AI Lead Project Manager for Electric Operations Technology

About this role

# Position Overview

The AI Lead Project Manager for Electric Operations Technology is a senior technical leadership role responsible for the end-to-end delivery of a substation Edge AI product. This role is the functional equivalent of the former Engineering Lead — combining deep technical authority with program ownership to drive a complex, multi-partner integration program from development through field deployment.

The successful candidate owns the full technical integration stack: embedded hardware, software, DSP algorithms, AI/ML engine and models, and OT-grade cybersecurity. They serve as the primary technical interface between internal stakeholders and external partners, and as the accountable delivery lead for integration testing and operational deployment across substation sites.

# Key Responsibilities

Product & Program Delivery

Own end-to-end delivery of the substation Edge AI product, from architecture baseline through field commissioning.

Define and maintain the integrated master schedule across hardware, software, DSP, AI/ML, and security workstreams, tracking dependencies and critical path.
Manage partner deliverables: enforce interface control documents (ICDs), integration milestones, and acceptance criteria with each vendor.
Drive risk identification, mitigation planning, and escalation across all technical domains.
Report program status, risks, and decisions to executive and cross-functional stakeholders.

Technical Leadership & Integration

Serve as the authoritative technical lead for the full Edge AI integration stack, including:

Edge compute hardware (selection, qualification, environmental hardening for substation environments)

Embedded and real-time software components from multiple supply partners
DSP signal processing code (protection, power quality, fault detection)
AI/ML inference engine, model integration, and performance validation
- **OT cybersecurity (IEC 62443, NERC CIP compliance, ...