Director, Systems Engineering

Title: Director, Systems Engineering Location: Toronto, ON Job Type: Full-Time – Hybrid (3+ days/week in office) Travel Requirement: Approximately 10% Position Type: Net New Join the Future of Reliable Energy! Are you ready to shape the future grid? Hydrostor, a leading energy storage, technology and infrastructure company dedicated to developing utility-scale, long-duration energy storage solutions, is seeking a Director, Systems Engineering to join our team in Toronto. We’re supporting the development of a more resilient electricity grid and invite you to be at the forefront of this work! Why Hydrostor? Our cutting-edge A-CAES technology is uniquely poised to revolutionize the energy landscape. Join us as we lead the way in shaping a reliable and secure energy future. Your Mission At Hydrostor, we're accelerating the transition to a clean energy future through our Advanced Compressed Air Energy Storage (A-CAES) technology. We're looking for a Director, Systems Engineering to establish and lead our Systems Engineering function, bringing structure, technical rigour, and scalability to the development and delivery of our projects and technology platform. Reporting to the Chief Technology Officer, you will define how requirements, interfaces, technical risks, configuration management, verification, and design decisions are managed across our organization. You'll work closely with engineering, project delivery, operations, supply chain, and external partners to ensure we're building the right solutions and creating a repeatable foundation for future growth. This role is ideal for an experienced systems engineering leader who has built or matured systems engineering practices within complex technical environments. While energy industry experience is welcome, we are equally interested in candidates from industries such as aerospace, defence, rail, automotive, industrial automation, advanced manufacturing, nuclear, or other highly integrated engineering sectors. Your Day-to-Day Adventures Build, lead, and continuously evolve Hydrostor's Systems Engineering function, establishing scalable processes, standards, and best practices that support both technology development and project execution. Develop and maintain frameworks for requirements management, technical integration, interface management, verification and validation, configuration management, and technical risk management. Partner closely with Engineering, Project Delivery, Operations, Asset Management, and Supply Chain teams to ensure systems engineering principles are embedded throughout the project lifecycle. Provide technical leadership across complex, multidisciplinary projects, ensuring alignment between stakeholder needs, technical requirements, design decisions, and operational objectives. Establish and oversee interface management practices across internal teams, external engineering partners, EPC/EPCM contractors, OEMs, and suppliers to support seamless project execution. Lead technical reviews and governance activities, helping teams evaluate design maturity, manage risk, and make informed engineering decisions throughout project and product development. Drive the development of verification and validation strategies to ensure systems perform as intended and meet business, operational, regulatory, and customer requirements. Support the transition from project-specific execution to a more standardized and repeatable product platform by promoting the reuse of requirements, technical knowledge, design standards, and lessons learned. Champion effective configuration and change management practices to maintain technical integrity across project, product, and operational environments. Build, mentor, and develop a high-performing Systems Engineering team, fostering a collaborative culture focused on technical excellence, continuous improvement, and innovation. Act as a trusted advisor to the CTO and senior leadership team, providing guidance on technical strategy, risk, systems integration, and organizational capability development. Promote a practical, value-driven approach to systems engineering that balances rigor with agility and enables successful delivery of Hydrostor's advanced energy storage projects. Who You Are You are a strategic and hands-on engineering leader who thrives in complex environments where technology, projects, and people intersect. You understand how to connect technical disciplines, manage competing priorities, and create systems that enable successful project execution at scale. You bring a practical approach to systems engineering, knowing when structure and rigor are needed and when flexibility is required. You enjoy building capabilities, influencing stakeholders, developing talent, and solving challenging technical problems that have a meaningful impact. Most importantly, you're energized by the opportunity to help shape the future of long-duration energy storage and contribute to the growth of a company delivering innovative clean energy infrastructure around the world. What You Bring 12+ years of engineering experience, including significant experience in systems engineering, technical integration, product development, lifecycle engineering, or complex project delivery. Demonstrated success leading systems engineering activities for complex engineered systems, infrastructure projects, or highly integrated technologies. Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Systems Engineering, Applied Science, or a related technical discipline. Strong understanding of systems engineering principles, including requirements management, interface management, verification and validation, configuration management, technical risk management, and design governance. Experience building, implementing, scaling, or improving systems engineering processes, tools, standards, governance frameworks, and organizational capabilities. Proven ability to translate business, operational, regulatory, and technical objectives into structured engineering requirements and execution plans. Experience managing technical interfaces across multidisciplinary teams, suppliers, contractors, engineering partners, and other external stakeholders. Strong leadership and influencing skills, with the ability to drive alignment and decision-making across a matrixed organization. Experience leading technical reviews, design reviews, stage-gate processes, or other evidence-based decision forums. Demonstrated success mentoring and developing engineers, technical leads, and systems engineering practitioners. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage technical experts, project teams, executive leaders, and external partners. Practical understanding of how technical decisions impact cost, schedule, risk, performance, safety, operability, maintainability, and long-term asset value. Experience in industries such as aerospace, defence, automotive, rail, industrial automation, advanced manufacturing, nuclear, energy, mining, or other complex engineering environments is considered an asset. Experience supporting major capital projects, EPC/EPCM delivery models, or large-scale infrastructure programs is preferred. Familiarity with requirements management, model-based systems engineering (MBSE), product lifecycle management (PLM), configuration management, or similar engineering tools is an asset. INCOSE certification, formal systems engineering training, or equivalent practical experience is considered an asset. Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation, or eligibility to obtain one, is an asset. Experience in clean energy, energy storage, power generation, or industrial infrastructure is considered an asset. Compensation Details $150,000 - $195,000 base salary Discretionary Bonus Paid Vacation Time Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits RRSP Program – with a match! Employee Share Option Plan To Apply: To apply for this position, submit your resume by clicking “Easy Apply”. For more information on Hydrostor and the exciting journey we’re on visit our website at www.hydrostor.ca Equal Opportunity Employer At Hydrostor, we know that fostering an inclusive workplace, which values diversity, inclusion, and belonging is paramount to our success. To fulfill our mission, our goal is to attract people who come from all backgrounds and walks of life, who bring diverse perspectives with wide-ranging experiences, and who share in our common passion to drive innovation and change the global energy landscape. Hydrostor proudly embraces the principles of equal opportunity and inclusion. We are committed to providing opportunities for all employees and candidates. We ensure that all qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, creed, colour, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental, pregnancy, citizenship status, veteran status, disability, or any other protected status protected by applicable law. Hydrostor is committed to making our application and interview process accessible to everyone, and we encourage applications from people with disabilities. If you require reasonable accommodation at any stage, please contact us at careers@hydrostor.ca. In your application, we welcome you to specify your preferred pronouns (e.g. she/her/hers, he/him/his, they/them/theirs, etc.). Use of Artificial Intelligence Hydrostor does not use Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to screen, assess, or select candidates during the recruitment or interview process.

Establish and lead the Systems Engineering function to bring technical rigor and scalability to the development of energy storage projects. The role involves defining frameworks for requirements, interfaces, and risk management while partnering across multidisciplinary teams to ensure successful project delivery.

Requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field and over 12 years of experience in systems engineering or complex project delivery. Candidates should have a proven track record of leading technical integration and managing complex engineered systems in sectors like energy, aerospace, or automotive.

• Discretionary Bonus • Paid Vacation Time • Medical Benefits • Dental Benefits • Vision Benefits • RRSP Program with Match • Employee Share Option Plan

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Systems Engineering
• Requirements Management
• Interface Management
• Verification and Validation
• Configuration Management
• Technical Risk Management
• Technical Integration
• Design Governance
• Stakeholder Management
• Product Lifecycle Management
• Technical Leadership
• Project Execution
• Mentoring
• Strategic Planning
• Cross-functional Collaboration
• Lifecycle Engineering

• Engineering
• Energy
• Management & Leadership
• Environmental & Sustainability
• Manufacturing

Minimum education

Bachelor’s degree

Minimum experience

10+ years

Apply by

Sep 5, 2026

Posting language

English

Working hours

40 hours per week

Office presence

3 days per week

Seniority

Director

Application method

Direct apply is available