meter reading application - Samaksha, workforce management application - Yukti, and Harmonics analyzer - Tarang, are rising as groundbreaking technologies for utilities worldwide.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">At the core, Kimbal Technologies is essentially an innovation lab championed by driven technocrats, with raw entrepreneurship as our central pillar. The company leverages emerging technologies, data, and exhaustive research to design proven engineering solutions to empower utilities to distribute reliable, secure, and sustainable energy to their end customers with more confidence and control.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335551550":0,"335551620":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Role</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":360,"335559739":120,"335572079":4,"335572080":4,"335572081":13421772,"469789806":"single"}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Kimbal is recruiting a Principal Engineer / Architect to own the complete control and communications architecture of its utility-scale BESS product, from BMS to SCADA and power dispatch.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":0,"335559739":160}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Controls is a strategic priority for Kimbal. This person will partner closely with an EMS product team deeply experienced in the Indian utility landscape to develop differentiated, tightly-integrated control capabilities that go well beyond what commodity BESS hardware provides. The role spans the full technical stack: controls architecture, interface definitions, algorithm design, platform selection, and grid code compliance.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":0,"335559739":160}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">This is a founding role within a new division that operates with the autonomy and pace of a startup, backed by the resources of an established company with deep utility relationships across India. It is an opportunity to work within a small team of world-class domain experts, build a product from the ground-up, and experience the satisfaction of seeing your work come to life in the field.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":0,"335559739":160}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Responsibilities</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":360,"335559739":120,"335572079":4,"335572080":4,"335572081":13421772,"469789806":"single"}"> </span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Own the complete BESS control and communications architecture, spanning the full hierarchy:</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":0,"335559739":80}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="–" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":1080,"335559991":360,"469769242":[9675],"469777803":"left","469777804":"–","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="2"><span data-contrast="auto">BMS → EMS → Plant Controller → SCADA → SLDC</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":0,"335559739":60}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Define physical and application-layer interfaces between each control tier, including communication protocol specifications (IEC 61850, DNP3, Modbus TCP/RTU, CAN bus, and others as required).</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":0,"335559739":80}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Own technical requirements for the EMS; collaborate closely with Kimbal’s EMS team to develop differentiated, tightly integrated software and controls capabilities.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":0,"335559739":80}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"•","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Define requirements for key control algorithms:</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":0,"335559739":80}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="–" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":1080,"335559991":360,"469769242":[9675],"469777803":"left","469777804":"–","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="2"><span data-contrast="auto">Dispatch and energy scheduling</span><span data-ccp