Job
- Level
- Lead
- Job Field
- Project, Embedded
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent employment
- Location
- Munich
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
Job Summary
In this role, you lead a team of engineers, manage firmware development, project planning and compliance, while ensuring close collaboration with suppliers and certification bodies.
Job Technologies
Your role in the team
- Lead and grow a team of 6-8 engineers across embedded software, electrical and mechanical engineering: 1:1s, performance reviews, compensation input, hiring and, when needed, structured performance management.
- Own delivery: quarterly planning and OKRs with leadership, translating requests from our country organizations into scoped, estimated engineering work, and saying no with a rationale when needed.
- Own the firmware release train (dev, canary, production) for the charger fleet and be answerable for fleet-impacting incidents alongside our operations teams.
- Drive certification and compliance as a permanent workstream: Eichrecht (Module B and Module D), CE and EMC campaigns, VDE and TÜV interactions, DSO assessments and upcoming regulation and technologies like vehicle-to-grid (V2G), changes to the AFIR and such.
- Manage key vendors and partners across the full bill of materials: our EVCC board supplier, meter vendors, payment terminal providers, the contract manufacturer running our production line, and our open source partners upstream.
- Keep production shippable: end-of-line testing, BOM changes and cost analysis, supply chain risk, and same-day escalation support when the factory line stops.
- Build a resilient team structure: develop tech leads, keep yourself off the critical path of IC work, and reduce bus factor on certification and hardware knowledge.
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Our expectations of you
Qualifications
- A solid engineering background in embedded systems: you have shipped firmware or devices to production and can hold a technical argument with strong, opinionated senior engineers.
- Comfort with the physical side of the product: electronics, EMC, test labs, manufacturing. You do not need to design circuits, but this world must not be foreign to you.
- Outstanding self-organization: this role has many parallel threads (people, releases, audits, vendors, factory), and following through reliably is the single most important skill.
- A track record of building self-managing teams: delegating, developing tech leads and staying off the critical path rather than being the hero.
- Excellent communication skills in English, from firmware engineers to executives to external auditors.
Experience
- Several years of experience managing embedded, firmware or hardware-adjacent engineering teams, including hiring, performance reviews and difficult personnel conversations.
- Demonstrated experience working with certification bodies, notified bodies or regulated products - or the appetite and rigor to own this quickly.
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What we offer
- Flat hierarchies with efficient decision-making processes without red tape.
- The opportunity to play a key role in shaping the mobility revolution.
- Work on products that have a direct impact on the future of sustainable transportation.
- Be part of an international and dynamic team of more than 30 nationalities.
- Enjoy a remote-friendly environment with flexible options, you choose how often you work from home vs the office and find a mix that suits you. Plus, enjoy workation within the EU and 30 vacation days.
- Regular company and team events outside of the office to disconnect from our computers and reconnect with colleagues on hikes, mountain e-bike tours, offsites and more.
- Personal and professional development through in-house Lunch & Learn sessions, collaborative knowledge sharing, as well as externally provided training, courses and conferences.
- Discounted access to Wellpass for comprehensive wellbeing support - enjoy fitness, wellness, and mindfulness options to help you stay balanced and energized.
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Benefits
Health, Fitness & Fun
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Job Locations
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Qwello
Qwello GmbH, based in Munich, is an advanced company focused on providing charging infrastructure for electric vehicles. They offer turnkey solutions that include both hardware and software, as well as maintenance services, and are actively expanding into European markets. Through their user-friendly charging stations and accompanying app, Qwello contributes to the enhancement of e-mobility in urban areas.
Description
- Company Type
- Startup
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Industry
- Power Sector, Economy
Engineering Manager Embedded
- Location
- Munich
- Working Model
- Hybrid, Onsite
- Diversity
- Open for all genders
