Sr Manager, ATS Engineering R&D

Job description

Requisition ID # 171190 Job Category: Engineering / Science: Job Level: Senior Manager: Business Unit: Strategy & Growth: Work Type: Onsite: Job Location: Danville; San Ramon: Position Summary: The Senior Manager, ATS Engineering R&D will lead strategic R&D initiatives focused on advancing grid reliability, flexibility, and decarbonization in a rapidly evolving energy landscape. This role is responsible for shaping and executing a forward‑looking R&D portfolio spanning long‑duration energy storage, distributed energy resources (DERs), load management, and electrification. The Senior Manager will translate state policy, regulatory drivers, and system needs into applied research programs that reduce infrastructure costs, enhance resilience, and support net‑zero objectives while delivering measurable customer and system value. A core responsibility of this role is to drive innovation across supply‑ and load‑side solutions, including multi‑day storage technologies, grid‑edge storage ecosystems, and co‑optimized deployment of storage across transmission, distribution, and customer‑sited assets. The Senior Manager will oversee pilots and experimental validation efforts—such as building‑...