Head of Battery Automotive

About us

Vision, motivation and professionalism. Creativity and trust. Love for our planet. All this unites our currently almost 100 colleagues. We will be the world's first mobility provider to introduce an electric car with solar integration in series production to the market: the Sion. For the environment. For our children. And because it's really high time!

Your Tasks

  • You will be part of our innovative team, actively and responsibly shaping a future where every car is electric and shared
  • Ownership of the HV battery development for the Sion project
  • Definition of HV battery pack requirements for suppliers
  • Contact person for HV battery pack suppliers and internal team members at Sono Motors
  • Main responsibility for electrical, mechanical, thermal as well as CAN communication integration for the HV battery pack
  • Definition of DVP for battery pack on component and vehicle level
  • Ensure full functionality of the HV battery in the target vehicle considering all interfaces
  • Management of the budget for the development, testing and integration activities of the battery pack, in particular internal test benches, test equipment and costs for external test activities.
  • Growing the assigned personnel

Our Requirements

  • Technical university degree, preferably in Electronic or Mechanical Engineering
  • 12+ years of experience in a similar role with similar responsibilities and topics
  • Team player with strong empathy as well as strong communication skills, analytical, intrinsic and well-organized work style 
  • Strong sense of urgency, priorities as well as strong accountability for a high volume of decisions to be made 
  • Collaborate effectively with internal interfaces to drive initiatives across boundaries and achieve the best outcome
  • Excellent problem solving skills, strong sense of quality, personal drive to succeed, and professional skills
  • Fluent in English (German is a plus) and very good knowledge of the relevant Microsoft tools
  • Sustainability is close to your heart, you like to swim in the open ocean and stand by your successes and mistakes

What to expect

  • A visionary team in a rapidly growing, young company
  • No deadlocked processes and hierarchies, but a lot of courage and free space to shape things at a mobility provider for an oil-free future
  • Pitch and realize your own projects - your ideas are welcomed, not feared
  • A culture of appreciation, in which we celebrate successes as well as mistakes
  • Evaluation talk and feedback on a regularly basis, people review on a yearly basis
  • An open office with little paper but Trello & Slack instead
  • 30 days yearly vacation and flexible working hours 
  • Corporate benefits at futurebens
  • Free drinks, a subsidized vegan catering service, etc.

Interested?

You see yourself as our Head of Battery (f/m/x)? Then apply via our online form and convince us - we are looking forward to you! Just a few more words for you about us: PARTNERSHIP: in our company the traditional employer-employee relationship is replaced with a partnership. The owners will work together with you, but they will not manage the company - you and your colleagues will! RESPONSIBILITY: you will have more responsibility for the whole picture and you will also be able to have a great impact. In addition you will be required to contribute and take initiative! FREE SPACE: not everything will be in place yet. We might have not the same service, support and infrastructure as other organizations, but that exactly gives you a free space to initiate and create things you miss! COMMUNICATION: to work in this way open and straightforward communication is essential. This is a strong part of our culture!

Your Team

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