Director, BESS Product Engineering & Validation

Physics World; Lake Forest (CA); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

TAE Power Solutions is seeking a technical product leader for its BESS portfolio. This role partners across engineering, operations, supply chain, quality, and commercial teams to drive product architecture, validation, and production readiness.

The candidate will own end-to-end development from prototype to mass production, work with contract manufacturers, and ensure safety certifications while managing cost targets.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in product engineering, development, or manufacturing for BESS, power electronics or electrification systems.
• Direct experience with large-scale BESS, grid services, or data center applications.
• Strong background in system architecture, thermal design, and validation testing.

Responsibilities

• Define and own product-level system architecture for TPS standard BESS units and roadmap.
• Translate customer and market requirements into clear product specifications and technical design targets.
• Lead UL certification efforts including scope definition, test execution, evidence management, and audit readiness.
• Lead end-to-end development and industrialization of BESS products from prototype to mass production.
• Drive Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Reliability (DfR) practices across the development process.
• Partner with supply chain and CM to align design choices with sourcing realities, yields, and cost.

Skills

Product leadership

System architecture

Thermal design

UL certifications

Cross-functional leadership

Manufacturing oversight

BESS knowledge

Certification management

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical or mechanical engineering

Job description

TAE Power Solutions is seeking a technical product leader for its BESS portfolio. This role partners across engineering, operations, supply chain, quality, and commercial teams to drive product architecture, validation, and production readiness.

The candidate will own end-to-end development from prototype to mass production, work with contract manufacturers, and ensure safety certifications while managing cost targets.