Lead Systems Engineer - Energy Storage & Power

TUV SUD America; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with employer match

Paid parental leave (12 weeks for bir/

Health, dental, and vision plans

Life insurance and disability coverage

Paid time off

Job summary

TUV SUD America in Auburn Hills, Michigan, is seeking a Systems Engineering Technical Leader for Energy Storage & Power Systems. This highly visible, customer-facing role leads systems engineering efforts across battery energy storage, grid-scale storage, and related technologies, guiding design, testing, and regulatory compliance.

You will coordinate multidisciplinary teams, perform workshops, reviews, and risk assessments, and help customers navigate certification paths.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Energy Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Significant professional experience with complex industrial systems, electrical infrastructure, energy systems, power systems, or integrated industrial equipment.
• Strong understanding of systems engineering principles, product integration, and system-level design considerations.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary engineering programs and technical stakeholders.
• Understanding of testing, validation, certification, conformity assessment, and regulatory compliance processes.
• Strong customer-facing communication, presentation, and relationship management skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with engineers, project developers, senior technical leaders, and business decision makers.
• Proven ability to manage technically complex projects involving multiple workstreams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop a systems-level understanding of customer products, applications, and energy infrastructure to identify technical, regulatory, and certification requirements.
• Serve as the technical lead for complex energy storage and power system projects involving multiple technical disciplines, laboratories, and stakeholders.
• Support customers during the concept and design phases by facilitating technical workshops, design reviews, and compliance planning activities.
• Translate customer requirements into integrated testing, certification, validation, and market-access strategies.
• Coordinate technical activities involving battery systems, electrical infrastructure, controls, power conversion equipment, software, cybersecurity, functional safety, and regulatory compliance.
• Identify technical dependencies, certification risks, and project challenges while helping customers establish practical pathways to deployment.
• Support projects involving Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), grid-scale energy storage, distributed energy resources, renewable energy systems, microgrids, industrial energy systems, data center power infrastructure, and emerging power technologies.
• Collaborate with testing laboratories, certification teams, sales teams, and global technical experts to deliver a seamless customer experience.
• Provide technical updates, risk assessments, and project guidance to customers, internal stakeholders, and management teams.
• Support business growth by identifying new opportunities and helping expand TUV SUD's energy storage and power systems capabilities.

Skills

Customer-facing communication

Leadership

Systems engineering principles

Regulatory compliance knowledge

Stakeholder coordination

Technical advisory

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mechanical/Systems/Energy Engineering or related

Tools

None

Job description

TUV SUD America in Auburn Hills, Michigan, is seeking a Systems Engineering Technical Leader for Energy Storage & Power Systems. This highly visible, customer-facing role leads systems engineering efforts across battery energy storage, grid-scale storage, and related technologies, guiding design, testing, and regulatory compliance.

You will coordinate multidisciplinary teams, perform workshops, reviews, and risk assessments, and help customers navigate certification paths.