American Energy Storage Innovations, Inc. (AESI) has a full-time opening for a Program Manager in SUzhou, China.  

Job Summary:

The Program Manager, China reports to the Senior Program Manager, who is based in Hudson, Massachusetts, USA, and will lead customer-specific Battery Energy Storage System development programs from requirements definition through launch. This includes customer interface responsibilities for engineering statement of work definition, requirements capture and sign-off, change control management, developing and maintaining timing plans, driving open issues to closure, change management, metrics management, launch support, and customer program meeting support. This individual is responsible for leading all elements of program delivery including internal project management to ensure all design, development, supplier, build, and test milestones are met on time with high quality. 

Responsibilities:

• Lead multi-functional core teams from concept through commercialization for the execution of NPD engineering projects.
• Develop, communicate, and lead the execution of project management plans, scope, schedules, and budgets. 
• Schedule and conduct team meetings and design reviews; manage work plans and communicate tasks and expectations to project team members; capture and drive closure of actions and open issues.
• Develop, reconcile, and maintain project budgets and monthly spending forecasts, identify discrepancies, and lead replanning activity as needed. 
• Drive towards rapid identification and resolution of engineering-related performance, project and product cost, project risk, timing, manufacturing, and supply chain-related issues.
• Document and track compliance to requirements along with developing and leading technology solutions to address identified gaps. 
• Identify and help to resolve resource allocation issues and priorities to ensure the program is staffed appropriately, completed on time, and within budget constraints. 
• Support development and management of Engineering project budget and goals; ensure that product cost targets are met. 
• Plans and executes the AESI NPD launch process, managing deliverables, risks, and decisions using a Phase Delivery process.
• Participate and contribute to Program Management Process and Quality Management System.
• Utilize, develop, and improve NPD project methods, process, and toolkits, and acts as an ambassador of the Program Management Process and governance within the organization. 
• Adhere to federal and state regulations.
• Adhere to all company policies, processes, and procedures.
• Performs other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. 
• Predictable and reliable attendance.

Position Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical and/or mechanical engineering or other relevant engineering disciplines, or equivalent degree.
• Minimum of five (5) years managing industrial capital equipment projects.
• PMP Certification preferred.
• Demonstrated competency in managing complex projects that include a cross function of HW, SW, FW and Compliance dependencies.
• Working knowledge of Project Management software (ex. Microsoft Project, Smart Sheets, and similar.)
• Project experience in large scale grid tie inverters/motor drives and/or utility substation equipment installation is highly desired.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, growing, dynamic environment and thrive within a matrix organization.
• Customer-facing role requires excellent oral and written communication skills in Mandarin and English.
• Must be fluent in English; spoken, written & presentation.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally, up to 20%. 

Key Competencies:

• Decision Making & Analysis: Makes sound decisions based upon a mixture of data-driven analysis, expertise, experience, and judgment; collects relevant information, seeks input from others, and identifies connections and/or root causes of problems.
• Leads Change: Persistently moves in the face of ambiguity, dilemmas, and resistance to get completion of changes in an organized way; adapts with flexibility to and copes with changing situations while maintaining focus on goals.
• Takes Initiative: Exhibits strong drive for results and success; conveys a sense of urgency and drives issues to closure; persists despite obstacles and opposition.
• Organization and Planning: Establishes a systematic course for self and/or others to assure accomplishment of objectives. Determines priorities and allocates time and resources effectively.

Physical Requirements / Working Conditions:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Works in a temperature-controlled office environment, with occasional work in outdoor weather conditions, and in industrial/lab environments.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 30 pounds and/or position the body to reach items on the floor/below knee level or reach overhead. 
• Prolonged periods sitting or standing at a desk and working on a computer.
• Video conference calls/meetings with domestic and international employees, vendors, and manufacturing partners during or outside of normal business hours.
• Ability to adjust focus, especially due to concentration on a computer screen. 
• May be required to travel to and navigate a variety of domestic and international sites to perform assignments.
• The ability to see and respond to dangerous situations.
• May be required to travel to and navigate a variety of sites to fully understand material needs.

About Us 

AESI comprises highly experienced core team members who have developed five generations of large-scale BESS systems, heretofore having deployed more than 1.5 GWh worldwide. That same team has come together once again to create their mangum opus — the all-in-one, ultra-high density TeraStor. Third-party analysts contend that the revolutionary design outpaces the market for reliability, availability, utilization and total lifetime value. We’ve designed and manufactured an entirely new line of energy storage products to meet the needs of grid energy storage, deployment, operation, and energy management for the next 20 years. Every detail in our AESI products makes them fundamentally easier to purchase, install, maintain and operate than any other energy storage alternative available today.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills that may be required of the employee. Management reserves the right to add, remove, or otherwise alter these duties, responsibilities, and skills at any time.

AMERICAN ENERGY STORAGE INNOVATIONS, INC. IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.