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The role establishes engineering standards and governance while ensuring alignment across Product Management, Hardware Engineering, Software & Controls Engineering, Program Management, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Customer Success.\nRESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE\nExecutive Leadership\nDevelop and execute the long-term Systems Engineering strategy aligned with the Product Business Unit strategy, technology roadmap, and business objectives.\nEstablish the global Systems Engineering operating model, organizational capability roadmap, engineering standards, and technical governance.\nLead investment planning for engineering capabilities including digital engineering, MBSE, simulation, laboratories, HIL infrastructure, and engineering productivity.\nTechnical Authority\nServe as the executive technical authority for all commercial product platforms, providing final technical approval for architecture decisions, technical tradeoffs, and release readiness.\nChair architecture reviews and technical design reviews while resolving cross-functional engineering conflicts.\nOwn enterprise system architecture, requirements decomposition, interface management, and requirements traceability across the product lifecycle.\nEnsure platform consistency, modularity, scalability, reuse, and technology standardization.\nProduct Assurance\nOwn verification and validation strategy, systems integration, certification, functional safety, compliance, and release approval.\nLead global laboratories, HIL testing, product validation, and engineering assurance.\nDrive field reliability, warranty learning, root cause analysis, and corrective action processes.\nProduct Lifecycle Leadership\nProvide technical leadership from concept through launch, sustainment, and end-of-life planning.\nPartner with Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and Customer Success to improve product performance and customer satisfaction.\nOrganizational Leadership\nBuild and lead a world-class global Systems Engineering organization through talent acquisition, succession planning, leadership development, and mentoring.\nOwn organization design, resource planning, engineering KPIs, budget planning, and continuous improvement.\nBusiness Leadership\nPartner with Product Management to evaluate technology investments, product portfolio decisions, and architecture alternatives balancing cost, performance, quality, manufacturability, and customer value.\nRepresent Fluence with executive leadership, customers, certification agencies, suppliers, and industry organizations.\nWHAT WILL OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE BRING TO FLUENCE?\n20+ years of engineering leadership in complex product development organizations.\n10+ years leading global Systems Engineering teams.\nExecutive-level experience influencing cross-functional organizations and technical strategy.\nDeep expertise in architecture, systems integration, verification & validation, certification, and reliability.\nProven success developing high-performing engineering leaders and organizations.\nQUALIFICATIONS\nBachelor's degree in Systems, Electrical, Mechanical, Computer Engineering, or related field required; Master's or PhD preferred.\n20+ years of progressive engineering experience including integrated hardware/software products.\n10+ years leading global engineering organizations.\nExpertise in systems architecture, requirements management, MBSE, V&V, certification, and product release.\nExperience with functional safety, regulatory compliance, reliability engineering, and PLM.\nDemonstrated success leading complex technical tradeoff decisions and executive stakeholder engagement.\nExperience building engineering organizations, succession pipelines, and technical capability.\nEnergy storage, industrial automation, automotive, aerospace, or similar complex industry preferred.\nEXPERIENCE IN\nSystems Engineering\nSystem Architecture\nRequirements Management\nModel-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE)\nVerification & Validation\nSystem Integration\nHardware-in-the-Loop (HIL)\nReliability Engineering\nFunctional Safety\nProduct Certification\nPLM\nConfiguration Management\nTechnical Governance\nEngineering Leadership\nOur Culture\nAt Fluence, our culture is the foundation that drives our ambitious growth strategy and fuels our mission to transform the future of energy. Our core cultural pillars empower us to innovate, collaborate, and lead with purpose, ensuring we continue to deliver unparalleled value to our customers and the world.\nUnleash Voices\nWe believe every voice matters. We encourage openness, active listening, and decisive action to create a culture where everyone has the opportunity to contribute to our success. We foster an environment where diverse perspectives are heard and valued, driving innovation and progress.\nCustomer Fluent\nOur customers are at the heart of everything we do. We’re committed to delivering exceptional value that exceeds expectations by understanding our customers' needs and adapting swiftly to meet them. Our deep focus on customer satisfaction drives us to continuously improve and innovate.\nInfinite Impact\nWe are committed to creating the impossible. We push boundaries to deliver sustainable, game-changing solutions that shape a brighter, more energy-efficient future for all. 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