What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Manager - Home Energy Management Systems (HEMS, BLE, RFID, IoT) position at Honda North America?
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 Honda's 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 Honda's 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 generation / discharge / consumption 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 sponsor / propose 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 (RO / GO) 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
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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% Office / 40% 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.
Salary : $97,100 - $145,600
