Chief of Engineering

Chief Of Engineering

Smart Wires is reimagining the grid with our modular Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS) solutions and analytics that enable controllable power systems. This means more renewables, at a lower cost and with less disruption to communities and the environment. We collaborate with our customers to achieve their strategic objectives and help them face an uncertain energy future with flexible, high-impact solutions.

The Chief of Engineering will lead the global engineering team that develops new products and sustains existing products. The team spans both internal and external resources. The Chief of Engineering will report to the CEO, engage in strategic decision-making as a key member of the senior leadership team (SLT), interface with the Board of Directors and drive corporate initiatives.

The ideal candidate will have a proven history of leading globally-dispersed engineering teams to successfully deliver complex, multi-disciplinary programs on time, within budget and to specification, fostering a positive and collaborative environment throughout. Responsible for:

New product engineering from concept to full-scale production to sunsetting, including:

• Developing hardware, software and firmware
• Managing development risks
• Partnering with the Manufacturing and Supply Chain teams to ensure the prototype build, production cut in and production ramp up are smooth
• Assuring compliance to applicable industry standards and customer requirements

Sustaining engineering, including:

• Managing component, firmware and software obsolescence
• Developing firmware/software updates to ensure ongoing compliance with industry standards and norms
• Implementing upgrades to the deployed fleet of devices
• Enhancing the product to improve (or address) design for manufacturability, customer experience and BoM cost

Analytics and application engineering, including:

• Educating external stakeholders on the product
• Conducting and/or overseeing the Engineering team's responsibilities for proposals, tenders, contracting and project delivery

The operation and growth of the Engineering team, including:

• Defining the goals and objectives of the team and driving success
• Ensuring intellectual property is harvested and queued up for protection
• Growing the capacity of the team through recruiting, training and mentoring
• Deploying and refining industry best practices to continually improve the efficacy of the Engineering team. Examples include FMECA, Safety in Design, DfX and design reviews.
• Supporting the company-wide budget process in a collaborate manner to best position the company for success