Staff Energy Storage Product Manager

Generac

  • Waukesha, WI
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 20 hours ago
We are Generac, a leading energy technology company committed to powering a smarter world.Over the 60 plus years of Generac’s history, we’ve been dedicated to energy innovation. From creating the home standby generator market category, to our current evolution into an energy technology solutions company, we continue to push new boundaries.About Generac Clean EnergyGenerac is transforming the way the world generates and stores power. As part of our Clean Energy business, we develop innovative solar + storage solutions that provide homeowners with resilient, sustainable, and cost-effective energy. Our team is passionate about delivering industry-leading products that enable energy independence and grid support at scale.Job SummaryGenerac is seeking a Staff Product Manager to lead the definition of our next-generation residential energy storage platform. In this strategic and highly cross-functional role, you will drive the product vision, roadmap, and execution for a scalable, future-proof battery storage system that meets the evolving needs of homeowners, installers, and utility partners. This is a rare opportunity to shape the foundational architecture and customer experience of Generac’s future storage portfolio.Key Responsibilities
  • Shape the future platform: Own the product vision for Generac’s next-generation residential energy storage platform, grounded in customer needs, market dynamics, and technical innovation.
  • Drive roadmaps: Develop and maintain a multi-year product roadmap, aligning with business strategy, engineering capabilities, and evolving regulatory requirements.
  • Translate insights into action: Convert input from customers, installers, and grid operators into clear product requirements (MRDs, PRDs), use cases, and value propositions.
  • Lead cross-functional development: Partner with hardware, firmware, software, UX, regulatory, and operations teams to deliver solutions from concept through launch.
  • Balance performance & design: Collaborate with industrial design and mechanical engineering to ensure products are high-performing, manufacturable, and aesthetically appealing.
  • Define system-level architecture: Drive requirements around inverter-battery integration, communications, power classes, and enclosure design.
  • Evaluate trade-offs: Weigh platform scalability, cost, reliability, compliance (UL 9540/1741/9540A, NEC), and supply chain flexibility to guide decision-making.
  • Support multiple products: While focused on next-gen development, contribute to features and technical needs across current products to ensure portfolio success.
  • Enable go-to-market success: Collaborate with sales, marketing, and field support to define positioning, messaging, and launch readiness.
  • Stay ahead of the industry: Track competitive offerings, standards, and market shifts to ensure Generac leads in innovation and customer value.
Minimum Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, or a related technical field.
  • 5+ years of product management or closely related experience, ideally with 1–3 years in energy storage, solar, or power electronics.
  • Background in systems engineering, field applications engineering, or firmware/hardware development with transition into product strongly preferred.
  • Proven ability to ship complex hardware + software systems from concept through production.
  • Technical fluency with battery systems, inverters, EMS platforms, and grid interconnection requirements.
  • Experience with product lifecycle tools (Jira, Confluence, PLM systems).
Preferred Qualifications
  • Master’s degree in Engineering or MBA.
  • Familiarity with UL 9540, IEEE 1547, NEC, NFPA 855, and other energy codes.
  • Experience collaborating with contract manufacturers or ODMs on platform development.
  • Knowledge of U.S. residential energy markets, DER aggregation, or VPP programs.
Skills and Competencies
  • Strong technical foundation paired with a product management mindset.
  • Strategic thinker with the ability to also dive into technical details when needed.
  • Excellent communication skills with both engineering teams and executives.
  • Customer-centric approach — able to translate technical complexity into clear value.
  • Comfortable working across hardware, firmware, and software domains.
  • Thrives in ambiguity, fast-moving projects, and a small, high-impact team environment.
Location & Work Environment
  • This is an in-office role (4 days onsite, 1 day remote).
  • Preferred locations: North Billerica, MA; South Portland, ME; or Reno, NV
Why Join Us?At Generac, you’ll help build products that keep the lights on, even when the grid goes down. You’ll work with a passionate team on meaningful challenges, at a company committed to driving the clean energy transition at scale.#LI-UF1Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear; and use hands to manipulate objects or controls. The employee is regularly required to stand and walk. On occasion the incumbent may be required to stoop, bend or reach above the shoulders. The employee must occasionally lift up to 25 - 50 pounds. Specific conditions of this job are typical of frequent and continuous computer-based work requiring periods of sitting, close vision and ability to adjust focus. Occasional travel.“We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.”

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