Product Manager

ABOUT POWER FACTORS

Power Factors is a software and solutions provider leading the next generation of clean energy with Unity, one of the most extensive and widely deployed renewable energy management suites (REMS) in the market. With over 300 GW of wind, solar, and energy storage assets managed worldwide across more than 600 customers and 18,000 sites, Power Factors manages 25% of the world’s renewable energy data.*

Power Factors’ Unity REMS supports the entire energy value chain, from monitoring and controls to market analytics. The company’s suite of open, data-driven applications empowers renewable energy stakeholders to collaborate, automate critical workflows, and make more informed decisions to maximize asset returns. Energy stakeholders receive end-to-end support, including solutions for SCADA & PPC, centralized monitoring, performance management, commercial asset management, and field service management.

With deep domain expertise, AI-powered insights are delivered at scale so businesses can optimize assets, unlock growth, and make smarter decisions as the world rapidly transitions to clean energy. Power Factors fights climate change with code.

* Outside China and India

THE OPPORTUNITY

Power Factors is helping define how utility-scale renewable and battery plants interact with the grid. Through Unity EMS/PPC, we bring plant-level control, grid-code compliance and real-time energy management together in a single vendor-independent platform deployed across more than 75 countries.

We are looking for a senior power plant control engineer with deep PPC experience to join our product management team. This is a senior position from day one. You will be the product owner for how Unity controls PV and BESS plants at the point of interconnection, how that control is certified and validated, and how AI-enhanced diagnostics and automated testing take it to the next level.

THE PLATFORM AND THE TEAM

Unity EMS/PPC is Power Factors’ plant control platform for PV, BESS, wind and hybrid plants. It combines a site-level Controller that regulates active and reactive power at the point of interconnection, a layer for centralized control, scheduling, optimization and market participation, and a platform for fleet monitoring, analytics and diagnostics.

You will be one of the product managers covering control and grid integration, reporting to the Head of EMS. This role will focus more on PV and BESS plant control, grid integration, grid compliance, dynamic models, certification, validation and automated testing, diagnostics and AI tools, and delivery/customers enablement.

PART A - TECHNICAL SCOPE

1. PPC Control

You own the product definition and roadmap for the grid-facing control functions of the Unity PPC for PV, BESS and PV+BESS hybrid plants, including:

Active power - setpoint tracking and curtailment at the POI, ramp-rate control, and power limitation Frequency response - FSM, LFSM-O/U, droop, fast frequency response and synthetic inertia Voltage and reactive power - voltage control, Q setpoint, power factor, Q(U) and Q(P) characteristics, and reactive support at night / STATCOM mode Performance at the POI - accuracy, response and settling times, closed-loop tuning and stability across grid strength conditions Multi-vendor coordination - inverter and PCS dispatch, BESS state-of-charge management, and PV+BESS hybrid coordination Grid-forming BESS - grid-forming capabilities Interfaces - TSO/DSO and SCADA interfaces (IEC 61850, IEC 60870-5-104, DNP3, Modbus TCP), EMS-to-PPC setpoint handling, and cybersecurity requirements (IEC 62443) 2. Grid Compliance & Certification

Grid code expertise - interpret and track requirements across markets, including ENTSO-E NC RfG (and its revision), EN 50549, VDE-AR-N 4110/4120, GB Grid Code and G99, Poland and Iberia, IEEE 2800, NERC and ERCOT, and AEMO GPS / NER S5.2.5. Compliance status register - own the global view of which grid codes the product meets, where the gaps are and how they are prioritised. Certification strategy and process - decide which certifications to pursue and when; oversee timelines, certification bodies and TSO submissions. Compliance testing - define product-level compliance test procedures and witness key tests on site and in the lab. Technical authority - be the product voice on grid compliance for customers, EPCs and TSOs. 3. Dynamic Models

Model library ownership - the certified PowerFactory, PSSE, PSCAD and PSLF model library as a product asset, with a versioning policy that keeps models aligned with controller firmware. Model quality - set the methodology and accuracy standard, including validation of models against HIL results and field measurements; the models team develop them. TSO model processes - lead product-level model submissions and responses to TSO review comments. 4. Validated Performance

Validation strategy - evolve the test methodology, test suite and evidence format that TSOs, customers and lenders require. Automated testing - own the product roadmap for automated HIL and regression testing of PPC functions across grid codes. Hands-on lab access - work directly in the HIL/RTDS environment with the validation engineers to explore behaviour, reproduce issues and test prototypes. Evidence as a product - package test reports and validation certificates for TSO submissions, RFPs and lender due diligence. 5. Delivery Enablement & Grid Integration Automation

Grid Integration Automation - product tooling that makes site-specific model and settings configuration fast and repeatable. Commissioning and testing tooling - product capabilities that help project teams scale, in terms of configuration, commissioning and testing of delivered functionality. Field feedback loop - turn commissioning findings and field behaviour into product improvements. 6. Diagnostics & AI Tools

Control diagnostics - define and prototype diagnostics in the EMS user interfaces: POI performance monitoring, compliance-status views, root-cause analysis and degradation detection. Operational tools such as commissioning support, parameter tuning, anomaly detection and grid-code analysis. 7. Field & Grid Events

