Manager, Module Product Management

Hanwha Qcells USA Corp hires a Manager, Module Product Management to connect its EPC business with module product, technology, manufacturing, and supply chain organizations. The role translates EPC needs into product priorities and leads cross-functional initiatives from development through qualification, deployment, and commercialization.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary Tech Center interface for module product and technology initiatives affecting the EPC business
• Translate EPC project, construction, system performance, market, and commercial needs into module product requirements and development priorities
• Lead module technology and cost-reduction initiatives from business-case development through qualification, deployment, and commercialization
• Coordinate with the Strategy Office, Module R&D, Manufacturing, SCM, Sales, project execution teams, and other Qcells organizations to align product strategy and execution
• Evaluate new module and related system technologies for cost, performance, constructability, schedule, supply chain, policy impacts, and project risk
• Drive module and tracker/system integration strategies to optimize EPC system cost and performance
• Review product development plans, including prototypes, certification, qualification, manufacturing readiness, and field validation, to assess deployment readiness and schedule
• Develop deployment plans and business cases for technology initiatives, including unit benefits, project volume, implementation timing, investment, and portfolio value
• Support product roadmaps and new product introduction for utility-scale PV modules based on EPC and market needs
• Monitor module market trends, U.S. solar policy, and domestic content requirements and assess implications for product, sourcing, and technology strategies
• Evaluate suppliers, technology partners, and joint-development opportunities to improve competitiveness or accelerate commercialization
• Support initiative budgets and investment planning, including development expenditures and expected financial benefits
• Prepare business cases, KPI reviews, product strategy materials, and management recommendations
• Facilitate communication and decision-making across U.S. and Korea-based teams involved in module product development, manufacturing, sourcing, and strategy
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned by Management

Requirements:

• Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, science, or another relevant technical discipline
• 7+ years of relevant experience in product management, product development, engineering program management, technology development, or related functions
• Experience managing complex, cross-functional product or technology initiatives through commercialization or production deployment
• Strong technical understanding of PV modules and their application within solar energy systems
• Ability to evaluate technologies from technical and business perspectives and translate technical developments into business impact
• Experience working across engineering/R&D, manufacturing, supply chain, commercial, and/or project execution organizations
• Strong analytical and project-management skills, including business cases, schedules, risk management, and implementation planning
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with technical teams and senior management
• Master's degree in engineering, science, or another technical discipline, or an MBA
• Utility-scale solar experience involving PV module product development, product management, or technology strategy
• Experience with utility-scale solar trackers and module-to-tracker/system integration
• Experience with PV module new product introduction, qualification, certification, manufacturing readiness, and commercialization
• Experience working with module R&D, manufacturing, supply chain, and corporate or technology strategy organizations
• Familiarity with U.S. solar policy and domestic content requirements affecting product and sourcing decisions
• Experience developing techno-economic analyses and quantifying technology benefits at the project or portfolio level
• Experience coordinating across U.S. and Korea-based teams in a global organization