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$300k–$330k/yr
Full-time
bachelor degree, postgraduate degree
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Posted 36d ago
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Responsibilities
Define and lead the global reliability strategy to ensure product performance, durability, and risk are managed across all lifecycle phases. Serve as the enterprise authority on reliability risk, balancing innovation velocity with financial exposure and brand integrity.
Requirements
Requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and over 15 years of experience in reliability or product engineering, preferably in the solar, energy, automotive, or aerospace industries. Must have a proven track record of leading global technical organizations and influencing executive-level product release decisions.
Full job description
Job Description:
Nextpower is seeking a VP of Reliability to define and lead the company’s global reliability strategy across all products and lifecycle phases. This senior leadership role will ensure that product performance, durability, and risk are fully understood, quantified, and actively managed in alignment with business objectives.
This role serves as the enterprise authority on product reliability risk, enabling decisive action under uncertainty while balancing innovation velocity, product performance, financial exposure, and brand integrity. The Sr. Director will play a critical role in positioning reliability not only as a risk management function, but as a competitive advantage that strengthens customer confidence, supports bankability, and differentiates our products in the marketplace.
Key Responsibilities:
Enterprise Reliability Strategy
Define and deploy a global reliability strategy spanning design, validation, qualification, and field performance over its lifetime.
Standardize reliability methodologies, tools, and processes across regions and product lines.
Embed reliability as a core pillar of product development and business decision-making.
Product Risk Governance & Decision-Making
Own executive-level assessment of product reliability risk for new product introductions and major design changes.
Drive and, where necessary, make go/no-go decisions under conditions of incomplete or evolving data.
Balance tradeoffs between time-to-market, product performance, warranty exposure, and brand impact.
Reliability as a Competitive Advantage
Position reliability as a key differentiator in product strategy and customer value proposition.
Partner with Product Management and Marketing teams to translate reliability performance into customer-facing benefits, including improved system economics and long-term performance confidence.
Support bankability efforts by ensuring reliability data and methodologies meet the expectations of customers, investors, and external stakeholders.
Financial & Business Risk Integration
Use reliability insights to help make meaningful business impacts, including:
Warranty reserve requirements,
Lifecycle cost projections, and
Margin and profitability considerations.
Partner closely with Finance and Asset Management to align reliability assumptions with financial planning and risk management strategies.
Cross-Functional Leadership
Serve as the central integrator across Engineering, Product Management, Quality, Asset Management, Supply Chain, and Commercial teams.
Resolve competing priorities across performance, cost, schedule, and risk.
Ensure alignment between technical decisions and business objectives.
Reliability Programs & Systems
Oversee implementation of robust reliability processes, including:
Design for Reliability (DfR) and DFMEA,
Accelerated life testing (HALT, HASS, fatigue, environmental testing),
Reliability growth modeling and validation frameworks, and
Failure analysis and corrective action systems (e.g., FRACAS).
Drive continuous improvement through closed-loop learning from test and field data
Field Performance & Continuous Improvement
Lead global monitoring of field performance, failure trends, and product health.
Ensure rapid identification, escalation, and resolution of systemic issues.
Drive incorporation of field learnings into next-generation product designs.
Crisis Leadership & Field Failure Response
Serve as the leader during major product performance issues or field failures.
Lead cross-functional “war room” responses to diagnose issues, define mitigation strategies, and communicate with internal and external stakeholders.
Balance urgency, transparency, and risk management to protect customers, financial outcomes, and brand reputation.
Organizational Leadership
Build, lead, and scale a high-performing global reliability organization
Establish clear goals, metrics, and accountability frameworks
Develop leadership capability and technical depth across the team
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field required; advanced degree preferred.
15+ years of experience in reliability engineering, product engineering, or related disciplines.
Experience in industries with high reliability and long lifecycle requirements (e.g., energy, automotive, aerospace, but solar is preferred).
Proven track record of leading global, cross-functional technical organizations.
Demonstrated experience influencing product release decisions and managing risk at the executive level
Core Competencies
Decisiveness in Uncertainty: Ability to make sound, timely decisions with incomplete data and clearly communicate associated risks.
Risk Translation: Ability to translate complex technical risks into clear business, financial, and customer impacts.
Systems Thinking: Strong understanding of product lifecycle interactions and long-term performance implications.
Technical Depth & Business Acumen: Deep expertise in reliability engineering principles combined with strong financial and strategic awareness.
Executive Presence & Influence: Ability to effectively influence senior leadership and drive alignment across diverse stakeholders.
Nextpower offers a comprehensive benefits package. We provide health care coverage, dental and vision, 401(K) participation including company matching, company paid holidays with unlimited paid time off, generous discretionary company bonuses, life and disability protection and more. Employees in certain positions may be eligible for stock compensation. All plans are in accordance with relevant plan documents. For more information on Nextpower's benefits please view our company website at www.nextpower.com.
Pay is based on market location and may vary based on factors including experience, skills, education and other job-related reasons. The annual salary range for this position is $300,000 to $330,000.
At Nextpower, we are driving the global energy transition with an integrated clean energy technology platform that combines intelligent structural, electrical, and digital solutions for utility-scale power plants. Our comprehensive portfolio enables faster project delivery, higher performance, and greater reliability, helping our customers capture the full value of solar power. Our talented worldwide teams are redefining how solar power plants are designed, built, and operated every day with smart technology, data-driven insights, and advanced automation. Together, we’re building the foundation for the world’s next generation of clean energy infrastructure.
Nextpower is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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Nextpower™ (formerly Nextracker) designs, engineers, and delivers an advanced energy technology platform for solar power plants, innovating across structural, electrical, and digital domains. Our integrated solutions are designed to streamline project execution, increase energy yield and long-term reliability, and enhance customer ROI. Building on over a decade of technology and market leadership, the company delivers intelligent power generation systems and services to meet rapidly expanding global electricity demand. Nextpower partners with the world’s leading energy companies to power what’s next.
Offices: 6200 Paseo Padre Pkwy, Fremont, California 94555, US · 2200 Bowline Avenue, Ste 300, Nashville, TN 37207, US · Paseo de la Castellana, 200, Mad, Community of Madrid 28046, ES · 39 East Esplanade, Suite 303 / 304, Manly, New South Wales, 2095, AU · Zonah Cresent, 2nd Floor 8-2-682/2/B1&B2, Road no. 12, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, IN
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Nextpower™ (formerly Nextracker) designs, engineers, and delivers an advanced energy technology platform for solar power plants, innovating across structural, electrical, and digital domains. Our integrated solutions are designed to streamline project execution, increase energy yield and long-term reliability, and enhance customer ROI. Building on over a decade of technology and market leadership, the company delivers intelligent power generation systems and services to meet rapidly expanding global electricity demand. Nextpower partners with the world’s leading energy companies to power what’s next.
Offices: 6200 Paseo Padre Pkwy, Fremont, California 94555, US · 2200 Bowline Avenue, Ste 300, Nashville, TN 37207, US · Paseo de la Castellana, 200, Mad, Community of Madrid 28046, ES · 39 East Esplanade, Suite 303 / 304, Manly, New South Wales, 2095, AU · Zonah Cresent, 2nd Floor 8-2-682/2/B1&B2, Road no. 12, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, IN
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