Help shape the next generation of battery energy storage solutions in a role that combines product strategy, technical depth, and real-world commercial impact.Overview
Gen-Systems is seeking an Engineering Product Manager – BESS to lead the definition, development, and market alignment of battery energy storage system solutions within our Product & Technical Solutions team.
This is not a generic product management role. It is a technical, market-facing position for someone who understands how energy storage products are applied in the field, how customer requirements translate into product direction, and how engineering, commercial, and operational teams must work together to bring credible power solutions to market.
In this role, you will help drive the roadmap and technical positioning of BESS offerings that support customer applications across evolving power environments. You will work across sales, engineering, manufacturing, and customer-facing teams to define solution requirements, guide product priorities, support technical proposals, and improve product competitiveness. You will also help ensure that Gen-Systems’ BESS solutions are aligned with application needs, technical standards, and practical deployment realities.
This opportunity is best suited for a candidate who brings a combination of BESS or power systems knowledge, product or applications leadership experience, and strong customer-facing technical credibility. Candidates from general product backgrounds without direct energy storage, power systems, or technical applications experience are unlikely to be competitive for this position.
About Gen-Systems
Gen-Systems is a power solutions business focused on practical, high-performance solutions across mobile power, hybrid power, battery energy storage, microgrid applications, controls, commissioning, field support, and customer-driven technical applications. Our Product & Technical Solutions team works at the center of commercial opportunity and technical execution, helping ensure that what we bring to market is technically credible, operationally workable, and aligned with real customer needs.
We value professionals who can operate across engineering and business lines, communicate with credibility, and contribute to solutions that perform in the real world, not just on paper.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and manage product direction for BESS solutions based on customer requirements, market demand, application fit, and business priorities.
- Translate customer needs and market inputs into product requirements, technical specifications, and solution-level direction for internal teams.
- Lead product definition work related to battery energy storage systems, including system architecture, performance expectations, standard configurations, and feature priorities.
- Partner with engineering, procurement, manufacturing, and commercial teams to ensure products are technically sound, feasible to deliver, and competitive in the market.
- Support technical positioning for customer opportunities, including proposal inputs, RFIs, RFPs, RFQs, and technical presentations.
- Evaluate application requirements and customer requests to confirm alignment with product capabilities, standards, and commercial intent.
- Maintain and evolve product roadmaps in response to technology trends, customer feedback, competitive developments, and internal strategy.
- Incorporate field experience, commissioning feedback, and practical deployment considerations into ongoing product improvement.
- Participate in product, technical, and commercial review processes to support launch readiness and lifecycle decisions.
- Coordinate with customers, suppliers, and other external stakeholders as needed to support solution development and market relevance.
- Help improve product competitiveness through better standardization, performance, manufacturability, and technical-market fit.
- Support compliance alignment with applicable technical and safety standards relevant to energy storage and power systems.
What Makes Someone a Strong Fit
You are likely a strong fit if you have worked in roles such as:
- BESS Product Manager
- Energy Storage Applications Engineer
- Systems Engineer – Energy Storage or Microgrid
- Technical Product Manager – Power Systems
- Solution Engineer – BESS / Hybrid Power / Distributed Energy
- Product Line Manager – Power Conversion / Energy Storage
You are most likely to be successful if you can connect these worlds:
- customer needs
- technical product definition
- cross-functional execution
- market-facing solution positioning
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Energy Systems, Systems Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 10+ years of experience in engineering, applications engineering, systems engineering, product management, or technical solution development.
- 3+ years of direct experience in battery energy storage, BESS, microgrid, hybrid power, distributed energy, power systems, or closely related power conversion/integration applications.
- Strong understanding of BESS architecture, system components, and integration principles.
- Experience translating customer or market requirements into product requirements, technical specifications, or engineering direction.
- Experience working cross-functionally with engineering, commercial, and operational teams.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to support customer-facing technical discussions.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior product management or technical product leadership experience in BESS or related power solutions.
- Experience with PCS, inverter systems, controls integration, EMS, SCADA, switchgear, or related power-system components.
- Familiarity with relevant standards such as UL, NFPA, NEC, IEEE, and IEC.
- Experience supporting technical proposals, RFIs, RFPs, or RFQs.
- Exposure to commissioning, field support, or real-world deployment of energy or power systems.
- Experience in industrial, commercial, mobile power, standby power, or hybrid energy applications.
Work Schedule
As required to support business operations.
Why This Role Stands Out
This role offers meaningful visibility across product strategy, engineering, customer applications, and commercial execution. It is a chance to influence how Gen-Systems develops and positions battery energy storage solutions in a market where technical credibility and practical application knowledge matter.
This is a strong opportunity for someone who wants to move beyond narrow functional ownership and help shape product direction in a business where technical decisions directly affect market success.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Application Question(s):
- Do you have at least 3 years of direct experience with BESS, energy storage, microgrid, hybrid power, or closely related power systems applications?
Yes / No
- Which of the following best describes your background?
Product Management – BESS / Energy Storage
Applications Engineering – BESS / Power Systems
Systems Engineering – Energy / Power
Technical Sales / Solution Engineering – BESS / Power
None of the above
- Have you worked in a role where you translated customer requirements into product requirements, technical specifications, or engineering direction for power or energy systems?
Yes / No
- Which technologies have you worked with directly? Select all that apply.
BESS
PCS / Inverters
EMS / SCADA
Microgrid Controls
Switchgear / Power Distribution
None of the above
- Please briefly describe your most relevant experience with BESS or related power systems, including your role in product definition, applications, or customer-facing technical support.
Short written response please
Education:
Ability to Commute:
- Houston, TX 77049 (Required)
Work Location: In person
