Technical Officer Energy Jobs (NOW HIRING)

• Location: Dallas, Texas USA
• Reports To: Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
• Cadre: Sr. Director/AVP
• Travel: Up to 30-40%
  

Company Overview:
Our client isworlds best engineering & technology service providers. They are multi-billion-dollar technology, engineering, construction, and financial services conglomerate specializing in engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) projects, high-tech manufacturing, digital transformation and technology services.
Role Overview:

Objective

The Head Technical Product Management Grid Solutions will provide technology leadership and strategicoversight for the Grid Solutions product portfolio within Digital Energy Solutions.

This role acts as the second-in-command to the CTO for the Grid Solutions segment, responsible for driving thetechnology roadmap, innovation programs, and product development initiatives across grid automation and gridintelligence platforms.

The Head TPM - Grid Solutions will lead both:

New Technology Initiatives (NTI) advanced technology development and platform innovation

New Product Initiatives (NPI) development and commercialization of grid software platforms

The role will ensure strong alignment between product engineering, market requirements, and deployment readinessfor global utility customers.

Product Portfolio

You will oversee the technology roadmap & product development for the following platforms:

DERMS (Distributed Energy Resource Management System)

APM (Asset Performance Management)

NeuralGRID Time Series Historian

Utility SCADA Platforms

WAMS (Wide Area Monitoring System)

PDC (Phasor Data Concentrator)

Substation Gateway / Protocol Gateway Platforms

These products form the core Grid Digital Platform stack supporting utilities, transmission operators, and renewable grid integration programs.

Key Responsibilities

Technology Leadership for Grid Platform / Solutions / Product Line

Support the CTO in defining and executing the technology strategy for grid digital platforms.

Drive architecture and roadmap development for the Grid Solutions product portfolio.

Ensure alignment of product development initiatives by evolving utility market requirements, grid modernization programs, and DER integration trends.

Champion platform-based architecture and reusable technology frameworks across grid products.

Leadership of NTI New Technology Initiatives

Lead the New Technology Initiatives (NTI) team responsible for advanced technology innovation.

Key focus areas include:

Grid digital platforms and control architectures

AI/ML-driven grid analytics

Edge computing for grid automation

Real-time grid data platforms and time-series systems

Grid cybersecurity and secure control infrastructure

Responsibilities:

Identify emerging technologies relevant to grid modernization

Drive innovation programs and technology prototypes

Establish technology partnerships with research institutions and industry partners

Transition validated technologies into productization pipelines.

Leadership of NPI New Product Initiatives

Lead the New Product Initiatives (NPI) organization responsible for product development and commercialization.

Responsibilities include:

Product architecture definition and engineering governance

Platform development for DERMS, APM, SCADA, Historian, WAMS, and gateway solutions

Ensuring scalability, cybersecurity, and interoperability of product platforms

Driving product lifecycle management and version roadmaps

Supporting global product launches and market adoption.

Customer & Strategic Engagement

Support strategic customer engagements with utilities, grid operators, and energy developers.

Provide technical leadership during large grid modernization opportunities involving DERMS, SCADA, or

WAMS platforms.

Collaborate with sales and solution engineering teams to shape large strategic bids.

Represent the company in industry forums related to grid modernization, DER integration, and grid analytics.

Organization Leadership

• Develop strong technical leadership within product teams
• Mentor architects, product managers, and engineering leaders
• Build global product engineering capability for Grid Solutions.

Required Experience

• 18+ years of experience in power systems, grid automation, or utility digital platforms.
• 10+ years of leadership experience managing product development or technology organizations.
• Experience leading technical product management for grid software platforms such as: DERMS
• Utility SCADA
• Grid analytics platforms
• Wide area monitoring systems
• Utility data platforms / historians.
• Experience working with global utilities, transmission operators, or grid modernization program

Technical Expertise

Experience in several of the following domains:

Grid Platforms

• DERMS / Distributed energy management
• Utility SCADA systems
• Grid analytics platforms
• Wide Area Monitoring Systems (WAMS)
• Phasor Data Concentrators (PDC)

Grid Data Platforms

• Time-series data systems
• Asset performance analytics
• AI/ML for grid operations
• Digital twin for power systems

Grid Architecture

• Transmission & distribution automation
• DER integration architectures
• Control center and edge architectures
• Cloud-edge hybrid grid platforms

Key Competencies

• Strategic technology leadership
• Platform architecture thinking
• Grid domain expertise
• Product innovation and roadmap leadership
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Global technology team leadership

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Successful release of new Grid Solutions products as per respective roadmaps
• Growth of the Grid Solutions product portfolio
• Innovation pipeline from NTI to commercial products
• NeuralGRID platform adoption
• Engineering productivity and product quality
• Strategic customer adoption of grid platforms

USA Work Authorization: Visa sponsorship or transfer of an existing visa, Employment Authorization Document (EAD) is not available for this position. Applicants must be authorized to work directly for any employer in the United States without visa sponsorship or transfer.