Senior Product Strategist - Smart Energy Solutions

*Legal Entity:* American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
• Business Unit:* Sustainability and Business Dev
• Division:* Business Development and Operations Div
• Work Location:* Torrance - Main Campus Location
• Career Level:* 2
• Salary Range:* $97,100.00 - $145,600.00
• _*Job Purpose*_

Developing and executing product and business strategy in a world of rapid
technological and social change requires a highly capable, highly
knowledgeable, and highly engaged team. Sustainability & Business Development
is tasked with navigating the path for Hondas electric and energy products,
services, and businesses with a focus on environmental sustainability. This
position fits within the EV Charging Solutions Department as a member of the
Home Energy Business team. The team will focus on building and sustaining
Hondas core brand values and enhancing brand image and competitiveness in the
marketplace by innovating, incubating, selecting, developing, applying, and
operating new businesses, features, products, and services with responsibility
for their profitability, competitiveness, and customer satisfaction for Honda
in North America.

This engineering role is responsible for daily execution of technical and some
business decisions with respect to the research and development of home energy
solutions for Honda and Acura customers. The position will be a key
contributor to provide new revenue streams to AHM and new value to our
customers through home energy management systems and services while being a
part of other areas such as, home charging (EVSE) sales, home electrification
product sales and other digital online sales in support of Honda's 2030
Vision.

The Engineer will be the keeper of the EV customer home integration
experience, requiring an implicit understanding of every aspect of the
connected home, and how the EV should work across a diverse set of customer
lifestyles. The Engineer will ensure seamless vehicle-home integration in
collaboration with Honda EV and IT teams. This role requires having solid
understanding of how home solar, battery ESS, EV charging, HPWH, HVAC, can
communicate and have their energy generationdischargeconsumption controlled
and to participate via DR, V2H, V2G, load management, TOU, etc.
• _*Key Accountabilities*_
• Support the Unit leader of Home Energy Services Business through technical interactions with hardware suppliers, partners, and internal Honda testing and development teams. Home Energy Services are part hardware, part software, part renewable and part leading technology.
• Own and conduct necessary technical research and project activity on Home Energy Management System capabilities, IT integrations, and sponsorpropose new projects to realize new capabilities in the business.
• Show strong passion and initiative with deep understanding in home IOT, automation, controls, charging infrastructure. Stay abreast of the competition and new products.
• Provide clear guidance to Honda companies (ROGO) for electrification future.
• Own the proposal development process for third-party product approval, internal S-E-D process of home energy products, IT integrations necessary for HEMS and EV customers.
• Lead of creating, updating and maintaining required documentation for clear compliance and operation. Required documentation must clear necessary regulatory, compliance clearances, as well as legal approval
• _*Qualifications, Experience, and Skills*_

Minimum Educational Requirements:
• BABS in electrical, mechanical, controls, or systems engineering, or equivalent work experience establishing a technical and business understanding relative to the job purpose.

Minimum Experience:
• Minimum 5-7 years of experience related to at least two of the following:
• Behind-the-meter energy services domain experience.
• Experience in home IOT, automation, software, or home energy management systems.
• Experience in the residential energy domain, utility programs.
• EV and EVSE connected services and telematics a plus.
• Experience with home battery ESS, solar PV a plus
• Experience with project development involving app, server, partner, hardware, and delivery.
• Familiarity with product development, testing, and industry standards and regulations for communicationcontrol, product certifications, reliability testing, ACDC microgrids

Other Job-Specific Skills:
• Excellent technical, planning, analytical, and presentation skills.
• Experience with device protocols (ModbusTCP, ModbusRTU, can bus, Sunspec, IEEE 2030.5, or IEEE 1815), transport layers (such as wi-fi, cellular, Bluetooth, ZigBee, serial, TCPIP, PLC, USB, OCPP), implementation standards, and experience in implementing compliant solutions for der systems
• Familiar with relevant industry standards including IEEE, UL, SAE, NFPC NEC, CA rule 21, IEC, and CE basic understanding of business model development required.
• Awareness of electric vehicles, EV battery chargingdischarging.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills, including the ability to work cross-functionally with teams in product design, marketing, and business development.
• PC proficiency with MS Office (PowerPoint, excel, word)
• Function in an agile project team as a product owner LPL, scrum master ALPL, or person-in-charge of a functional area for a project.
• Be a flexible, and curious team member to help shape Hondas future.
• _*Working Conditions*_

40% desk work using laptop and phone, including conference calls,
communicating, reading and responding to emails, engaging with other team
members on project efforts, etc
35% meetings, virtual meetings, internal and external
25% preparing for and reporting to management
Hybrid: 60% Office40% remote
Travel 10%

_Honda is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants
for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national
origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age,
disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor._