Engineering Manager, Power Electronics

Company: Electrameccanica
Location: Mesa
Posted on: January 16, 2022

Job Description:

Meet ElectraMeccanica, an innovative electric vehicle manufacturer that is ready to revolutionize how people commute! Drawing on a 60-year legacy of building and delivering high-end custom cars, our flagship vehicle is a single-seat, electric vehicle called the SOLO (NASDAQ: SOLO). The provided driving experience is an unrivaled combination of exhilaration, affordability and environmental consciousness. Now, we are eager to open our doors to our new 18-acre US Assembly and Engineering Technical Center in Mesa, Arizona. Needless to say, its electrifying times and we want to invite you to seriously consider joining our expanding team!

About our team? ElectraMeccanica has heart & soul! We hire dedicated, passionate, respectful and engaged contributors, who enjoy creating, solving and challenging the status quo. We have a dedicated team of people and continually seek to hire those who are always willing to roll up their sleeves. If we just described your personal values and work ethic here, we definitely want you to read on to see if this position sparks your interest.

We are seeking an Engineering Manager, Power Electronics to join our lean and agile team in our Mesa, Arizona facility. This is a full-time role that reports to the Chief Engineer. A successful candidate will continuously innovate and find ways to efficiently deliver on the goals set for our engineering team.

General Requirements

• Lead the design and development of EV high voltage power electronic supply designs, circuit simulation and modeling.
• Develop Technical requirement for power electronic components inclusive of OBC, AC-DC, DC-DC.
• Lead system and vehicle level verification and validation activities inclusive of DVP&R and DFMEAs.
• Leading the development and design of electronic circuits and power electronics components.
• Create DFMEAs and DV test plans for power electronics components.
• Recommend improvements, documentation and release
• Lead the research and development of new procedures related to the assembly and design of key power electronics components.
• Lead the generation of technical component specifications, prototype test plans, statements for component sources and work instruction manuals.
• Actively communicates with suppliers for power electronics components and materials.
• Guide and support the creation of in-house best practices. Actively participates in the development and continuous improvement of operating procedures.
  
  Team Management
  
  • Manage, mentor and develop a team of engineers providing leadership and guidance.
  • Conducts performance management and sets goals with their team members.
  • Establish a level of accountability within their team, through empowering and establishing clear responsibilities.
  • Displays dedication, time management, cadence and effectively elevates their team when needed.
  • Assists with recruiting and building an effective engineering team.
    
    Other
    
    • Other duties as occasionally required by company leadership.
      
      Requirements
      
      • A Bachelors degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering (or equivalent education) is required.
      • A Professional Engineering (P.Eng) or equivalent designation is considered an asset.
      • 15+ plus years of engineering experience is required for this role.
      • 8+ years of experience with power electronics (automotive preferred) is required.
      • 5+ years of management & leadership experience is required.
      • High Level of Computer Literacy (including spreadsheets).
      • Excellent Verbal & Written communication skills builds effective relationships across departments.
      • Team player exhibits great leadership and coaching skills.
      • Innovative and creative loves building in the abstract and working without procedures.
      • Initiative to develop and implement process improvements. Continuous improvement outlook.
      • Abides by Health & Safety standards and emphasizes their importance to team members.
      • Legally able to work in the United States of America.
        
        Benefits
        
        One last important note we work hard, but we play hard too! In fact, our new facility is planned to incorporate modern, dedicated spaces for our employees to dine, engage, relax, and play. We also provide the following comprehensive benefits package that supports our employees health, wellness, retirement, and work-life balance:
        
        Medical, dental, and vision plans
        
        Generous paid time off
        
        401k with company match
        
        Life/AD&D insurance
        
        Short-term and Long-term disability benefits
        
        Corporate fitness/wellness discounts
        
        While we greatly appreciate all candidate applications, we only contact those individuals who best meet the required position qualifications. Thank you in advance for considering ElectraMeccanica!by Jobble

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