Grid event investigations - join the analysis of complex grid events, disturbances and fault ride-through behaviour, and turn findings into product and validation changes. Site and TSO presence - travel for key lighthouse projects compliance tests, in strategic TSO meetings and customer workshops, as needed within the product scope - limited. PART B - PRODUCT & STRATEGY

8. Strategy, Roadmap & Product Definition

Vision and roadmap - set the strategy and roadmap for your area, aligned with the overall EMS/PPC strategy; prioritize across compliance gaps, customer demand, competition and innovation. Business cases - size opportunities, estimate value and cost, and decide what becomes product capability and in what order. Requirements - translate grid codes, customer needs and research into requirements, user stories and acceptance criteria; refine the backlog with engineering. Reusable capabilities - turn single customer or TSO requirements into reusable capabilities such as grid code abstraction and parameterised models. Product metrics - track time-to-certification, POI performance, validation coverage, configuration effort per site, and win rate where compliance is decisive. 9. Market & Customer Insight

Competitive analysis. You maintain an engineering-grade view of the PV and BESS plant control market: which vendors are certified where, what validation evidence they show, how their control and diagnostics compare, and how they position against us in bids. You turn this into positioning, battle cards and roadmap input, and run win/loss analysis where compliance or validation were decisive.

Customer discovery and engagement. You work with asset owners, EPCs, lenders and partners to understand new requirements and opportunities. You turn each engagement into a structured requirement or opportunity assessment, test whether it generalises, and run interviews, pilots and design-partner programmes for new capabilities.

Domain and regulatory research. You engage with TSOs, industry working groups and standards bodies to anticipate requirements 12–24 months ahead, and research topics such as system strength, new ancillary services and AI in operational technology, turning them into briefings and product proposals.

10. Go-to-Market & Partnerships

Enablement and opportunity support - positioning, technical collateral and battle cards; join key RFPs, customer workshops and lender due diligence as the product expert. Launches and partnerships - plan launches of new capabilities, and shape relationships with inverter and PCS OEMs, HIL/RTDS and certification bodies. WORKING TOGETHER

You focus on product definition, validation strategy and market insight, and work with the teams that build, model, validate and deploy the product:

EMS Product Manager(s) – shape the whole EMS/PPC solution, from plant control to fleet control, fleet control. VPP, Dispatch Optimization, Market Integration & BESS Analytics Control Engineering team - control design and joint design reviews. Power System Modelling team - model development. Validation Engineers - operation of the HIL/RTDS environment and test execution. Software Engineering and UX - software development, diagnostics and AI prototypes. Project and Delivery teams - site studies and commissioning, with your support on product-level questions. Presales, Sales and Partnerships - positioning, opportunities and partnerships. Customers, EPCs, TSOs and lenders - requirements, certification and due diligence. WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Must have

7+ years in power plant control or grid integration for utility-scale PV, BESS, wind or hybrid plants. Hands-on experience in the design, tuning, testing or commissioning of power plant controllers. Proven experience with grid code compliance, compliance testing and TSO interconnection processes, ideally across multiple markets. Deep understanding of grid dynamics, inverter control, and frequency and voltage regulation; working knowledge of at least two of PowerFactory, PSSE, PSCAD, PSLF. Experience owning technical requirements or influencing product decisions as a senior engineer, technical lead or product manager. Strong customer-facing experience with asset owners, EPCs or TSOs; fluent English. Understands what a leading PPC/EMS product means and what it takes to get there. Strong advantage

Python, data analysis or AI tools for prototyping, with judgement about where AI adds real value in control. HIL/RTDS, automated testing or validation experience. BESS control experience. Product management experience in energy, industrial automation or OT software. How you work

Rigorous - compliance claims and validation evidence must be right; you hold the standard. Curious and inventive - you see a recurring problem and want to prototype a better way to solve it. Decisive and credible - you make clear priority calls and are at home in a TSO review, a design review or a customer workshop. GROWING INTO PRODUCT MANAGEMENT

We expect strong engineers to grow into this role, and we support that transition: structured onboarding across product, engineering and customer teams, product management training, and a peer in the team. The position is senior from day one, with a path to Senior Product Manager.

WHY THIS ROLE

Own the control product that decides deals - plant control, grid compliance and validated performance are where EMS/PPC vendors win or lose. Stay close to the technology - design reviews, HIL lab work, prototyping and grid event investigations are part of the role. Innovate with a mandate - automated testing, diagnostics and AI tools are part of your remit. Shape the strategy and the execution at controller, backend, user interface, analytics or AI level. Global breadth - 75+ grid codes, multiple continents, every major plant type. LIFE @ POWER FACTORS

We are an agile software development company – big enough to make an impact, but small enough to move quickly and execute in a growing industry. We are a team of bold and ingenious talents driven by results. We are passionate about making the world a better place. We seek fierce and humble people to help us achieve our ambitious plan.

WHY JOIN US

By joining the Power Factors team, you’ll be part of a dynamic group of innovative and driven individuals dedicated to making a positive impact. Every day, your work will directly contribute to advancing clean energy solutions and supporting global sustainability initiatives. Our culture runs deep and shows up in how we work together - committed, conscientious and collaborative. With many opportunities for professional growth, Power Factors is here to support your development as we lead the charge in transforming the energy industry.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Power Factors is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to engaging a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.