Department: Technology
Location: London
Compensation: £60,000 - £75,000 / year
Description
Salary: up to £75k per annum
Hey! 👋 We're Pod Point, and we're on a mission to make living with an electric car easy and affordable for everyone. Because let's face it, driving shouldn't cost the Earth, right? As the leading provider of electric vehicle charging solutions across the UK, we're searching for a seriously talented Senior Electronics Engineer to join our incredible Hardware Team.
Pod Point isn't just evolving; it's Powering Up. This isn't your typical business shift – it's focused on boosting efficiencies, dominating core markets, leveraging our skills, experience and leading position in the UK to expand into Europe. Want to come along for the ride?
Our ways of working:
At Pod Point, we're all about flexibility, community and a healthy work-life balance. Our hybrid model offers a 'best of both worlds' approach combining the best parts of home and office working. The frequency of office visits will vary based on your role, but you can typically expect to work from our London office 8-12 days per month.
To support this, the successful applicant should live within a reasonable commuting distance of our office located at Gray's Inn Road, London, WC1X 8HB.
Join the EVolution:
The Senior Electronics Engineer role is at the core of our technology function, where you'll be pivotal in developing our products and driving future-focused innovation, all while ensuring manufacturing and compliance standards are met. You'll also be responsible for:
- Developing the upcoming hardware roadmap including charger design and accompanying subsystems with a focus on compatibility with existing solutions.
- Working on metering quality improvement.
- Developing new and improving existing connectivity solutions (WIFI, Bluetooth, 4G).
- Working on user authentication solutions such as RFID/Near Field Communication.
- Supporting and actively being involved in compliance activities, including visits to EMC laboratories to witness and/or troubleshoot.
- Conducting rigorous testing and validation of electronic systems to meet industry standards and regulatory requirements.
- Providing support to the manufacturing team to ensure highest possible quality and volume output.
- Being actively involved in delivering solutions across the entire department.
Electrify us with your skills:
We think this role would be great for somebody who has previously worked within high volume consumer electronics as well as someone with:
- Proven experience in electronics engineering, ideally within mains voltage powered electronics systems.
- Strong proficiency in designing and developing electronic circuits and systems (AC/DC and DC/DC power supplies, analogue signal acquisition)
- Familiarity with embedded systems (STM32, ESP32, i.MX Applications Processors, etc).
- Expertise in PCB layout and schematic design preferably using Altium Designer.
- Good knowledge of industry standards and compliance requirements (specifically: RED, LVD, EMC, EN60664-1, EN61851).
- The ability to navigate between standard specifications and correlate specific requirements.
- Proficiency in navigating multidisciplinary constraints and requirements, with an awareness of mechanical, software, and manufacturing dependencies.
- A documentation focused mindset, with the ability to provide high quality outputs supported by great documentation.
- Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.
- Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
- Excellent problem-solving skills with a focus on continuous improvement.
- An open-minded approach to already implemented solutions. Drive to improve without a need to break it all.
Perks that spark joy:
- Salary Sacrifice EV Scheme & free Pod Point
- 25 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays)
- Very generous parental leave
- Pension scheme with a 4.5% matched contribution
- Eyecare scheme
- Life insurance covering up to 4x your annual salary
- Virtual GP provided by HealthHero
- Employee Assistance Program
Bring all yourself to work:
There's no-one else like you. No-one with the exact same mix of strengths, skills and thoughts. We're all brilliant individuals, and we wholeheartedly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We're looking for the potential to grow and a passion for our mission, not perfection. So, if you're interested in the role but don't have every skill listed above, we'd encourage you to apply.
We're proud to be a Disability Confident Level 1 employer. We understand that everyone has their own way of working, so if you require any adjustments to our recruitment process, just give our Talent Acquisition team a shout. They'll have your back and support you every step of the way.
Just a little heads-up, though – to join our team, you must have the legal right to work in the UK. And don't worry, we've got your privacy covered too. Any information you share with us will be stored and handled in accordance with our Candidate Privacy Notice.
Now, if you're ready to charge up your career and be part of our electrifying team, hit that apply button and let's make a difference together! ⚡🚗
