Director, Power Conversion & Energy Storage
Sens USA
Get more replies from employers
Send a job-specific resume in minutes.
Benefits offered by this job
Job summary
Sens USA in Longmont, CO is seeking a Director of Power Conversion & Energy Storage to define and execute the company's technology strategy for power electronics, battery systems, energy storage solutions, and BMS. You will lead multidisciplinary engineering teams across product lines and drive platform reuse and innovation.
This role offers a competitive base salary, annual bonus eligibility, equity, relocation assistance, and a benefits package including medical, vision, PTO, and 401(k).
Qualifications
- 10+ years engineering experience with 5+ years in leadership.
- Proven success developing and commercializing power electronics, battery systems, or energy storage products.
- Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and complex product development programs.
- Strong technical expertise across power electronics, BMS, ESS, high-voltage systems, and thermal management.
- Experience taking advanced technologies from concept to commercialization.
- Excellent communication skills.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership and strategic direction for power conversion, battery systems, energy and storage technologies.
- Own the strategy, development and lifecycle management of scalable technology platforms.
- Drive engineering execution for new technologies and platform enhancements.
- Oversee battery systems engineering, including architecture, integration, safety, and BMS development.
- Lead power electronics development including high-power conversion, digital controls, and efficiency improvements.
- Develop and maintain roadmaps for power electronics, energy storage platforms, and related technologies.
- Foster collaboration across engineering and business functions.
- Identify and mitigate technical risks and drive technology maturation.
Skills
Education
Job description
If you are unable to complete this application due to a disability, contact this employer to ask for an accommodation or an alternative application process.
Longmont, CO, US
3 days ago Requisition ID: 1407
Salary Range: $175,000.00 To $205,000.00 Annually
Relocation assistance is available for this position.
Stored Energy Systems (SENS) is an award-winning manufacturer of premium quality power conversion products located in Longmont, CO. In business for over 50 years, SENS is the market leader with a proven track record of providing highly reliable battery chargers, DC power systems, and related products to industrial markets. For more information on our company please see our web site at www.sens-usa.com .
The Director of Power Conversion & Energy Storage is responsible for defining and executing the company's technology strategy for power electronics, battery systems, battery monitoring, and energy storage solutions. This role provides technical and organizational leadership for the design and development of advanced power conversion systems, energy storage solutions, battery technologies, and associated control systems that support the company's current and future product portfolio.
The Director will lead multidisciplinary engineering teams responsible for power electronics, battery systems, energy storage integration, and related technology development while driving innovation, technical excellence, and platform reuse across multiple product lines. This role is responsible for building organizational capacity, developing technical talent and advancing the company's leadership in industrial power systems, energy storage systems (ESS), backup power, engine starting solutions, and future grid-scale energy applications.
- Provide technical leadership and strategic direction for power conversion, battery systems, energy and storage technologies.
- Own the strategy, development and lifecycle management of scalable technology platforms that support multiple product families and promote platform reuse across the organization.
- Drive engineering execution for new technologies, platform enhancements, advanced development initiatives, and technology maturation programs.
- Oversee battery systems engineering, including architecture development, integration strategies, safety systems, BMS development, performance optimization, and technology evaluation.
- Lead power electronics development, including high-power conversion systems, digital controls, power architectures, magnetics, high-voltage systems, and efficiency improvements.
- Develop and maintain technology roadmaps for power electronics, battery systems, energy storage platforms, BMS technologies, power semiconductors, and emerging energy solutions.
- Drive innovation through the evaluation of emerging technologies, advanced energy storage architectures, and thermal management solutions while supporting intellectual property development.
- Collaborate closely with systems engineering, embedded systems, mechanical engineering, validation, manufacturing, and compliance teams to ensure successful technology integration and product development.
- Identify and manage technical risks associated with new technologies, product performance, safety systems, and energy storage solutions, developing mitigation and technology maturation plans as needed.
- Foster collaboration across engineering and business functions.
- Conduct performance reviews and appraisals to evaluate team members' performance and drive a culture of accountability and execution.
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.
- 10+ years of engineering experience, including 5+ years in engineering leadership roles.
- Proven success developing and commercializing power electronics, battery systems, or energy storage products.
- Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and complex product development programs.
- Strong technical expertise in several of the following areas: Power electronics, Battery systems and battery management systems (BMS), Energy storage systems (ESS), High-voltage power systems, Digital controls and embedded systems, Industrial and grid-interactive power systems, Thermal management.
- Experience bringing advanced technologies from concept through commercialization.
- Strong communications skills.
- Master's degree or advanced degree in power electronics, energy systems, or related field.
- Free gym with 24/7 access
- Free Electric Vehicle charging
- Breakfast and Lunch Café
- After hours Grab & Go snacks
- Basketball court
- Walking paths
- Paid Time Off
- Paid holidays
- Medical insurance
- Vision insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Life insurance
- 401(k) plan with immediate vesting
- Employee referral program
At SENS, our culture is rooted in a set of core values that reflect who we are and how we work. In a recent 2025 poll, our employees identified the values that best define us:“Innovative”, “Respectful”, “Inviting”, “Flexible”, “Collaborative”, and “Growth Driven”. Our team describes us as a dynamic, forward-thinking company where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.
We pride ourselves on being an equal opportunity employer, fully dedicated to fostering inclusion and diversity. We welcome all applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.
We hope you're interested in making a difference with us. Even if you don't feel that you meet every qualification listed in this job description, we still encourage you to apply.
'/%3e%3cpath%20d='M101.744%2012.4726L102.894%2016.1947L99.0021%2013.2201L101.744%2012.4726ZM105.3%208.40937H100.488L99.0026%203.59473L97.5116%208.41047L92.7%208.40385L96.5965%2011.3834L95.1055%2016.1942L99.0021%2013.2196L101.408%2011.3834L105.3%208.40992V8.40937Z'%20fill='white'/%3e%3cdefs%3e%3clinearGradient%20id='paint0_linear_5593_1381'%20x1='90'%20y1='9.44471'%20x2='99'%20y2='9.44471'%20gradientUnits='userSpaceOnUse'%3e%3cstop%20stop-color='%2300AD70'/%3e%3cstop%20offset='0.998594'%20stop-color='%2300B67A'/%3e%3cstop%20offset='1'%20stop-color='%23DCDCE6'/%3e%3c/linearGradient%3e%3c/defs%3e%3c/svg%3e){kind=small}
