Power Supply R&D Manager Data Center & BESS M/F

Valeo; Cergy; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shareholding plan

Housing support (Action Logement)

CSE benefits

Work from home up to 2 days/week

Company restaurant

Job summary

Valeo’s Power Division in Cergy, France, seeks a Power Supply R&D Manager to define the product roadmap, drive innovation, and ensure development excellence across power conversion solutions worldwide. You will lead budgets, mentor teams, and coordinate with engineering to deliver advanced power electronics for data centers and BESS projects.

You will oversee the lifecycle from specifications to certification, while collaborating with cross-functional teams and regional partners to meet

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Power Electronics, Electrical Engineering, or Complex Systems.
• 6+ years of R&D experience in data centers or BESS projects.
• Strong skills in electrical architectures (AC-DC, DC-DC), power distribution and thermal integration.
• Experience in managing R&D projects, including budgets and leadership.
• Proficient in industrial product development processes and IP management.

Responsibilities

• Define Valeo’s power conversion product portfolio and technology roadmap.
• Drive the full product lifecycle from specs to validation and certification.
• Support RFQs to ensure technical feasibility and competitive design.
• Lead PoC tests with AI providers, hyperscalers, and BESS integrators.
• Oversee budget, cost optimization, and procurement collaboration.
• Lead and develop R&D teams with the right mix of skills.

Education

Master’s degree in Power Electronics, Electrical Engineering, or Complex Systems

Leadership and team management

Budget management

English fluency

Multi-disciplinary collaboration

Tools

Power electronics simulation tools

Job description

Join our teams committed to making mobility greener!

At the heart of electrification, Valeo develops the latest innovations and best technologies meeting the needs of the electric mobility market. Valeo’s Valeo Power Division combines expertise in thermal energy management and powertrain systems, reducing pollutant emissions and maximizing vehicle autonomy.

Valeo’s Site located in Cergy, France, is Valeo’s Power Division Headquarters. It employs over 800 people working on the development of electric powertrain systems (inverter, onboard charger, etc.).

As part of Valeo’s strategic expansion into the data center and battery energy storage system (BESS) markets, we are recruiting our future Power Supply R&D Manager M/F.

As the leader of the technical and budgetary aspects of R&D for our power conversion and distribution solutions, you will define the product roadmap, drive innovation (PoC), and ensure operational excellence in development efforts worldwide.

Your Responsibilities

• Analyze market needs, technology trends, and the competition to define Valeo’s product portfolio
• Develop a technology roadmap aligned with regional business opportunities
• Oversee the full product lifecycle: specifications, design, validation, homologation, and certification
• Support regional teams on requests for quotes (RFQs) to ensure technical feasibility, competitiveness, and optimal design
• Work closely with engineering disciplines and platforms to resolve technical issues
• Identify disruptive concepts and conduct initial Proof of Concept (PoC) tests with target customers (AI providers, hyperscalers, BESS integrators)
• Optimize development costs and timelines: standardize specifications, reuse technical building blocks, implement “make or buy” strategies (in collaboration with Procurement), and utilize advanced simulation tools
• Ensure the protection of intellectual property
• Build and manage the overall R&D budget dedicated to power supply solutions
• Lead and develop R&D teams, ensuring the right mix of skills, tools, and continuous improvement processes

About You

You hold a master’s degree (Bac+5) in Power Electronics, Electrical Engineering, or Complex Systems, and have at least 6 years of R&D experience on projects related to data centers or BESS.

You have developed strong skills in electrical architectures (AC-DC, DC-DC), power distribution, and thermal integration. You have proven experience in managing R&D projects, including budget management and team leadership.

You are proficient in industrial product development processes (specification, validation, certification) and intellectual property management.

Recognized for your leadership and interpersonal skills, you thrive in a multicultural and multidisciplinary environment.

You are fluent in English.

Employee Benefits

• Employee shareholding plan, Action Logement Services (financial support for housing)
• Social and Economic Committee (CSE) : holidays, social and cultural activities
• Ability to work from home (up to 2 days per week)
• Company restaurant

Why Valeo ?

• To join a top tech company shaping tomorrow’s automotive industry
• To explore national and international career mobility opportunities
• To support the development of greener, safer and smarter mobility

Valeo sees the diversity of its employees as a key asset across all of its businesses, in all its forms – including gender diversity, disability diversity, cultural diversity and intergenerational diversity.