V2X Bidirectional Charging Hardware Product Lead

Emporia Corp.; Littleton (CO); On-site; USD 145,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Unlimited PTO

Company-paid health premiums

Job summary

Emporia Energy is seeking a Product Lead to own the DC bidirectional program from EVT to Launch. You will drive business cases, OEM negotiations, certification, and a successful go-to-market plan with AI-enabled workflows.

You will report to the SVP of Product and coordinate across Engineering, Operations, and Marketing to deliver a scalable, grid-aware energy solution. The role emphasizes disciplined PDLC, cross-functional leadership, and a data-driven approach.

Qualifications

• 5+ years across product management and program or delivery management for hardware, with full ownership through launch.
• Experience with EV charging, power electronics, inverters, or other grid-connected hardware.
• Experience in a certification-heavy environment, and comfort owning a safety/interconnection approval path end to end.
• Experience working with automotive OEMs, utilities, or other institutional partners whose approval gates your launch.
• Heavy, fluent use of AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT, Grok) and habit of building your own tooling.
• Business sense: you can own a business case, unit economics, and margin trade-offs.

Responsibilities

• Own the Schedule and gate reviews across the inverter supplier, our in-house board development, test, and Operations, holding the critical path in one place.
• Drive the Vehicle Integration Board through development and validation: electrical, firmware, bring-up, and test.
• Own go-to-market with Marketing, BD, and Customer Support: positioning, pricing, and launch messaging.
• Land the OEM side of launch: the approved vehicle list, partner coordination, and clear customer-facing compatibility guidance.
• Own the ramp: first installs, commissioning results, early field performance, and scaling decisions.
• Push AI adoption across PDLC: automate steps and build tooling to accelerate delivery.

Skills

Product management

Program management

EV charging

Power electronics

Inverters

Certification

Automotive OEMs

Utilities engagement

AI tooling

Business case

Cross-functional leadership

Gate process

Tools

Claude

ChatGPT

Grok

Job description

Emporia Energy is seeking a Product Lead to own the DC bidirectional program from EVT to Launch. You will drive business cases, OEM negotiations, certification, and a successful go-to-market plan with AI-enabled workflows.

You will report to the SVP of Product and coordinate across Engineering, Operations, and Marketing to deliver a scalable, grid-aware energy solution. The role emphasizes disciplined PDLC, cross-functional leadership, and a data-driven approach.