Head of Electrical Engineering

SUMMARY:
Head Power Electronic Engineer
Help shape the future of industrial mobility and contribute to a greener world. Join maxwell+spark, a scaling multi-national Greentech focused on Li-ion technology. With a team of 11 innovators in Rotterdam, and growing fast, our goal is to transition industrial users to clean energy sources. We’re building a cooler, more sustainable world. Will you join us? 
 
We’re looking for a passionate, forward-thinking professional eager to accelerate the energy transition. We challenge you to merge your expertise in energy systems with your creative, problem-solving mind and proactive attitude. You have commercial acumen and are precise in your approach. At maxwell+spark we encourage creativity, diversity and flexibility.

Responsibilities
In this position as Head of Electrical Engineering, you will oversee all technical aspects of a large EU-sponsored R&D project: 

• Build technical strategy, based on research and analysis, for power electronic products 
• Translate high-level strategies into concrete plans, ultimately towards production. Work with others within M+S to execute:
• Technical research, direction and planning
• New resources (such as software, staff and equipment)
• Design for production and certification
• Multi-disciplinary engineering and cross-product design
• Good communication, particularly internally
• Testing, analysis, documenting and reporting
• Work with other engineers and with consultants, but remain deeply involved in the engineering and its direction
• Optimally select components and suppliers
• Lead others to execute builds in prototyping and testing
• Support and help drive transfer from prototype to production 

• MSc Electronic/Electrical Engineering  
• 10 years working experience, within power electronic engineering design 
• Experience in conducting engineering projects and preferably in Project Management 
• Strong aptitude for technical writing and communication 
• Strong knowledge of and experience in:
• Power electronic system design, analysis and optimisation
• Simulation of power electronic systems (Matlab/Simulink).
• Embedded MCU programming
• Application development
• Firmware development
• Experience with CANbus, or similar.
• Open to occasional travel
• Able to work well in a team, but also independently
• Preferably fluent in English and Dutch, both in language and writing
• Further relevant qualifications would be an advantage. 

• Above-market salary. Experience, skills and qualification dependent 
• Full-time employment (40 hours per week) based on a 12-month contract, with expected transition to permanent from month 13
• Participation in the pension fund: PMT Pension Fund
• 25 days of paid leave
• Travel reimbursement for private and public transportation
• Semi-flexible working hours
• Be part of the core team of a fast-growing greentech company in the Netherlands, with room to learn, change roles and grow with us
• Further studies are encouraged and supported

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