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Lithos Energy designs and builds advanced lithium-ion battery packs from the ground up for use in high-performance automotive, marine and aerospace applications. We build the things we design and manufacture in-house, in California. We are a growing team of experienced engineers and pride ourselves in our ability to deliver reliable, high quality and safe products to our customers.
We are seeking doers, highly skilled and self-motivated individuals who are able to thrive in rapidly changing, entrepreneurial environments. If you are genuinely passionate about electric vehicles, power systems and in building real products, you will be enabled, and expected, to innovate, create and have a substantial impact on the company. We have built a team of accomplished engineers working on perhaps the most important technologies being developed today.
Responsibilities
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Drive planning and execution of multiple battery programs, including timeline, budget / resource utilization, program definition, tracking and reporting.
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Primary interface to external customers and facilitator between teams.
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Drive clear direction and alignment across development team: requirements, priorities, direction and decision making. Ensure strong alignment with customer expectations, program and business goals.
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Coordinate engineering, customers, suppliers and other business functions with efficient meetings, information flow, dashboards / sources of truth, planning and reporting.
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Proactively identify, track and manage program risks, resolution and mitigation.
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Help build the machine: proactively indentify gaps / opportunities and develop Lithos internal processes and way of working to maximize efficiency, alignment and flexibility.
Minimum Qualifications:
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B.S. or M.S. Degree and 8+ years relevant work experience.
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4+ years experience driving complex multi-disciplinary engineering programs.
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Broad familiarity with battery systems - BMS functions, safety considerations
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Deep understanding of product development lifecycle, validation and risk retirment, expectations and required maturity level at each phase.
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Proven ability to coordinate work across Eng disciplines including ME, EE, SW/FW, and Systems. Able to understand their needs and challenges, ensure high level direction, understand risk and drive output.
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Proven ability to build and leverage strong relationships, inside and outside company as well as up and down the org chart.
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Excellent and concise communication ability with technical teams as well as executive audiences, written and verbal.
Preferred Skills and Experience:
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Experience with battery systems or other heavy electrical equipment
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Skilled in Atlassian tools: Jira & Confluence
Salary -165 -200K + Equity - DEO
Lithos Energy, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.
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What We Do
Since 2015, Lithos has established itself as the global leader in high performance lithium-ion battery systems engineered for demanding environments.
Our proprietary, customizable, battery systems give clients the ability to take products to market faster at scale. And our innovative technology enables industry-leading power and energy density – with hallmark Lithos application-specific dependability and safety.
All Lithos battery systems are designed, engineered, and manufactured at our state-of-the-art facility in the heart of California’s Silicon Valley U.S.A.
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