Technical Project Manager Power Electronics & Solutions Architect (f/m/d)

PHENOGY AG is seeking a full-time Technical Project Manager Power Electronics & Solutions Architect in Columbia, SC. The role involves bridging technical expertise with customer needs, managing projects from concept to deployment, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop innovative energy storage solutions. Candidates should have a Master's or PhD in a relevant field and extensive experience in battery systems and power electronics.
PHENOGY AG is a leading innovator of battery energy storage technologies and applications for the green electrification of the planet. Our team members work on future-proof and truly sustainable battery systems that are powerful, safe, and robust – with circularity as a central principle. In addition to Exentis Group AG, a leading provider of an additive manufacturing platform for large-scale industrial production, the technology partner network also includes selected institutes of the Fraunhofer Battery Alliance.

PHENOGY is an environmentally and socially conscious enterprise. We are committed to fostering prosperity for the people and our planet, ensuring truly sustainable growth – starting in the area of our greatest expertise and impact: energy storage solutions.

We energize the future.

PHENOGY is seeking curious, entrepreneurial-minded energy pioneers to help shape our vision, systems, and growth; playing a key-role as we launch into our ambitious future. If you're inspired by our mission, values, and drive to change how we energize the future — we'd love your application.

We are looking for an experienced full-time Technical Project Manager Power Electronics & Solutions Architect (f/m/d) to join our team asap located in Columbia, South Carolina and help drive the future of energy storage solutions. In your role, you bridge the gap between technical expertise and customer needs by collaborating with sales teams, gathering and analyzing customer requirements, ensuring feasibility across cross-functional teams, translating complex technical concepts into clear solutions, and driving the development of innovative products while staying ahead of market trends.

Your tasks and Responsibilities
• Act as a technical solution owner and communication bridge between customers, customer account manager, the PY product lead and internal teams, gathering requirements and ensuring solutions meet market needs
• Manage projects from concept to deployment, ensuring technical feasibility and compliance with industry standards, and ensuring happy customers
• Map customer expansion opportunities and create the conditions for doing more with a client
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to bring innovative products to market and mentor junior engineers and interns
• Finalize high-voltage inverter design with academic and R&D partners, oversee prototyping, testing, and refinement, and prepare for industrialization and mass production
• Support software development for power electronics control and ensure U.S. and EU certification compliance
• Conduct market research on U.S. battery storage trends, certification requirements (grid connectivity, fire safety, etc.) and compare with European standards
• Lead the development of battery storage solutions, including high-voltage, Sodium-ion, and hybrid technologies for grid and mobility applications
• Help identify, engage and train developer partners who can be channels to the market

Must have's
• Master's degree or PhD in electrical engineering, physics, or related field with a focus on energy storage, power electronics, or renewable energy
• 10+ years of experience in battery systems, power electronics, or renewable energy solutions, with a track record in successfully leading R&D projects
• 5+ years of expereince in power electronics design for inverters and DC-DC converters (~100kW power range)
• Strong expertise in lithium-ion, supercapacitors, and/or hybrid energy storage systems
• Proficiency in software and tools such as Matlab, Simulink, Altium, Autodesk Eagle, and other relevant simulation and design tools
• Proven experience in leading project teams, developing new business opportunities, and managing complex technical projects from concept to market introduction
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to successfully lead projects and build awareness with important stakeholders at events, webinars, etc. as well as trust with the market, prospects, clients, and partners
• Experience working with international teams

Nice to have's
• Knowledge of PV systems and renewable energy integration
• Experience working in industries such as automotive, industrial electronics, and/or grid storage
• Hands-on experience in the industrialization and market introduction of power electronics devices
• Familiarity with standards and regulatory frameworks related to battery systems and high-voltage systems
• Experience with project management in collaboration with research institutions and industry partners

Location: Columbia, South Carolina

Travel Readiness: 20-40%, US and occasionally to our subsidiary in Switzerland

We offer you:
• Join a high-caliber environment that enables you to develop your full potential, shape your job, and take ownership.
• Participate in the development of PHENOGY and inspire the world to transition to sustainable energy.
• Become part of our eco-passionate expert team - a first-class team all around.
• Benefit from flexible work hours as well as remote and on-site working in a new modern sustainable office
• Enjoy various events, an amazing coffee machine, and the occasional coffee from our CEO (acting Barista)

At PHENOGY, we highly value diversity, equality, and inclusion. It makes our company stronger. Our philosophy: one mindset, many minds.