Powertrain Electrical Engineer

Flux Mobility in Winterthur, CH, seeks a Mid-level Powertrain Electrical Engineer for a full-time onsite role. The position involves technical ownership of electric powertrain components, supplier collaboration, and shaping future product roadmaps.

This role focuses on the electrical components of the electric powertrain, including their integration, validation, and long-term planning. The engineer will help define the company’s future product direction by monitoring supplier and technology roadmaps, ensuring early access to innovations and mitigating risks.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical selection, validation, and integration of electrical components in the electric powertrain.
• Collaborate with the engineering team to define and maintain the component roadmap for the powertrain.
• Track supplier and technology roadmaps to identify new products, cost reductions, end-of-life risks, and next-gen technologies.
• Establish and maintain strong technical relationships with suppliers.
• Coordinate internal and external teams during development, validation, and industrialization phases.
• Identify and qualify alternative suppliers for critical components.
• Continuously evaluate the market to find optimal technical and commercial solutions for future vehicle generations.
• Plan and manage validation activities for new components, including test plans, supplier tests, internal testing, and vehicle integration.
• Review test reports, validation data, and field results to assess component performance, reliability, and supplier quality.
• Critically evaluate supplier claims using data and testing to verify component performance.
• Support troubleshooting and root cause analysis for issues found during testing or in the field.
• Collaborate with software, electrical, and mechanical engineering teams to ensure seamless integration into the vehicle.

Requirements

• Solid technical knowledge of electrical powertrain systems and high-voltage vehicle components.
• Experience in validating or integrating components such as batteries, inverters, motors, HV distribution, chargers, DC/DC converters, or vehicle electrical systems.
• Ability to interpret and critically assess technical documentation, test reports, validation data, and supplier claims.
• Good understanding of how to compare technologies and make balanced technical decisions based on performance, cost, risk, and availability.
• Strong communication and organizational abilities, with experience managing multiple suppliers and technical topics simultaneously.

Nice to have

• Interest in tracking emerging technology trends and contributing to the company’s future product strategy.

About the company

Flux Mobility develops high-quality light commercial vehicles with emission-free drivetrains, focusing on electrifying specialist vehicles. The company operates with small, highly responsible teams and a flexible platform concept that enables direct replacement of diesel vehicles. It fosters a motivating environment with flat hierarchies and shared ownership.

• A highly motivating work environment with shared ownership and flat hierarchies.
• Small, autonomous teams where engineers take full responsibility for their systems throughout development.
• Mission-driven focus on developing innovative, emission-free drivetrains for light commercial vehicles.
• Use of a flexible platform concept to enable direct replacement of diesel vehicles.