The AES Corporation is looking to solve the business and technical problem of scaling their Atlas business plan and product roadmap, validating the commercial deployment of their business model and system on utility-scale solar projects, and driving product improvements for their robotic system to meet near-term and future commitments in the global energy revolution towards a net-zero future.
Requirements
- Deep familiarity with utility scale solar field construction and solar project development.
- Proven experience in project development and management.
- Demonstrated ability to understand solar engineering and technology concepts, question assumptions, and make informed product and technology decisions.
- Technical understanding of automation, robotics, computer vision, machine learning and/or artificial intelligence, is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Validate commercial deployment of Atlas business model and system on utility-scale solar projects.
- Develop and continuously update the landscape of technologies, trends, stakeholders, and customer needs.
- Drive product improvements and development of requirements for the robotic system to enable delivery of near-term and future commitments.
- Identify and track key solar PV modules installation metrics for tier 1 solar tracker vendors.
- Support on the development of Atlas operations plan based on project requirements within the established schedule.
- Prepare business to meet the necessary milestones to embark on larger scale deployments.
- Foster relationships and work collaboratively with AES businesses and platform units in the US, Americas and Eurasia related to the use of this technology in their region.
Other
- Take on leadership role, deliver and execute Atlas business plan and product roadmap, while fostering strategic partnerships for business operations.
- Manage project teams, partners and third-party companies across project development, engineering, and construction.
- Work across Atlas and AES leadership teams to build excitement and confidence around Atlas vision and objectives, and secure direct and indirect resources.
- Support periodic project updates and reporting to senior managers through preparation of project status and budget reports.
- Founder’s mentality: Entrepreneurial passion for getting things done and a “make it happen” attitude with an intellectual curiosity to seek new opportunities.
- Customer empathy: Strong capability to ideate new solutions and understand customer needs, while driving new products and solutions to market.
- Willingness and ability to travel frequently.
