Product Test Engineer (EV Charging)

About Us 

The Mobility House (TMH) is shaping the zero emissions future of energy and mobility. Our resilient charging technology makes EV charging reliable and flexible, and provides drivers the freedom of zero emissions, zero cost charging. We integrate flexible charging with energy systems to stabilize the electrical grid and free it from fossil fuels. 

Across Europe, Asia-Pacific, and North America, The Mobility House currently manages more than 2,000 EV fleet charging facilities, charges hundreds of thousands of electric vehicles, and trades power from more than 100 MWh of energy storage. TMH has over 200 employees across its operations in California, Montreal, Munich, Paris, Zurich, and Singapore. For more information visit our website.  

About The Role 

TMH seeks a passionate Test Engineer with hands-on experience working with electric vehicle charging equipment and the OCPP protocol. This test engineer will help us accelerate the transition to zero-emission transportation by joining our North America division hybrid from the Bay Area, California. Fueled by the momentum of the EV industry, TMH aims to design, develop, and enhance its ChargePilot product to address the global needs of our bus and truck customers across North America and Europe. 

This Test Engineer will work closely with our Product team, Business Development team, and Tech team to understand TMH’s top priorities, perform integration testing, and most importantly, deliver these integrations from end-to-end. This role focuses on testing our EV charging management software, remotely operating EV chargers at our customers' sites, with access to a local lab for all testing needs. As our OCPP expert, they would also support the North America team with challenges related to the OCPP standard. Successful candidates will need to be self-sufficient, organized, collaborative, out of the box thinkers. Amongst an expanding team, this role offers growth opportunities, proximity to leadership and exposure to the crucial, cutting-edge world of electrical vehicles & energy optimization. 

Responsibilities 

• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders for integration of The Mobility House software with vendor hardware and software 

• Perform software integration testing using standards such as OCPP, Modbus, and APIs; including real-time support of our Project Managers during first-time site deployments 

• Manage a prioritization roadmap for new integrations, including collecting input from and communicating updates to the team 

• Oversee local product release testing including tracking releases, running tests, and reporting findings 

• Document test results, commissioning process, commercial points of contact, support guides, and anything else required for production readiness 

• Serve as technical point of contact for our EVSE partners 

• Participate as our subject matter expert for all things related to chargers and OCPP 

• Manage the local testing lab 

• Travel up to 10% of time to customer sites for installs or troubleshooting 

• A little bit of everything – we are a startup 

• Energy or transportation industry experience as a test engineer or in an integration role 

• Strong background in stakeholder management, including great communication skills (verbal & written) and ability to implement projects independently with confidence 

• Experience with integration and release testing of software products 

• Knowledge of OCPP, preferably involving day-to-day OCPP work 

• Software Development, Computer Science or Electrical Engineering background 

• Hands-on experience with installing, testing, troubleshooting, and maintaining electrical equipment – ideally in the electric mobility space 

• Self-motivated critical thinker with a desire to learn  

• Strong collaborative approach with a can-do attitude and passion for the environment and electric mobility; we are a very mission-driven company that wants to enable an emission-free future  

• Located in the Bay Area in driving range of Belmont 

Bonus points 

• Strong background in network technology or experience with network troubleshooting 

• Professional experience with integrating OCPP chargers (Open Charge Point Protocol) 

• Python or experience with similar programming language 

• Experience managing a lab  

• Competitive compensation – $90,000-$130,000 USD, 22 days PTO, health insurance and paid parental leave (Offer details contingent on a range of factors, including skills, qualifications, experience, and candidate location)
• Growth opportunity – exposure to crucial new industry, international partners, and senior leaders
• Team building – we host company wide retreat 2x a year annual team off-sites
• Open feedback culture – we want to grow as people and help each other to do the same
• Learning opportunities – this is a burgeoning industry, and you’ll gain new knowledge and skills every day
• Diversity – our small, multi-cultural team is passionate about The Mobility House’s mission

If you're passionate about driving the future of emissions-free transportation, apply now to join our team! All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation or veteran status.

Salary : $90,000 - $130,000