Product Owner, Engineering Applications

Description

• Serve as the primary liaison between business users and development teams, ensuring clarity, alignment, and consistent delivery.
• Manage a high-performing team of analysts and engineers to translate business needs into actionable product specifications.
• Conduct data and performance analyses on equipment such as inverters, PV modules, trackers, eBOS, and BESS systems to support EPC and O&M teams.
• Manage the product backlog, prioritizing features, enhancements, and fixes based on value, impact, and stakeholder input.
• Lead and mentor a multidisciplinary team of data scientists, process engineers, and application administrators to define product requirements and deliver user-focused support.
• Maintain an understanding of how the Vitals platform integrates with other SOLV Energy systems and tools.
• Define and maintain the product direction, ensuring alignment with business objectives and SOLV Energy’s operational goals.
• Maintain clear and accurate documentation of product requirements, product development progress, and upcoming features.
• Support and track the onboarding of projects onto SOLV Energy’s internal platforms, including Vitals.
• Lead sprint planning and review activities with development teams, providing clear direction on goals, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• The Product Owner is accountable for overseeing and driving the vision, features, priorities and requirements of Engineering applications and analytical needs focused on supporting Engineering Services Shared Vision
• Collaborate with internal operations teams and business units to gather, consolidate, and translate requirements into actionable development priorities.
• Promote and model safety as the highest priority, ensuring that all employees, from field teams to office personnel, follow safe practices while working.
• Develop and maintain training materials and documentation related to new features, workflows, and system updates.
• Monitor product KPIs, user feedback, and adoption rates to drive continuous improvement.
• Research and stay current on market technologies and industry practices to guide future platform enhancements.
• Communicate progress, timelines, and product status to stakeholders, including feature releases, training, and implementation updates.
• Represent SOLV Energy Engineering Services at technical conferences and industry events, highlighting platform capabilities and innovation.
• Manage and support issue triage, coordinating resolution efforts with engineering and software development teams.
• Partner closely with Engineering Managers, Performance Engineers, Project Managers, Field Technicians, and SCADA Engineers to identify, prioritize and implement features that improve fleet monitoring and performance analytics.

Requirements

• Strong understanding of product lifecycle management, including vision development, roadmap planning, and backlog prioritization.
• Proficient in Agile tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar platforms.
• 5+ Years’ experience in product management and/or product development preferred
• Proven ability to translate business needs into functional and technical requirements.
• Proficiency in MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, Sharepoint, and Adobe Suites or similar
• 5+ Years’ experience in data analysis and optimization in renewable energy preferably PV & BESS technology
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with experience using data to drive product decisions.
• Working knowledge of programming languages, system integration, data analytics, and cloud-based application architecture is a plus
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and deliver results under tight deadlines.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent technical work experience
• High level of organization, accountability, and attention to detail.
• Excellent facilitation skills for cross-functional collaboration across engineering, operations, and software development teams.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex topics clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance