Senior Staff Test Engineer - Power Systems

With electric vehicles (EVs) expected to be nearly 30% of new vehicle sales by 2025 and more than 50% by 2040, electric mobility is becoming a reality. ChargePoint is at the center of this revolution, powering one of the world’s leading EV charging networks and a comprehensive set of hardware, software, and mobile solutions for every charging need. We bring together drivers, businesses, automakers, policymakers, utilities, and other stakeholders to make e-mobility a global reality.

Since our founding in 2007, ChargePoint has focused solely on EV charging and established a business model that's been validated by more than a decade in business and thousands of customers. As now a public company, we remain focused on broadening our market leadership and building on years of innovation. ChargePoint offers a once-in-a-lifetime chance to build our all-electric future and dominate a trillion-dollar market. 

Join the team that is building the EV charging industry and make your mark on how people and goods will get everywhere they need to go, in any context, for generations to come.

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Senior Test Engineering Manager

Job Description

ChargePoint is seeking a Senior Staff Test Engineer to join our growing Test Engineering team. Our test systems are deployed to our manufacturing locations and interact with our products' software, electrical and mechanical components during the manufacturing process. The Senior Staff Test Engineer will be responsible for creating a common architecture and processes for High-Power EV Charger Systems and overseeing consistent implementation across product lines and factory locations.

This role is critical to the successful design, integration, and deployment of automated functional testers to ensure all our electromechanical sub-assemblies and systems are manufactured, programmed, configured, and assembled according to specifications. You will be involved with test infrastructure throughout their entire lifecycle and by cultivating strong cross-functional relationships with a diverse group of Hardware, Software, and Operations teams. You will also support test design engineers and mentor junior engineers on the team to help them achieve their full potential at ChargePoint.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate on advanced hardware projects through the entire product test development lifecycle

• Cross-functional definition of test requirements for high-volume manufacturing processes

• Participate in product design reviews, code reviews, and test coverage reviews

• Establish and maintain guidelines for documentation of requirements and test plans

• Help define and measure KPIs for quality to drive actionable improvements

• Mentor and inspire junior engineers

• Travel internationally to manufacturing facilities to support NPI and test HW updates (5%)

Qualifications

• BS or MS in engineering with 8+ years of experience with emphasis on high-power electrical infrastructure and technical leadership

• Strong fundamentals in Analog/Power electronics and High power distribution design

• Hands-on experience with power electronics hardware development and testing

• Experience with equipment for Power Characterization and Test

• Collaborative approach to project management and organizational skills

• Proficient in Python and/or other programming languages, familiar with UNIX

Bonus Qualifications

• Experience with PCB-level manufacturing test methodologies (ICT, FCT, AOI, etc.)

• Mechatronics and/or Systems Integration background

• Experience with motor controllers, grid-connected inverter, charger, AC/DC, DC/DC converters topologies

• Prior PLC, Test Automation and Integration experience

• Experience with mechanical systems

Location

Campbell, CA

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