Vice President of Engineering

Scope of Job
PowerFlex an EDF power solutions company is a leading national provider of intelligent onsite energy solutions that support cost-effective and low-carbon electrification and transportation. We deliver integrated solar storage EV charging and microgrid systems to businesses and organizations. As a single full-service provider PowerFlex customizes clean technology solutions to help clients achieve their energy and sustainability goals. Through the comprehensive PowerFlex X platform based on proprietary technology PowerFlex leverages patented smart software to control monitor and optimize a clients distributed energy resources to reduce cost and maximize return on investment. Our technology is deployed at scale to prominent commercial customers such as Adobe DHL Prologis Target and municipalities such as County of LA. PowerFlex is a top 5 provider in each of Commercial Solar Storage and EV Charging in the US.

The VP of Engineering is a senior leader responsible for driving the strategy and execution of PowerFlexs engineering and technical development efforts. This role oversees Software Engineering Hardware Engineering Data Science and R&D ensuring delivery of reliable profitable innovative and scalable solutions.

Working in close partnership with the Product Managment team and other members of the executive team the VP - Engineering translates the Companys product vision into actionable engineering plans. This role is accountable for technical execution organizational leadership and operational excellence across the full engineering organization.

The VP - Engineering fosters a culture of innovation collaboration and continuous improvement while ensuring our teams deliver high-quality solutions that support PowerFlexs mission in EV charging solar and energy storage.

Location
This role is open to be a hybrid role out of one of our offices (Mountain View CASan Diego CA orSt. Louis MO).

Responsibilities

• Team Leadership
  • Recruit develop and mentor top engineering talent building a strong culture of collaboration accountability and technical excellence.
  • Establish clear goals and metrics for engineering teams holding leaders accountable for results.
  • Provide engineering perspective to the Executive management team discussions and decisions.
  • Promote cross-functional collaboration with Product Strategy Business Development and Operations.
• Engineering Strategy and Execution
  • Lead all aspects of engineering execution across software hardware data science and R&D.
  • Translate product roadmaps developed in partnership with the Product team into engineering plans and deliverables.
  • Ensure timely and high-quality delivery of products features and enhancements that align with customer needs and business goals.
  • Drive engineering best practices including code quality testing release management cybersecurity and documentation.
  • Recommend and implement new technologies and practices to accelerate engineering productivity (such as AI).
• Unified SW & HW engineering responsibilities
  • Platform Leadership: Drive the strategy development and integration of our energy management platform ensuring seamless operation across cloud software edge computing communications and field hardware for solar storage and EV charging.
  • Product Quality & Reliability: Establish and enforce rigorous quality standards across the entire stackhardware firmware networking and cloud software. Own QA/QC processes validation frameworks and field-performance monitoring to ensure safety reliability security and an excellent user experience. Own Cybersecurity compliance and excellence.
  • Scalability & Interoperability: Deliver scalable secure and standards-compliant solutions (e.g. OCPP SunSpec IEEE 2030.5) that unify diverse devices and systems into a cohesive energy management platform.
  • Operational Excellence: Implement best practices in testing release management and lifecycle support across hardware and software ensuring consistent delivery minimized downtime and operational efficiency.
  • Innovation & Future-Proofing: Drive the adoption of emerging technologies including AI-driven analytics predictive maintenance and advanced networking while maintaining uncompromising quality and safety benchmarks.
  • Strategic Partnerships: Collaborate with external partners and suppliers to integrate cutting-edge technologies and foster hardware-software co-design principles that reinforce quality reliability and long-term customer satisfaction.
• Data Science and R&D
  • Guide data science initiatives to improve product performance customer experience and business insights.
  • Foster innovation through R&D exploring emerging technologies relevant to energy EV charging and storage.
• Operations and Budget Management
  • Manage engineering budgets and resources efficiently (including cloud spend and third-party software licensing) balancing near-term priorities with long-term innovation.
  • Continuously assess make vs. buy as we develop new product or new features.
  • Ensure effective use of internal and external (including near-shore or offshore) resources to deliver cost-effective outcomes.

Qualifications
Education/Experience

• Bachelors degree in Engineering Computer Science or related technical field required advanced degree preferred.
• 15 years of engineering and leadership experience including leading multi-disciplinary technical teams.
• Experience in distributed energy renewable energy or related industries preferred.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Proven track record of scaling engineering organizations and delivering complex software and hardware products.
• Ability to thrive in dynamic entrepreneurial environments.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to partner effectively with product business and executive stakeholders.

Compensation
The pay range for this position is $240000 - $300000 annually. This position is eligible for PowerFlexs comprehensive Health and Welfare plans including but not limited to medical dental vision 401(k) retirement plan and paid time off. The total compensation for this position may include an annual performance bonus (or other incentive compensation as applicable). PowerFlexs compensation packages carefully consider a candidates qualifications experiences and education in relation to the position.

Supervision of others

• Provides direction and guidance to direct reports and their teams to ensure objectives are met.
• Oversees hiring performance management and professional development across the engineering organization.
• Manages through subordinate supervisors holding leaders accountable for results and alignment with organizational goals.
• Responsible for building a high-performing team culture supporting career growth and ensuring effective daily operations.
• Holds authority for staffing decisions including hiring promotions transfers and terminations in partnership with Human Resources and executive leadership.

Physical Requirements
Remaining in a seated position. Long hours on computer keyboard. Prolonged periods of standing and/or walking.

Working Conditions
Approximately 90% of the time is spent in the office environment utilizing computers (frequent use of MS Word MS Excel Outlook Access PowerPoint Publisher and Adobe etc.) telephones and general office equipment. 10% to 20% of the time is spent traveling to conferences PowerFlex offices and meetings or field traveling to project sites.

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