Vehicle Engineering Lead (m/w/d)

we are unu
We believe in cities in which all people are able to embrace the full potential of urban life. This is why we are committed to creating the mobility solution that fully connects people to their city.
unu is an urban mobility brand based in Berlin. Our first product was the unu Scooter Classic, an electric scooter with portable batteries launched in 2014. Our products are sold both directly to consumers and business customers, making them accessible to everyone and resulting in fair prices by eluding dealership costs. In 2020, we launched the second generation of our scooter: The unu Scooter was designed in house and completely re-designed with our partners in Germany. The new scooter offers space for two people, as well as the largest storage space and one of the fastest acceleration values in the electric scooter segment. With its own app and integrated display, it will also offer innovative smart features such as navigation, theft protection and digital key sharing.
After establishing a strong footprint in Germany, Austria and France, we are looking to consolidate our position as one of Germany's leading e-mobility brands. With strong creative, pragmatic and solution oriented team members, we are now looking for a strong Vehicle Engineering Lead to join the team in unu’s headquarter in Berlin.
THE ROLE
You will work with our young but highly talented Vehicle Engineering team, to further develop our existing scooter model and its variations. Strategically we will bring new models to the market, and you will also play a key role in this. 
Our drive for usability and design simplicity has established a unique vehicle brand in Germany, and a presence in Europe. You will be central in combining these principles with engineering excellence to bring astonishing products to the market.
We believe strongly in the people within our organisation, and a key part of the role will be to develop the team, allowing them to acquire not just practical but also personal skills.
As our organisation has grown we see a need to develop strong processes and structures, you will also be responsible for helping to establish these, and identifying the right tooling to make them work.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Reporting to the CTO, you will lead the Vehicle Engineering team, in continuous improvement of our existing scooter, and in the development of new vehicles from concept to mass production. You will: 
• Collaborate with other departments including the product team, embedded engineering team, quality assurance team, manufacturing and other stakeholders
• Evolve best practices for DFx (design for manufacturing, test, cost, service, safety, sustainability)
• Oversee the continued development of the current unu scooter, working with our contract manufacturers to deliver on the engineering changes
• Manage multiple projects and workflows, establish use of modern tools (e.g PLM System)
• Lead a cross functional team to streamline the vehicle homologation process
• Drive excellence initiatives within the team towards increasing professionalism in unu Vehicle Engineering team

WHAT YOU BRING

• First of all, you should be passionate about our values - connection, creative challenger, simple perfection, authenticity, creative challenger - and our vision to create a mobility solution that fully connects people to their city. We’d really like if you bring us the following:

• A degree in any relevant engineering discipline or proven experience as a mechanical engineer in hardware product development, ideally motorized two-wheelers
• Experienced chief engineer with the ability to build up a mechanical team and people management for a team of 5+ engineers
• Experience in collaborating with contract manufacturers especially with chinese suppliers
• Problem solving mentality of mechanical, electrical and quality issues in an engineering change management process
• Able to use data to drive and communicate decision processes
• Self-confident communicator to technical and non-technical teams
• Fluency in English. German or an other European language is plus
• Current and valid drivers license (Class A would be ideal)

YOUR PERKS

• A highly diverse and vibrant group of people with a strong cultural bond, flat hierarchy, with space for your own ideas in a dynamic, dedicated and motivating environment

• Competitive salary and attractive stock options
• You will get your own company unu Scooter to unlock Berlin’s potential - furthermore we offer:
• A creative workspace in Kreuzberg
• Healthy snacks, drinks and meals, e.g. daily lunch vouchers
• Discounted Urban Sports Club Membership and more activities to come

Are you ready to join our team? Would you like to learn more about unu’s vision, then please send us:  -  A short motivational letter- Your CV, or a link to your updated profile on Linkedin, Xing, etc.