Manager, Project Engineering

Please Note \- Preferred location: Irvine, California. Remote candidates may be considered if they are out of the area

About Us

TAE Power Solutions (TPS) is the electrification spin\-off from TAE Technologies, a leader in nuclear fusion technology. The company is leveraging unique power management technology originally developed for nuclear fusion and applying it in adjacent industries including Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and DC Fast Charging for electric vehicles.

About the Role

The Manager, Project Engineering is accountable for technical execution during the delivery phase. This role ensures TPS deliverables are commissioned to TPS standards, meet customer requirements, and achieve customer acceptance. It leads technical milestones during execution, owns all external technical discussions with customers and vendors during project execution, and drives technical issue resolution to protect schedule and commissioning outcomes. After COD, this role provides first level technical review for issues that arise and ensures proper escalation and closure. The Manager, Project Engineering is also responsible for building, hiring, and developing a high\-performing Project Engineering team.

*Technical execution leadership*

• Own the technical execution plan for each project from design handoff through commissioning, performance validation, and turnover
• Lead technical milestones including site readiness, installation readiness, pre commissioning, SAT, performance testing, and acceptance readiness
• Define and maintain clear milestone entry and exit criteria aligned to TPS commissioning standards and customer requirements

*External technical ownership during execution*

• Own and lead all external technical discussions with customers and vendors during project execution, including design clarifications, interface alignment, commissioning planning, and issue resolution
• Own technical responses and coordinate technical changes with a clear decision trail, documentation, and impact summary
• Align technical commitments with PMO’s schedule governance and external reporting cadence while serving as the primary external technical owner during execution

*Commissioning to TPS standards*

• Ensure commissioning procedures are executed consistently, safely, and to TPS standards provided by System Integration group, with complete evidence capture using TPS Control Console and Data Acquisition
• Validate system performance against customer requirements and document results for acceptance and turnover
• Drive punch list closure and readiness sign off before milestone transitions

*Issue resolution and escalation*

• Lead execution phase technical issue triage, root cause analysis, corrective action, and closure verification
• Coordinate internal groups: Product, System Integration, PMO, and field resources to remove blockers quickly
• Drive technical issue closure to protect schedule and commissioning outcomes, prioritizing by safety, schedule, and cost impact
• Manage deviations and non\-conformances, ensuring they are documented, approved, and do not compromise safety, certification assumptions, or warranty constraints
• Provide clear escalation packages to leadership when decisions are required, including options, impacts, and recommended path

*Cross functional collaboration and feedback loop*

• Partner closely with Product and System Integration groups to interpret customer requirements, define acceptance criteria, and prioritize defects discovered during execution
• Partner closely with System Integration to apply baseline configurations, commissioning standards, and validated settings, and to resolve integration defects
• Maintain a structured feedback loop to Product and System Integration including recurring issues, trend data, and recommended design or process improvements

*EPC and service partner enablement*

• Establish and maintain relationships with EPC firms to increase familiarity with TPS equipment, installation requirements, commissioning standards, and service model
• Provide technical enablement to EPC partners through clear documentation, onboarding, and execution support so EPCs can deliver successful projects using TPS equipment for asset operators
• Support EPC confidence and trust by driving predictable commissioning outcomes, rapid issue resolution, and consistent field standards, without taking on EPC scope ownership
• Develop and maintain a network of qualified local contractors for scheduled maintenance and troubleshooting support, aligned to TPS safety and quality standards
• Define contractor qualification criteria, onboarding requirements, and standard work expectations in coordination with Field Services, Quality, and Compliance
• Capture and share partner performance feedback to improve execution outcomes and inform future project planning
• Build long term EPC and local contractor relationships in key regions to improve execution efficiency and secure competitive construction and maintenance pricing for projects using TPS provided BESS, driven by partner familiarity and confidence in TPS product design and field standards

