Lead Electronics Engineer (m/f/d)

Lead Electronics Engineer (m/f/d)

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We are seeking a highly skilled Electronics Engineer to join our team and lead pursuit engineering activities for our automotive energy solutions. This customer-facing role requires a dynamic individual with experience in complex systems and the ability to manage multiple projects and customers simultaneously. This position will be based in a Clarios location: Hannover/ Limbach or Delbrück (Germany).

Key Responsibilities: What you will do

• Lead pursuit engineering activities for automotive low voltage Lithium Ion batteries, Sodium Ion batteries, and super capacitors.

• Collaborate with automotive customers to understand their requirements and provide tailored electronic solutions.

• Design and develop electronic systems and components for energy storage solutions.

• Work with Core Electronics Team to align electronic design to core platform designs as a starting baseline.

• Manage multiple projects concurrently, ensuring timely delivery and customer satisfaction.

• Provide technical support and guidance to customers from early customer engagement through project award.

• Work with cross-functional engineering team to design energy storage systems to meet customer requirements with a specific focus on design for cost.

• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including design, manufacturing, and quality assurance, to ensure seamless integration of electronic solutions.

• Conduct electronic analysis, modeling, and simulation to ensure compliance with customer requirements and automotive standards.

• Stay updated with industry trends and advancements in energy storage technologies.

Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience - Who We Look For

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering or a related field; a Master’s degree is preferred.

• Proven engineering experience within the automotive industry, ideally with a strong focus on embedded PCBA electronics design and development.

• Hands-on expertise with low-voltage energy storage systems.

• Power electronics experience (DC/DC converters, inverters, power stages).

• Solid understanding of automotive Functional Safety principles, especially ISO 26262.

• Proficiency with electronic circuit design and simulation tools.

• Knowledge of relevant automotive standards, regulations and qualification processes.

• Ability to handle and coordinate multiple development activities simultaneously.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, enabling effective collaboration with customers and internal stakeholders.

• Ability to work both independently and within cross‑functional teams.

• Fluency in English; German language skills are highly desirable.

Benefits: What we offer you

As a technology leader with strong brand (i.e. VARTA® and OPTIMA®), Clarios notably lives on the creativity, capability and satisfaction of its employees. Therefore, we offer people with drive and power many good reasons to join us:

• Exciting professional tasks and challenges in a diverse international environment with strong commitment to integrity, values, social engagement and sustainability.

• Arrange your working hours and breaks flexible via our flexible and trust-based working hours model and combine your professional and private life even better according to our mobile work policy and company kindergarten.

• A competitive remuneration package, including additional payments such as holiday, Christmas as well as company pension program.

• Your well-being is very important to us: Take advantage of our preventive health care offers such as fitness center, physiotherapist, modern office environment, healthy canteen, team and company events or hobby clubs.

• Stay fit whilst at the same time positively contributing to our environment: Lease your company bike.

• Our well-advanced onboarding process and buddy program supports you to quickly grow into the position and team. By using the offering in our Internal Learning Academy, LinkedIn Learning and EMEA Mentoring Program you will be able to further grow professionally and personally.

• Last, but not least we support you in relocating and finding a flat in location surrounding if applicable and depending on individual factors.

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About Clarios

Clarios is the global leader in advanced, low-voltage battery technologies for mobility. Our batteries and smart solutions power nearly every type of vehicle and are found in 1 of 3 cars on the road today. With around 18,000 employees in over 100 countries, we bring deep expertise to our Aftermarket and OEM partners, and reliability, safety and comfort to everyday lives. We answer to the planet with a rigorous sustainability focus - advancing best-in-class sustainability practices and advocating for them across our industry. We work to ensure 100% of our products sold are recyclable, and we recycle 8,000 batteries an hour in our network. You can find more information here (PDF).

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