Principal Engineer Thermal Systems

Location

Warwick, Warwickshire | United Kingdom

Job description

If you're looking for an opportunity where you can positively impact the environment as well as the safety and wellbeing of people then look no further!

Here at Volta we're working to solve one of the most challenging environmental problems within our city centres - last-mile logistics. Making our cities cleaner and safer for all is our passion and our mission. We're looking for likeminded people to join our teams and help us make this vision a reality.

As our Principal Engineer you will join our incredible Electrical team sitting within our Engineering department. In this role you will be tasked with leading all vehicle thermal management systems from engineering development through to series production.

While this role is primarily remote, occasional visits to our site in Warwick may be needed. 

We would like you to:

• Lead the development and delivery of all vehicle thermal systems including cabin comfort/HVAC, powertrain cooling, and battery thermal management
• Own overall responsibility for the specification, design, and validation of the vehicle thermal systems
• Grow and lead a team of engineers to support thermal system development and delivery
• Work with other engineering teams to ensure that all integration requirements are met for the system components
• Contribute to all aspects of the development life-cycle including requirements, regulatory standards, attribute definition, FMEA, and DVP
• Work hands-on with prototype vehicles and drive simulation activities during the development programme to ensure that the vehicle meets its attribute targets and functionality at all build and test phases

We would like you to have:

• Proven experience in automotive HVAC and thermal management systems
• Experience in an OEM or Tier 1 managing the thermal systems engineering and leading the team
• Hands-on approach to engineering, practical and enthusiastic
• Strong team and interpersonal skills, cross cultural understanding, organizing and coordinating ability
• Ability to drive and complete tasks independently, task oriented and high attention to detail
• Ability to work in a complex and ambiguous environment

What working here will be like:

• We are a small, fast-growing team so you will have a high degree of ownership and accountability, and you will be directly exposed to all areas of the business
• We are a scale-up, so we are evolving our structures and processes. Things change quickly
• We are a diverse business, from many nationalities and backgrounds.
• We have a flexible & remote work environment
• We are committed to creating a first-class work environment. Every employee has a voice and we encourage open communication

We want to revolutionise city centre logistics in order to make urban environments better places to live and work. We’re creating the world's safest commercial vehicles by reimagining conventional truck design principles. Our electric powertrain eliminates harmful tailpipe emissions, removing pollutants that contribute to climate change.

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