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Qcells Hiring for Director of ESS Product Development at Remote Full Time
Hanwha Q CELLS USA Corp (“HQC US”) develops, invests, and delivers solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery energy storage systems (BESS) projects through Engineering, Procurement, Construction (EPC) services in North America.
The company brings a decade of global leadership in solar PV to deliver utility-scale power generation plants customized for local and regional energy markets. HQC US offers the full spectrum of PV solutions – from the core technology of cells and modules to large-scale project development and investment. With proven capabilities across the solar and battery storage value chain, HQC US minimizes uncertainty and risk and helps customers achieve a higher return on their investment in renewable energy.
The Director of ESS Product Development is responsible for product development of Qcells energy storage containerized solution. The Director of ESS Product Dev. will oversee a team of Engineers, Project Managers, SCM personnel, and other personnel and provide guidance to achieve the objective of productizing an ESS system.
The Director of ESS Product Development leads a team of experts from initial design requirements to full product testing and certification. This includes project conceptualization, management of design engineering, development fatal flaw analysis, equipment and vendor selection analysis, and lowest cost of energy analysis/optimization.
This individual and team will provide ESS product roadmap, providing financial viability of internal solution by lowering LCOE for all internal projects. This individual will provide guidance to a team of engineers, drafters, supply chain management, and procurement to ensure timely development.
This position will report in to the VP of System Integration or another management personnel that the President of the Company may designate. This position is remote and working hours are Monday through Friday, from 8:00am to 5:00pm or 9:00am to 6:00pm local time. This position is expected to travel up to 30%.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTION & RESPONSIBILITIES
- 50% manage cross functional ESS Technical Development – Identification of product/pricing for equipment and software; Product development plan; Product design specification
- 20% Supply chain management
- 20% ESS cell/module level evaluations
- 10% Oversee testing and certification
REQUIREMENTS
- Extensive technical experience on energy storage projects
- Experience of SCADA interface with BMS and EMS
- Knowledgeable in modeling of ESS system over its lifetime
- 8+ years’ experience, power generation or power delivery
- Strong understanding of lithium and non-lithium technologies
- Excellent time management and organization skills
- Proficient in MS Word, Excel, Outlook with advanced MS Office skills
- Ability to organize, schedule, prioritize, and multi-task in a dynamic environment
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to work cross-functionally to understand requirements, present alternatives, and promote recommendations
- Strong ability to work and collaborate in virtual workplace.
- Strong collaboration skills and capacity to influence diplomatically within a team environment
- Self-motivated and work with minimal guidance
- Ability to travel up to 30%, flexibility for additional travel as needed.
- Master’s Degree in engineering or renewable energy or electricity market focus a plus
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
- Stationary Position: frequently remains stationary up to 90% of the time and sitting up to 8 hours in a day
- Move/Traverse: infrequently bend, stand, stoop and/or walk
- Carry Weight: infrequently carry weight and/or lift objects (light to heavy) weighing up to 10 pounds
- Hearing and Speech: frequently communicates with the ability to hear and talk on a regular basis with employees, coworkers, and all personnel matters; must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations
- Sight: frequent use of sight to detect images on computer, office documents, and office objects near and far
- Climb: occasionally ascends/descends on stairway to get to office upper and lower floors
- Travel: review above travel requirement for this position
WORK ENVIRONMENT
- Regular professional, office business setting
- Noise level ranges from low to moderate (if in office setting)
- Noise level ranges from moderate to high (if on construction worksite)
Hanwha Q Cells is proud to be an at-will Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination against race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, pregnancy, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status and any other classification protected by applicable federal, state or local law. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
We are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Hanwha Q Cells will provide reasonable accommodations to all qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodations at
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