Homologation Engineer

Exponent Product Development Engineer

You'll be working with the NPD team.

This team runs on coffee with an infectious passion to build products that have never been built before. Our Flexible Energy Stack consists of the e^pack (battery pack) and e^pump (charging station), which together unlock 15-minute rapid charging.

Our philosophy: Break. Believe. Build.

Break stuff. Break assumptions. Break the thumb rule. Believe in the team. Believe in the process. Believe through failures. Build fast. Build passionately. Build to simplify.

Job Summary

To conduct and operate homologation activities for certification and sustenance of all Exponent products including battery, charger and all CMVR applicable components.

Job Description

• To identify, document and detail homologation requirements for CMVR components as per Exponent Business needs.
• Coordinate engineering, testing and certification activities for CMVR controlled components and products, internal at Exponent and with test agencies.
• Define, monitor and review homologation needs of the new products throughout the product life cycle.
• Evaluate ECR/ECNs for homologation impacts and review implementation requirements applicable for relevant CMVR type certified components and products.
• Provide necessary documentation for systems, testing and engineering team to enable CMVR requirement capturing, adherence and validation for respective systems, components.
• Provide necessary process, documentation and audit requirements to various stakeholders for homologation and CMVR compliance.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelors/Masters in engineering disciplines- Mechanical/ Electrical/ Electronics/ Metallurgy/ Mechatronics/ Automobile/ Reliability.
• 2+ years of experience in complex electromechanical system integration and evaluation.
• Exposure/ experience of understanding tests, failures and test methods related to homologation and type approval.
• Data analysis and data management
• Documentation, test standards, and AIS/UNECE standards familiarity for CMVR approval.
• Documentation and communication with the test agency.

Knowledge and Skills

• Resilience and speed to work in a dynamic startup environment.
• Handle complexity and break it down to simpler and/or sophisticated test cases.
• Understanding basic electrical/electronic circuits and line diagrams.
• Knowledge of CMVR and non CMVR requirements for various electrical and mechanical systems and their test methods.
• Knowledge of battery and charger.
• Vehicle and Battery homologation as per CMVR.
• Familiarity with automotive/ aerospace/ engineering documentation/ quality management processes.

What Matters:

• Quality of work
• Approach towards problem-solving
• Dissatisfaction towards mediocre work
• Resilient attitude to bounce back after failing

About Us

Exponent simplifies energy for EVs.

Co-founded by Arun Vinayak (Ather Energy's Founding Partner & Former Chief Product Officer) and Sanjay Byalal (Former hardware strategic sourcing and cell strategy lead, Ather and Former Supply Chain Lead, HUL), Exponent focuses on solving two sides of the energy problem by building the e^pump (charging station) and e^pack (battery pack) which together unlock 15-min rapid charging.

The 200+ strong team of passionate builders have a ton of EV experience and are currently looking for more builders to join one of the best EV teams in India to build & scale Exponent.