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The Director of Controls Engineering will lead the development, integration, and scaling of Generac's Commercial and Industrial Energy Systems controls engineering organization.
Based in Fort Collins, Colorado, this role will unify controls engineering capabilities across multiple locations, building a high-performing organization capable of delivering microgrid, energy management, BESS controls, grid interactive and distributed energy resource control platforms. This leader will drive both technical excellence and organizational growth while establishing common architectures, development methodologies, and engineering practices that enable scalable, secure, and reliable energy solutions.
This leader will be responsible for both tactical execution and strategic direction, ensuring successful delivery of current product development programs while shaping the controls technology roadmap required to support future growth. The role will drive architecture standardization, software development maturity, advanced validation capabilities, alignment with cybersecurity best practices, and organizational development.
The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise in power systems controls, energy management systems, utility integration, and software and controls product development with a demonstrated ability to build high-performing engineering teams and inspire innovation at scale.
Key Responsibilities
(1) Strategic Leadership & Technology Vision
Lead the technology evolution to align with market demands for increased distributed intelligent resources for energy affordability and resiliency.
Increasing our engagement in the Colorado regional energy ecosystem of National Labs, Academia and industry consortia.
(2) Product Development Execution
Lead execution of controls development activities across multiple product lines and engineering teams.
Drive predictable project execution through disciplined engineering planning, prioritization, risk management, and resource allocation.
Balance near-term product delivery commitments with long-term platform development objectives.
(3) Controls Architecture & Platform Development
Architect common controls frameworks, reusable software components, communication layers, and development standards across acquired businesses.
Establish system architecture governance and technical review processes.
(4) Engineering Excellence & Process Industrialization
Expand our Functional Excellence through Knowledge Sharing sessions, Applications Training sessions, and documented software functionality and standards alignment.
Develop scalable verification and validation processes utilizing MIL, SIL and HIL.
Improve product reliability, software quality, and development velocity through disciplined engineering practices.
(5) Organizational Leadership & Talent Development
Build and scale a world-class controls engineering organization capable of supporting substantial business growth.
Foster a culture of technical excellence, innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Inspire teams to expand beyond traditional microgrid applications toward utility-scale and power plant control systems.
(6) Cybersecurity & Grid Compliance
Champion cybersecurity-by-design principles throughout product development.
Ensure alignment with industry cybersecurity standards, customer requirements, and emerging regulatory expectations.
Guide development of secure architectures supporting remote connectivity, fleet management, and distributed energy networks.
(7) Cross-Functional Collaboration
Collaborate with Corporate Engineering, Digital Technology, Product Cybersecurity, Advanced Development, and Controller…