Director of Engineering

Metric DCX; Colorado; On-site; USD 198,000 - 242,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Equity

Job summary

Metric DCX in Colorado is seeking an experienced engineering leader to head an established function responsible for developing our next generation of critical power technologies. You will guide a multidisciplinary team through design, prototyping, validation and production, focusing on power conversion, batteries, and energy storage.

The role requires 10+ years in engineering and 5+ years in leadership, with a strong background in electrical power systems and hardware development.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of engineering experience.
• 5+ years managing or leading engineering teams.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related discipline.
• Experience developing commercial hardware products within power electronics, batteries or energy storage.
• Strong knowledge across power conversion, BMS, ESS, high-voltage electrical systems, embedded/digital controls or thermal management.
• Experience taking new hardware technologies through design, testing and into production.
• Experience leading complex engineering programs involving multiple technical disciplines.
• Strong people leadership with the ability to develop both senior and junior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and develop a multidisciplinary engineering team of approximately 10 people.
• Establish technical priorities across power conversion, batteries and energy storage.
• Guide engineering programs from initial design and prototyping through validation, production and commercial release.
• Oversee the development of power electronic architectures, controls, battery systems and associated electrical technologies.
• Direct technical work involving BMS, high-voltage systems, embedded controls, magnetics and power semiconductor technologies.
• Identify technologies that can improve future products in areas such as efficiency, reliability, energy density, safety and thermal performance.
• Establish common engineering architectures across multiple products.
• Work closely with mechanical, embedded, systems, manufacturing, testing and regulatory teams.
• Assess technical challenges early and establish clear plans to resolve design, performance and safety risks.
• Develop the engineering organization through hiring, coaching, performance management and succession planning.
• Help determine where the business should invest in new technologies and engineering capabilities.

Skills

Power electronics

Battery systems

Energy storage

High-voltage systems

Embedded controls

System architecture

Leadership

People management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Power electronics

Job description

You will lead an established engineering function responsible for developing the company's next generation of critical power technologies.

Key responsibilities

will include:

• Lead, mentor and develop a multidisciplinary engineering team of approximately 10 people.
• Establish technical priorities across power conversion, batteries and energy storage.
• Guide engineering programs from initial design and prototyping through validation, production and commercial release.
• Oversee the development of power electronic architectures, controls, battery systems and associated electrical technologies.
• Direct technical work involving BMS, high-voltage systems, embedded controls, magnetics and power semiconductor technologies.
• Identify technologies that can improve future products in areas such as efficiency, reliability, energy density, safety and thermal performance.
• Establish common engineering architectures that can be applied across multiple products.
• Work closely with mechanical, embedded, systems, manufacturing, testing and regulatory teams.
• Assess technical challenges early and establish clear plans to resolve design, performance and safety risks.
• Develop the engineering organization through hiring, coaching, performance management and succession planning.
• Help determine where the business should invest in new technologies and engineering capabilities.

Background

We are looking for an experienced engineering leader with a strong foundation in electrical engineering and power technology.

Ideally, you will bring:

• 10+ years of engineering experience.
• 5+ years managing or leading engineering teams.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related discipline.
• Experience developing commercial hardware products within power electronics, batteries or energy storage.
• Strong knowledge across several areas including power conversion, BMS, ESS, high-voltage electrical systems, embedded/digital controls or thermal management.
• Experience taking new hardware technologies through design, testing and into production.
• Experience leading complex engineering programs involving multiple technical disciplines.
• Strong people leadership with the ability to develop both senior and junior engineers.

An advanced engineering degree focused on power electronics, electrical energy systems or a related discipline would be beneficial but is not essential.

Package

Base Salary: Up to $220,000

Additional Compensation: Annual bonus + equity

This is an opportunity to take ownership of a sizeable engineering team and play a major role in determining the future technical direction of an established power technology manufacturer as it expands further into power conversion and energy storage.