Director - Powertrain Engineering

Candela’s ultimate purpose is to speed up the transition to fossil fuel-free lakes and oceans. We strive to re-think efficiency in marine transportation to radically push the performance boundaries of electric boats and ships.

By combining sensors, computers and advanced submerged hydrofoils, our electric craft flies above the water, reaching speeds and range previously attained only by fossil fuel powerboats.

After launching Candela C-7, Europe’s currently best-selling electric boat, we launched Candela C-8 in August 2021, the first electric boat intended for high volume production. We are also venturing into public transport with the revolutionary foiling P-12 ferry, built for the city of Stockholm.

We are now looking for a Director - Powertrain Engineering to support Candela’s growth ambitions. In this position, you will manage a team of highly skilled engineers and have the overall responsibility for the complete powertrain of our products - from charging and batteries to inverters and our in-house developed POD motor. You will report to the Chief Technology Officer.


You will:

Be responsible for the Powertrain Engineering team output and deliverables in terms of performance, quality and speed

Grow team engineering capabilities in the design and development of complete powertrain - including charging, batteries, inverters and electric machines.

Develop long term technical roadmap and strategy for Candela’s powertrain development - with resource, financial and partnership needs.

In collaboration with the Test & Verification team ensure a solid test strategy and execution for complete powertrain system

Be the interface in discussions regarding powertrain engineering with internal stakeholders as well as suppliers

Identify & communicate risks related to the design, development and implementation

Coordinate and define the different activities within your team, according to the priorities and competences of each one of the team members

Work with competence development of the team as well as managing appraisals and salary reviews

To be successful in the role you probably:

Have a Master’s degree in Electrical and/or Mechanical engineering or similar

Have over 3 years of experience leading engineering teams

Have strong fundamentals in one of: batteries, electric machines, or power electronics integration

Have experience creating and executing powertrain development and validation test plans including regulatory requirements

Stay up to date with current trends of electric machines and battery technologies and subcomponents

Have experience working with standards and regulatory requirements for battery pack development and validation

Experience with either structural, electromagnetic or thermal simulation tools

Have the ability to stay thorough and focused even in a high paced work environment

Are a perseverant person with a goal-oriented and analytical mindset

Join a stellar team

By bringing together some of the world’s brightest researchers and engineers, we are pushing the boundaries of marine transportation. We take great pride in building engagement within our teams. Our internal motto is “with a revolutionary spirit and kindness”, which translates into an open and honest work environment.

We are a 150-something, multinational team of experts within dynamic modelling, hardware design, hydrodynamics, control theory, machine learning, structural engineering work and production to build the next generation of waterborne transport.

This is a full-time position at our Headquarter in Frihamnen. Working language is English, if you also know Swedish it will be a benefit for yourself, but it is not a prerequisite for the role.

Application

The selection and interview process is ongoing, so please send your application in English as soon as it’s ready. Kindly note that we cannot process applications sent via email.

We welcome the opportunity to meet you!