Vice President, Stack Engineering
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Job Description:
Job Title: Vice President Stack Engineering (India)
Location: Bangalore/ Bengaluru
Reports to: SVP Engineering
Position Overview
We are seeking a visionary and experienced Vice President of Stack Engineering to lead the Indiabased engineering organization responsible for the development scaling and performance optimization of PEM (Proton Exchange Membrane) electrolyzer stacks. This role is critical to our mission of delivering clean sustainable hydrogen solutions to the global energy market.
The ideal candidate will be a seasoned engineering executive with deep technical and organizational expertise particularly in electrochemical systems battery technologies or related fields. You will oversee a large and growing team of engineers and technical leaders playing a pivotal role in shaping the future of our stack engineering capabilities and aligning them with strategic business objectives.
Key Responsibilities
Executive and Strategic Leadership
- Lead a large multilayered engineering organization including multiple leaders of teams and functions.
- Shape and drive the longterm strategy for PEM electrolyzer stack development and integration with manufacturing and commercial teams.
- Collaborate across global functions to align product roadmaps cost reduction initiatives and quality improvements with business objectives.
- Influence companywide technical and policy decisions as a member of the broader executive engineering leadership team.
- Foster a culture of accountability innovation continuous improvement and leadership development within the engineering function.
Technical and Functional Oversight
- Direct the design development and manufacturing transfer of PEM electrolyzer stacks.
- Oversee technical validation activities including material validation contaminant tolerance studies conditioning time optimization and startup protocol development.
- Lead design and construction of prototype stacks and coordinate validation through structured test plans in collaboration with internal test labs.
- Guide modeling and simulation efforts to support stack design and system integration.
- Own the technical interface with supply chain operations and NPI teams to ensure scalability and manufacturability.
- Stay current with the latest advancements in electrochemistry stack component innovation and competitive products; lead integration of bestinclass practices.
Required Qualifications
- 1520 years of engineering experience with 1012 years in people leadership and at least 710 years managing other leaders.
- Proven success in leading large complex engineering organizations within hightech manufacturing electrochemical systems or energy.
- Demonstrated ability to drive enterpriselevel outcomes and influence crossfunctional policy and decisionmaking.
- Demonstrated success scaling engineering solutions from concept to commercial production.
- Recognized industry expertise in electrochemistry chemical engineering or related fields with a strong grasp of PEM systems and electrochemical cell technologies.
- Experience with lithium battery technologies or electrochemical stack architecture highly preferred.
- Strong executive presence with the ability to collaborate effectively with Csuite and executive leadership teams.
- Exceptional strategic thinking problemsolving and organizational development skills.
- Global mindset and ability to lead across cultures and time zones.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a track record of crossfunctional collaboration and policy influence.
Preferred Qualifications
- Ph.D. in Electrochemistry Chemical Engineering Mechanical Engineering or a closely related discipline.
- Experience in commercial product development and scaling of advanced energy systems.
- Experience in lithium battery system design testing and commercialization.
- Exposure to largescale product industrialization and cost optimization in an emerging technology space.
- Handson experience in simulation and modeling tools (e.g. COMSOL ANSYS) for electrochemical systems.
- Deep understanding of stack reliability manufacturability and performance tradeoffs.
- Working knowledge of regulatory and safety frameworks related to hydrogen production systems.
Key Competencies
- Technical Leadership: Expert in electrochemical stack design and testing; able to drive innovation and product improvement.
- Enterprise Influence: Able to shape crossfunctional initiatives and drive global alignment.
- People Development: Builds mentors and scales highperforming technical teams; strong coaching and talent management skills.
- Strategic Thinking: Sees the big picture; connects longterm vision to immediate technical decisions.
- Collaboration & Communication: Leads through influence; effectively communicates complex concepts across audiences.
- Operational Discipline: Brings rigor to execution documentation and performance validation.
Join us in shaping the future of sustainable energy. If you are a transformational engineering leader ready to drive the evolution of hydrogen technologies wed love to hear from you.
Position OverviewWe are seeking a visionary and experienced Vice President of Stack Engineering to lead the Indiabased engineering organization responsible for the development scaling and performance optimization of PEM (Proton Exchange Membrane) electrolyzer stacks. This role is critical to our mission of delivering clean sustainable hydrogen solutions to the global energy market.
The ideal candidate will be a seasoned engineering executive with deep technical and organizational expertise particularly in electrochemical systems battery technologies or related fields. You will oversee a large and growing team of engineers and technical leaders playing a pivotal role in shaping the future of our stack engineering capabilities and aligning them with strategic business objectives.
Ohmium is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Required Experience:
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Employment Type
Full-Time
