Senior Product Manager, Energy Storage Controls

Qcells North America; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 226,000; Full time

Job summary

Hanwha Q CELLS America Inc. is seeking a Sr. Product Manager - Controls to lead the strategy, requirements, roadmap, and lifecycle for Qcells controls, communications, and data acquisition solutions in energy storage and PV+storage applications.

You will own the product backlog, define features for BESS controllers and related systems, and coordinate with utilities, EPCs, and system integrators in the U.S. market. A strong background in SCADA, networks, and Interop protocols is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related technical discipline; Master's degree preferred.
• 10+ years in power systems, renewable energy, energy storage, or controls.
• 5+ years in product management or related roles involving controls, software, SCADA.
• Experience with US utilities, developers, EPCs, IPPs, and system integrators.
• Field or project experience deploying solar/storage/renewable plant control and data acquisition systems.
• Strong knowledge of control architectures, network communications, and protocols.
• Familiarity with grid interconnection, cybersecurity, and standards for distributed resources.
• Familiarity with project lifecycle and contracts for solar/storage projects.

Responsibilities

• Own product strategy, roadmap, requirements, prioritization, and lifecycle for controls and data acquisition.
• Define detailed features for BESS controllers, DAS, gateways, HMI, and remote monitoring.
• Translate customer needs from utilities, developers, IPPs into scalable capabilities.
• Define integration requirements with PCS, inverters, meters, and EMS platforms.
• Define interop requirements including Modbus, DNP3, IEEE protocols.
• Lead lifecycle from concept to launch and support.
• Maintain product backlog with MVP-driven prioritization.
• Define validation, interoperability, cybersecurity, and certification requirements.
• Lead build-versus-buy assessments for controls and software.
• Stay aware of IEEE 1547/1547.1, UL1741, NERC requirements for grid resources.
• Participate in design reviews and document decisions.
• Support commercialization with documentation and sales enablement.

Skills

Product management

Stakeholder collaboration

Requirements definition

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Hanwha Q CELLS America Inc. is seeking a Sr. Product Manager - Controls to lead the strategy, requirements, roadmap, and lifecycle for Qcells controls, communications, and data acquisition solutions in energy storage and PV+storage applications.

You will own the product backlog, define features for BESS controllers and related systems, and coordinate with utilities, EPCs, and system integrators in the U.S. market. A strong background in SCADA, networks, and Interop protocols is required.