VP Systems Engineering

The Vice President, Systems Engineering serves as the executive technical authority for the Product Business Unit and is accountable for ensuring Fluence products perform as fully integrated systems throughout the product lifecycle. Reporting to the Head of Product Business Unit, this leader owns system architecture, requirements management, interface definition, integration, verification and validation, certification, product assurance, global laboratories, Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) testing, and field reliability. 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.

• 20+ years of engineering leadership in complex product development organizations.
• 10+ years leading global Systems Engineering teams.
• Executive-level experience influencing cross-functional organizations and technical strategy.
• Deep expertise in architecture, systems integration, verification & validation, certification, and reliability.
• Proven success developing high-performing engineering leaders and organizations.
• Bachelor's degree in Systems, Electrical, Mechanical, Computer Engineering, or related field required; Master's or PhD preferred.
• 20+ years of progressive engineering experience including integrated hardware/software products.
• 10+ years leading global engineering organizations.
• Expertise in systems architecture, requirements management, MBSE, V&V, certification, and product release.
• Experience with functional safety, regulatory compliance, reliability engineering, and PLM.
• Demonstrated success leading complex technical tradeoff decisions and executive stakeholder engagement.
• Experience building engineering organizations, succession pipelines, and technical capability.
• Energy storage, industrial automation, automotive, aerospace, or similar complex industry preferred.