Structural Design Engineer

Our growing scooter club is currently looking for a Structural Design Engineer to join our vehicle engineering team in Gothenburg. If you would like to play a key part in leading up one of Sweden’s hottest startups - this is the position for you!

You will take part in designing unique components and assemblies within the shared micromobility space, pushing the limits of what is possible. Working as a design engineer with extra focus on structural design and as our go-to for simpler concept and design verification studies by FEM-analysis - enabling the team to do quick concept studies and design iterations.

BACKGROUND

As Structural Design Engineer, you’ll be part of realising stunning new Voi vehicles which set us apart from our competitors. Work with innovative products and suppliers at the forefront of the micromobility field, with the explicit goal of creating sustainable product offerings.

You'll be part of our vehicle team in Gothenburg that handles engineering of new vehicles as well as R&D projects, case studies and evaluation of new and existing designs. The vehicle team is responsible for the complete electrical and mechanical design. Working within the vehicle team, you'll be part of taking vehicles from concept to being on the streets around the world!

THE POSITION

- Develop, design and own models and engineering drawings for new components and products.

- Evaluate team design concepts and ideas in the early stage of the design process by using FEM tools.

- A diverse design engineering role with focus on structural design.

- Leverage team resources to complete vehicle design that can be mass produced.

- Working closely with legislation and certification colleagues, to ensure compliance and quality of complete vehicles.

- Organise proof-of-concept studies to build working prototypes for validation.

- Work cross-functionally with other teams to develop a cleanly integrated product.

- Work with diverse teams in Sweden and China, including engineering (software, hardware and firmware), manufacturing, supply chain, operations, design and executive teams.



REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Master's or Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Mechatronics Engineering

- Minimum 5 years of mechanical design experience

- A flair for creative problem solving in a fast-paced startup environment

- Fabrication skill, hand tools, ability to prototype quickly

- Black belt in CAD

- Experienced with the FEM process for assemblies and components

- Understanding of construction methods and tooling options as it relates to volume of production

- Experience with product development from concept to validation and mass production

- Experience working with suppliers across the globe

- Be flexible to travel domestically and internationally according to business necessity, up to 10% of time



RECOMMENDED QUALIFICATIONS

- Familiar with electromechanical assemblies: motors, sensors, PCBA’s, buttons, etc.

- Experience with working with electrical or/and mechanical vehicles.

- Knowledge of best practices of cable routings

- Previous experience of working with die casted aluminium and injection molded plastics.

- Good knowledge in materials and material selection



THIS POSITION OFFERS

- Building amazing new products with high public visibility

- Being part of the rapidly growing engineering team in the hottest scale-up in Europe

- Competitive compensation package

- Amazing colleagues and a great work environment

- Great possibilities to have an impact on work that make a difference!



RIDE WITH VOI TO THE FUTURE

Launched in August 2018, Voi is a Scandinavian micro mobility company offering electric scooter and bike sharing in partnership with cities and local communities around Europe. We believe that light electric vehicles can change how people move in our cities. We want the transformation to happen in the right way-through innovation, open and transparent dialogue with cities and governments and by adapting to local needs. At Voi, we know that diversity fuels innovation & creativity and we welcome people from diverse backgrounds and experiences to take part in our journey. Join Voi and ride the future with us!

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