VP Systems Engineering
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Houston, United States
- Work setup
- Onsite
- Seniority
- C level
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Category
- Not specified
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor's degree in Systems, Electrical, Mechanical, Computer Engineering, or related field required; Master's or PhD preferred.
- 20+ years of progressive engineering experience including integrated hardware/software products.
- 10+ years leading global engineering organizations.
- Expertise in systems architecture, requirements management, MBSE, V&V, certification, and product release.
- Experience with functional safety, regulatory compliance, reliability engineering, and PLM.
- Demonstrated success leading complex technical tradeoff decisions and executive stakeholder engagement.
- Experience building engineering organizations, succession pipelines, and technical capability.
- Energy storage, industrial automation, automotive, aerospace, or similar complex industry preferred.
Full description
Fluence (Nasdaq: FLNC) is a global market leader delivering intelligent energy storage and optimization software for renewables and storage. Our solutions and operational services are helping to create a more resilient grid and unlock the full potential of renewable portfolios. With gigawatts of successful implementations across nearly 50 markets, we are transforming the way we power our world for a more sustainable future. For more information, please visit fluenceenergy.com.
Job Description:
ABOUT THE POSITION
The Vice President, Systems Engineering serves as the executive technical authority for the Product Business Unit and is accountable for ensuring Fluence products perform as fully integrated systems throughout the product lifecycle. Reporting to the Head of Product Business Unit, this leader owns system architecture, requirements management, interface definition, integration, verification and validation, certification, product assurance, global laboratories, Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing, and field reliability. The role establishes engineering standards and governance while ensuring alignment across Product Management, Hardware Engineering, Software & Controls Engineering, Program Management, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Customer Success.
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RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE
Executive Leadership
- Develop and execute the long-term Systems Engineering strategy aligned with the Product Business Unit strategy, technology roadmap, and business objectives.
- Establish the global Systems Engineering operating model, organizational capability roadmap, engineering standards, and technical governance.
- Lead investment planning for engineering capabilities including digital engineering, MBSE, simulation, laboratories, HIL infrastructure, and engineering productivity.
Technical Authority
- Serve as the executive technical authority for all commercial product platforms, providing final technical approval for architecture decisions, technical tradeoffs, and release readiness.
- Chair architecture reviews and technical design reviews while resolving cross-functional engineering conflicts.
- Own enterprise system architecture, requirements decomposition, interface management, and requirements traceability across the product lifecycle.
- Ensure platform consistency, modularity, scalability, reuse, and technology standardization.
Product Assurance
- Own verification and validation strategy, systems integration, certification, functional safety, compliance, and release approval.
- Lead global laboratories, HIL testing, product validation, and engineering assurance.
- Drive field reliability, warranty learning, root cause analysis, and corrective action processes.