Senior Manager, Energy Systems Engineering

Location: Bentonville, Arkansas, United States; home office with approximately 50% travel to active deployment sites

Salary: $110,000–$220,000 per year, plus performance-based bonuses and possible stock compensation

Company

Walmart operates a large commercial energy portfolio spanning stores, clubs, and supply chain facilities, with a focus on energy cost optimization, renewable energy, operational resilience, and scalable infrastructure solutions.

What you will do

• Develop and own technical specifications, installation standards, inspection criteria, commissioning requirements, documentation standards, and operational turnover requirements.
• Translate electrical and mechanical engineering requirements into field guidance, checklists, acceptance criteria, and scopes of work.
• Conduct site visits during construction, installation, commissioning, and turnover to validate safety, quality, workmanship, and compliance.
• Identify field issues, recurring defects, and execution risks, coordinating resolutions with engineering, construction, contractors, vendors, and other partners.
• Incorporate field lessons learned, technology changes, and operational feedback into standards, designs, and deployment processes.
• Establish quality metrics, vendor accountability measures, and feedback mechanisms to improve consistency and scalability.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, energy management, or a related area.
• At least 6 years of experience in energy or power systems engineering.
• Experience with complex electrical and mechanical infrastructure, construction, installation, commissioning, or operations.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, specifications, equipment requirements, scopes of work, and technical standards.
• Experience developing or enforcing installation, quality, inspection, commissioning, or operational-readiness requirements.
• Ability and willingness to travel approximately 50% to active deployment sites.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with energy modeling software such as Energy+, PVsyst, Xendee, Helioscope, or Energy Toolbase.
• Master’s degree in engineering, energy management, or a related area.
• Supervisory experience leading cross-functional engineering teams.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
• 401(k), stock purchase opportunities, company-paid life insurance, and performance-based bonuses.
• Paid time off, sick leave, parental leave, family care leave, bereavement leave, jury duty leave, and voting leave.
• Short- and long-term disability, company discounts, military leave pay, and adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
• Walmart-paid education programs covering tuition, books, and fees for eligible associates.