*Field programs, documentation, and training*

• Develop and maintain TPS standard programs and documentation for installation, onsite commissioning, maintenance, safety, and training
• Create and own standard work packages, including installation requirements, onsite commissioning procedures, checklists, test scripts, acceptance criteria, and evidence templates
• Develop maintenance plans, service intervals, troubleshooting guides, and escalation playbooks aligned to warranty, compliance, and safety requirements
• Build and maintain safety procedures for field work, including LOTO, arc flash, battery safety, and incident reporting expectations, in coordination with EHS and Compliance
• Develop and deliver training materials for internal teams, EPCs, vendors, and local contractors, including onboarding content and competency checks
• Maintain version control and change history for all field documentation, ensuring updates are communicated and adopted across projects
• Use feedback from commissioning, field issues, and post COD issues to continuously improve programs, templates, and training

*Balance of system and supplier enablement*

• Provide technical leadership on BoS design and configuration for TPS deployments, including AC and DC switchgear, protection philosophy, coordination, and interface requirements
• Lead value engineering on BoS to improve cost, lead time, and field serviceability without compromising safety or compliance
• Maintain strong supplier relationships and escalation paths with major BoS suppliers, including switchgear and protection vendors, to support timely fulfilment and rapid response for unexpected events and urgent replacements
• Partner with Supply Chain and Product Engineering to align specifications, alternates, and approved parts lists to reduce schedule risk and enable fast substitutions when needed

*People leadership and team development*

• Build, hire, and lead a high performing Project Engineering team to support current and future deployments
• Define role expectations, onboarding plans, and training paths for Project Engineers
• Coach and develop team members through regular feedback, structured skill building, and clear performance expectations
• Establish and maintain consistent team practices for documentation quality, customer and vendor engagement, and execution discipline
• Ensure appropriate resourcing and coverage across active projects, commissioning periods, and post COD support needs

*Interfaces and Stakeholders*

• Head of Engineering
• Product group
• Application Engineering group
• System Integration team
• PMO group for schedule governance and external reporting cadence
• Supply Chain, Quality, EHS, and Compliances as needed
• Customers, EPCs, contractors, key vendors, local service partners

Qualifications, Functional Experience \& Skills

Required

• 7\+ year experience leading technical execution and commissioning for complex power or BESS
• Strong interdisciplinary capability across electrical, controls, software integration, and system level troubleshooting
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical milestones and drive issue closure across cross functional teams
• Demonstrated experience owning customer and vendor technical discussions during execution, including driving alignment and closure
• Experience at an EPC delivering turnkey BESS projects, with extensive field troubleshooting and commissioning issue resolution
• Strong documentation discipline and ability to run structured triage and change control processes
• Experience leading, hiring, and developing engineers, including building training and onboarding plans
• Extensive experience with BoS for BESS projects, including AC and DC switchgear configuration and protection, with demonstrated value engineering and field execution impact
• Strong communication skills for executive escalation and customer facing technical leadership
• Experience building and improving commissioning standards, checklists, and repeatable execution playbooks

Preferred

• Familiarity with safety and certification context such as UL 9540A, UL 9540, NFPA 855, and related commissioning expectations

*The compensation range for this role is between $150\-180 \+ Benefits*

About Us:

Imagination, skill, and will

At TAE Power Solutions, we design power systems that use less but do more. Systems that charge faster, run stronger, go farther, and last longer. We inspire better ways to move, work, play, and live. The future is electric, because it’s powered by TAE.

Confident, collaborative, and creative

We are unwavering in our expertise and knowledge, separating fact from fiction and proof from hypothesis.

You will be a successful member of TAE Power Solutions if you have these traits:

• You are confident in your skills, based on your credentials, technical accomplishments, and positive impact on your teams/organizations.
• You are collaborative and work well within and with teams to approach challenges with respect, transparency, optimism, and confidence to succeed together.
• You are creative, with determination to learn continuously, break new ground, and push the cutting edge.

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TAE Power Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

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