Senior Director of Research and Development

franklinwh sg pte. ltd.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 109,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

FranklinWH SG PTE. LTD.

is seeking a Senior Director of Research and Development to lead the Singapore R&D Center's technical direction and organizational development for residential energy storage, ensuring delivery, quality, cost, and competitiveness across the portfolio. You will oversee architecture, hardware/software, BMS, EMS, mechanical design, testing, and cross-functional collaboration with product, supply chain, and manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above in power electronics, electrical engineering, automation, or related discipline.
• 15+ years of R&D experience in energy storage, including 10+ years leading R&D teams.
• Deep knowledge of residential energy storage systems and architecture.
• Familiarity with international product safety, grid-connection, and reliability standards.
• Strong strategic planning, program management, and cross-functional leadership.
• Ability to lead international technical collaboration in English.
• End-to-end R&D management from concept to field iterations.

Responsibilities

• Lead operations, organization, technology planning, and team management at the Singapore R&D Center.
• Develop short-term and medium-long-term technology roadmaps for residential energy storage.
• Establish and improve processes, standards, and systems; lead hiring and development.
• Manage schedules, quality, cost, and risk; coordinate resources.
• Monitor emerging technologies and drive innovation, patents, and commercialization of results.
• Develop annual R&D plans, milestones, and resource allocation.
• Establish governance for major technical decisions and engineering changes.
• Represent the Singapore center in group-level collaboration with product, supply chain, manufacturing, quality, and marketing teams.

Skills

Leadership

Program management

Cross-functional collaboration

Team management

Strategic planning

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in power electronics or related field

Job description

Senior Director of Research and Development

Location: Singapore -Woodlands

Employment type: Full-time

Vacancies: 1

Fixed monthly salary: S$9800 to S$15000

About the Role

This role leads the technical direction, research and development operations, and organizational development of the Singapore Research and Development Center, with overall accountability for delivery, quality, cost, and technical competitiveness across the residential energy storage portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

• 1.Lead the overall operations, organizational development, technology planning, and team management of the Singapore Research and Development Center. Oversee energy storage product development across system architecture, power electronics hardware and software, BMS, EMS, mechanical design, DSP control, and testing.
• 2.Develop short-term and medium-to-long-term technology roadmaps based on global trends in residential energy storage. Lead new-product research and critical technology development to maintain competitiveness in performance, cost, and reliability.
• 3.Establish and improve the center's organization, development processes, quality standards, and technical systems. Lead hiring, employee development, performance management, and capability building.
• 4.Manage project schedules, quality, cost, and risk. Coordinate internal and external technical, supply chain, and product resources to support stable product iterations and implementation.
• 5.Monitor emerging technologies in energy storage, power electronics, and smart energy, and drive technical innovation, patent development, and commercialization of technical results.
• 6.Develop annual research and development plans, key milestones, and resource allocation proposals. Review the project portfolio regularly and resolve cross-project priority conflicts.
• 7.Establish governance for major technical decisions, design reviews, engineering changes, defect escalation, and issue closure so that all engineering disciplines follow consistent development standards.
• 8.Represent the Singapore center in group-level technical collaboration and align product objectives and delivery plans with product, supply chain, manufacturing, quality, and marketing teams.

Requirements

• 9.Bachelor's degree or above in power electronics, electrical engineering, automation, new energy, or a related discipline. At least 15 years of research and development experience in the energy storage industry, including at least 10 years managing research and development teams.
• 10.Deep knowledge of residential energy storage, including the overall technical architecture and product development processes for complete systems, PCS inverter systems, BMS, and EMS.
• 11.Familiarity with applicable international product safety, grid-connection, and reliability standards. Experience in new-product development, mass-production iteration, and technical system development.
• 12.Strong strategic planning, program management, team leadership, and cross-functional collaboration skills. Able to use English to lead international technical collaboration, chair technical meetings, and review technical materials.
• 13.End-to-end research and development management experience covering concept design, prototype validation, certification, production introduction, and field iteration.
• 14.Ability to identify critical risks, set priorities across concurrent multidisciplinary programs, and drive timely decisions by management and project teams.