Senior Mechanical Design Engineer: High Voltage Wire Harness (China)

About Us

With electric vehicles expected to be nearly 30% of new vehicle sales by 2025 and more than 50% by 2040, electric mobility is becoming a reality. ChargePoint (NYSE: CHPT) 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 across North America and Europe. 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 making the transition to electric easy for businesses, fleets and drivers. ChargePoint offers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create an all-electric future and a trillion-dollar market.

At ChargePoint, we foster a positive and productive work environment by committing to live our values of Be Courageous, Charge Together, Love our Customers, Operate with Openness, and Relentlessly Pursue Awesome. These values guide how we show up every day, align, and work together to build a brighter future for all of us.

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.

Reports To

Manager, Mechanical Design Engineering

What You Will Be Doing

The Product Design Engineering (PDE) organization is seeking a Senior Product Design Engineer: High Voltage Wire Harness to join our Interconnects team. As a member of the PDE team, you will be a driving force of innovation and help build the future of electric vehicle charging.

The Senior Product Design Engineer: High Voltage Wire Harness will play a direct role in the design and execution of ChargePoint’s products.  We are seeking a confident and personable engineer who has exceptional manufacturing experience, including design for manufacturing, design for cost, and assembly, production tooling development, with a proven track record of delivering world-class products in cross-functional teams.

What You Will Bring To Chargepoint

As a Senior Product Design Engineer: High Voltage Wire Harness, your responsibilities will focus on the development of cutting-edge new products to drive EV charging technology:

• Ability to execute cable designs from architecture to mass production
• Design, prototype, and optimize solutions to difficult engineering challenges
• Interfacing directly with global suppliers to efficiently execute designs into mass production
• Identifying design opportunities for quality, cost, assembly, and manufacturing
• Production tooling development and monitoring into production.
• Root cause and failure analysis on parts and products

Requirements

• Fluent in Mandarin and able to communicate technically in English with USA and UK-based design teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field
• Minimum 6 years of industry experience in an Engineering role with 3 years in the Cable Harness or Interconnect design field.
• Understanding of cable/connector tests
• Experience with standards & regulations (USCAR, IEC, IPC)
• Experience with interference/shielding/grounding considerations (EMI, routing)
• Wire gauge selection (twisted pair, micro-coax, AWG, etc.)
• Strong working knowledge of injection molding, CNC machining, and mass production processes
• A self-motivated individual who is comfortable driving multiple parts and aspects of the product design process simultaneously.
• Ability to learn quickly and operate outside of your comfort zone
• Proficient in CAD and Formboard (Zuken & NX highly preferred, others accepted)
• Ability to review and optimize 2D drawings, including understanding tolerances of various manufacturing methods and GD&T.
• Ability to travel in Asia to work face-to-face with suppliers

Desired Skills

The ideal candidate would also have design experience in the following areas: 

• High power system and interconnect design (up to 1kV & up to 500A)
• Liquid-cooled connector or cable design experience
• Proven history of developing rapid prototype solutions in a dynamic environment

Location

Shanghai, China

We are committed to an inclusive and diverse team. ChargePoint is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status or any legally protected status.

If there is a match between your experiences/skills and the Company needs, we will contact you directly.

• ChargePoint is an equal opportunity employer. 
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