Pcs Specialist Mvps

Company: Our client is a global manufacturer of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) headquartered in France.
Location: Genting Lane, Singapore Job Responsibilities:
The PCS - MVPS specialist is part of the ESS Operations organization. He/she is responsible for technical support regarding PCS - MVPS* (*Power Conversion System, Medium Voltage Power Station), for pre-sales, projects, commissioning, and series life.
This role reports to the ESS Offer and Project Support Team Manager based in France.
Product Strategy & Supplier Management

• Contributes to engineering programs and product management strategy.
• Manage and maintains product datasheets and technical documentation.
• Conducts technology watch activities and monitors supplier roadmaps, products, and innovations.
• Supports technical negotiations in collaboration with Procurement, Customer Engineering, Quality, and Project Management teams.
• Contributes to supplier panel management together with Procurement, including supplier onboarding, qualification, performance monitoring, and supplier data management

Systems Engineering

• Analyzes customer requirements and technical specifications.
• Contributes to system requirements definition and overall system architecture.
• Defines subsystems, interfaces, and integration principles.
• Identifies and implements cost reduction and value engineering opportunities.
• Establishes system-level technical specifications in compliance with customer requirements, safety standards, and applicable regulations.
• May act as the overall Technical Lead for assigned projects.

Electrical Engineering

• Supports the development of technology and product roadmaps in collaboration with Marketing and Sales teams.
• Builds and maintains technical business relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Bid Management & Pre-Sales Technical Leadership

• Provides technical leadership for tendering and pre-sales activities related to PCS and MVPS solutions.
• Supports Sales teams in identifying and selecting the most competitive technical solutions in response to customer tenders.
• Coordinates supplier RFQs with Procurement and Supply Chain teams, analyses supplier quotations, and evaluates total cost of ownership.
• Acts as the primary technical interface between customers and development teams during the early phases of projects.

PCS & MVPS Technical Expertise

• Performs AC-level system sizing and modeling activities.
• Selects the most suitable product configurations, versions, and options based on project requirements and constraints.
• Identifies, evaluates, and qualifies strategic suppliers.
• Develops, maintains, and improves PCS sizing tools used by Application Engineers.
• Oversees supplier sizing tools and provide training and support to internal users.

Electronics Engineering Expertise

• Demonstrates solid knowledge of electronics engineering principles, methodologies, and best practices.
• Contributes to test strategy development, validation plans, and verification activities.
• Conducts failure investigations and root cause analyses and implements corrective actions when required.
• Participates in design reviews and peer reviews.
• Monitors project progress and evaluate technical results.
• Coordinates technical activities with contractors, suppliers, and internal and external stakeholders.
• Supports onboarding, coaching, and mentoring of new team members.
• Provides technical guidance to HSE, Quality, and Management teams and proposes robust, compliant technical solutions.
• Maintains strong knowledge of electronics industrialization and manufacturing processes.
• Electrical engineering principles apply to the integration of complex systems and interconnected subsystems.
• Maintains and updates internal engineering guidelines in line with evolving standards, regulations, and industry’s best practices.
• Explain supplier processes and technologies to internal stakeholders and recommend appropriate technical solutions.
• Promotes knowledge sharing and dissemination of best practices across Saft engineering teams.

Job Requirements:

• Master's degree in engineering or equivalent
• Experience: at least 5 years in an energy conversion role involving technical (and commercial) topics
• Knowledge of Grid Codes would be a plus
• Good understanding of operational dynamics
• Leadership and people skills in an international environment
• Fluent English is essential

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