Careers at Brammo, Inc
Brammo is among the most innovative power sports companies in the world, and also one of the most admired and accomplished international electric-motorcycle racing teams; currently the North American champion TTXGP/e-FIM title-holder. Brammo is the leading global supplier of technologically advanced battery-electric motorcycles. We design and manufacture systems for both consumer-use, and for commercial/government fleet operations. The corporate Service organization currently has an opening for a qualified:
Quality Manager
Job Duties:
- Promoting quality achievement and performance improvement throughout the organization.
- Develop, implement, communicate and maintain a quality plan to bring the Company's Quality Systems and Policies into compliance with quality system requirements.
- Effectively interact with Development teams to include quality considerations in new products
- Work with purchasing staff to establish quality requirements for external suppliers.
- Manage and maintain the Company's quality inspection program for incoming and in-process materials and components, processes and finished goods.
- Ensuring compliance with national and international standards and legislation.
- Ensuring tests and procedures are properly understood, carried out and evaluated and that product modifications are investigated if necessary.
- Supervising technical staff in carrying out tests and checks.
- Writing technical and management systems reports.
- Bringing together staff of different disciplines and driving the group to plan, formulate and agree on comprehensive quality procedures.
- Defining quality procedures in conjunction with operations staff.
- Formulate and manage the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies, procedures and systems pertaining to the QA/QC.
- Setting QA compliance objectives and ensuring that targets are achieved.
- Maintaining awareness of the business context and company profitability, including budgetary control issues.
- Assessing the product specifications of the company and its suppliers, and comparing with customer requirements.
- Setting up and maintaining controls and documentation procedures.
- Liaising with customers, auditors and ensuring the execution of corrective action and compliance with customers' specifications.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in an applied science or engineering field.
- 5 years prior experience in Quality Assurance for consumer product manufacturer preferably aircraft, auto, or motorcycle manufacturing industry (including OEM suppliers)
- Demonstrated experience working with contract manufacturers, suppliers, or distributors.
- Experience in quality management systems.
- Experience in quality system audits.
- Desire to own decisions and take responsibility for outcomes.
- Willingness to travel when required. Estimated travel: 10% to 15% of the time.
- Willingness to continually embrace personal and professional development.
- The ability to effectively communicate (verbally and written) programmatically and technically.
Preferred specific expertise:
- Motorcycle Endorsement
- Demonstrated experience working with international contract manufacturers, suppliers, or distributors
- Quality Management experience in an ISO environment
Salary based upon applicants proven experience, knowledge and performance.
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Sales Director (North America)
Qualifications & Job Requirements:
- Develop and manage dealer acquisition strategy with Brammo management
- Responsible for dealer acquisition in North America including identifying, recruiting, and signing dealers as a Brammo distributor
- Responsible for demand planning based on estimated sell thru per dealer
- Supervise regional dealer representatives who will service dealers in respective US regions
- Provide management status of dealer pipeline including targets, prospects, committed and signed dealers
Desired Skills & Experience
- Experience managing a dealership network in the motorcycle or automotive industry
- Sales experience through a dealer network
- Microsoft office tools including email, word processing, and spreadsheet
- Some travel required
Salary based upon applicants proven experience, knowledge and performance.
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Service Manager
Qualifications & Job Requirements:
- 3-5 years experience as a service manager, assistant service manager or service advisor in a OEM service center or major motorcycle, automotive or powersports dealership.
- Capable of using; Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Sharepoint.
- Experience using integrated dealership management software
- Ability to quickly learn new systems & processes
- Demonstrated leadership abilities
Management Responsibilities:
- Continually improve our customers' experience
- Develop a solid dependable high functioning service team in the North America
- Define and develop service manuals and parts catalogues for all products, in all regions (USA, Europe, Asia)
- Work with engineering to develop diagnostic tools and fixes
- Develop and deliver promotional events in conjunction with sales and marketing
- Develop web based video training for service technicians and dealer service staff
- Manage warranty claims - labor and parts.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Manage work load to provide the best experience to the greatest number of customers
- Match repair order difficulty with technician ability
- Establish department policies and procedures
- Monitor, evaluate and record employee performance
- Coach and empower employees to achieve their full potential
- Assist with recruiting, interviewing, hiring and motivation of service team
Salary based upon applicants proven experience, knowledge and performance.
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Systems Engineer
Key job duties include:
- Lead the Motor Controls development
- Interface with suppliers and collaboration partners
- Requirements decomposition and flow-down
- Generate System Requirement Documents
- Generate LRU Requirements Documents
- Create controller models using MATLAB/Simulink
- Integrate MATLAB/Simulink control and plant models
- Electric system load analysis
- Perform high-level and low-level requirements validation using simulation and physical test
- Establish verification methodology and participate in the development of dedicated test equipment
- Coordinate Test Facility Requirements
- Perform system integration and subsystem level testing
- Support remote certification lab testing
Requirements:
- Previous experience with control requirements, system testing, and Matlab/Simulink.
- Motor control (induction and PM; sensor-less and sensed, vector-flux control algorithms)
- The ability to effectively communicate (verbal and written) programmatically and technically.
- BS in Engineering (electrical or mechanical) with academic coursework in motor and control theory (MS with thesis in a related topic a plus)
- Valid Drivers License
Preferred specific expertise:
- DC system and battery expertise
- National Instruments Labview programming, and test systems development
- Certification and system architecture (familiarity with regulating authorities and associated documentation as well as safety aspects)
- Motorcycle Endorsement
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Program Manager
Manage vendor relationships for outsourced manufacturing
Develop project plans to launch products from engineering to an outsource manufacture
Monitor progress of outsource manufacturer including timelines, risks, issues, and budget
Provide manufacturing production status to Brammo HQ senior management staff
Quality Assurance
Manage and resolve supply chain risks and issues related to production manufacturing, including interfacing directly with Brammo engineering and supplier companies
Responsible for signing Certificate of Origin for Brammo products
Logistics
Manage logistics and shipping from Brammo headquarters to manufacturing sights, dealers, and other entities
Relevant experience:
Project management with an emphasis in manufacturing, supply chain, and quality
Experience with International logistics
Experience working a with a contract manufacture
Bachelors Degree in Engineering preferred
Travel: Some travel required (domestic and international)
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