Head of Product - Critical Power

Job Overview

The Head of Product – Critical Power at Proper Voltage will be responsible for the product vision and roadmap for the company's UPS, BESS, and other critical power products. This role requires defining the product vision, translating customer and market needs into clear requirements, and leading customer engagement while ensuring alignment with engineering, commercial, and operations teams.

What you'll do

• Own and articulate the product vision for Proper Voltage’s critical power portfolio
• Map and maintain the multi-year product roadmap, prioritizing opportunities based on customer needs, market dynamics, and company strategy
• Translate customer needs and market requirements into clear, customer-facing product requirements that engineering can build against
• Represent the engineering team in technical discussions with customers, partners, and field teams
• Bring customer learnings back into product definition and the roadmap, closing the loop between field experience and product evolution
• Own all customer facing product documentation for the critical power portfolio across the product lifecycle

Required Qualifications

• Proven success owning product definition for complex electromechanical products from concept through to production
• Deep technical understanding of critical power products such as UPS, BESS, switchgear, or related industrial power systems
• Experience directing UX or digital product work alongside hardware, including managing requirements for outside design partners
• Demonstrated experience operating with high levels of ambiguity
• Bachelor’s or graduate degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Systems, or a related Engineering discipline
• Strong technical background with comfort in multidisciplinary environments
• A portfolio of customer-facing product material you have authored or directed
• Comfortable operating as the product authority without direct reports, influencing peers through clarity, credibility, and rigour

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience with lithium ion, sodium ion, and other advanced energy storage technologies
• Experience with DC-to-DC converters and digital controls in power electronics
• Experience with high-voltage battery backup systems and pulsed power systems
• Experience with analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuit design, simulation, and layout
• Experience with thermal management for high-power battery systems
• Experience in startups or high-growth technology companies

Compensation & Benefits

• Base Salary: $195,000 to $235,000 depending on experience and location
• Equity: Company equity
• Health, dental, vision insurance
• Flexible PTO with a generous holiday policy
• Hybrid-friendly work schedule, with travel as required for customer engagement

Business Operations

Proper Voltage is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA.