Vice President of Engineering(Energy Storage)

The Vice President of Engineering will serve as the operational and strategic anchor for for the Company technology and engineering organization. This role will own the end-to-end execution of the BESS platform roadmap, ensuring the current and next-generation product lines achieve market-leading performance, reliability, and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).

While working in close partnership with the CTO (Chief Technology Officer), who focuses on long-horizon innovation and vanguard technologies, the VP of Engineering will assume full responsibility for the "engine room." This includes the design authority for the BESS hardware platform (Battery, PCS, Enclosure, MV collection, etc.), the rigor of the engineering process, and the day-to-day leadership of the development team. This is a high-impact role designed for a leader capable of scaling a department and eventually stepping into broader responsibilities.

Requirements

While working in close partnership with the CTO (Chief Technology Officer), who focuses on long-horizon innovation and vanguard technologies, the VP of Engineering will assume full responsibility for the "engine room." This includes the design authority for the BESS hardware platform (Battery, PCS, Enclosure, MV collection, etc.), the rigor of the engineering process, and the day-to-day leadership of the development team. This is a high-impact role designed for a leader capable of scaling a department and eventually stepping into broader responsibilities.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Essential duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

Strategic Leadership

·                     Own the Platform Lifecycle: Move beyond simple roadmap execution to full ownership of the platform's commercial and technical success. Ensure products are delivered not just on time, but with the margins and reliability required for business scale.

·                     Operational Autonomy: Serve as the primary decision-maker for day-to-day engineering operations, allowing the CTO to focus on R&D and future-state technology.

·                     Organizational Construction: Design and scale a high-performance engineering culture. This includes defining organizational structure, hiring strategies, and career pathing to ensure high retention of top talent.

Technical Execution & Process

·                     Engineering Rigor: Implement and enforce "industrial-grade" engineering processes (Stage-Gate, Revision Control, PLM, Requirements Management) to transition the company from startup agility to enterprise reliability.

·                     Supply Chain Integration: Lead the technical validation of strategic partners (cells, inverters, enclosures). Drive technical negotiations to ensure vendors meet not just today’s specs, but our future roadmap requirements.

·                     Cross-Functional Alignment: Act as the primary technical bridge to Sales, Services, and Project Engineering. Translate market feedback into engineering requirements and ensure the platform is "deployment-ready" to minimize field labor and maintenance costs.

Financial & Risk Management

·                     Cost Down Initiatives: Aggressively drive BOM reduction and efficiency improvements to maintain competitive advantage.

·                     Risk Mitigation: Oversee compliance and safety strategies (UL, NFPA, IEEE) to minimize warranty exposure and operational risk.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

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 accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.