Mechanical Engineering Manager

KORE Power is seeking a Mechanical Engineering Manager for an on-site position in Waterbury, Vermont. The role involves leading the Mechanical Engineering Team, enhancing departmental processes, and aligning goals with company objectives. Responsibilities include mentorship, team management, recruitment, and ensuring compliance with policies. KORE Power offers competitive compensation, benefits, and opportunities for professional development within a supportive work environment focused on energy storage solutions.
Job Title: Mechanical Engineering Manager
Reports To: Director of Engineering
Status: Full-Time
FLSA: Exempt (salaried)
Location: On-site in Waterbury, Vermont

Company Overview
KORE is a leading U.S. based developer of battery cell technology and energy storage solutions for customers seeking on-demand power and advanced battery products. KORE offers lifetime backing from system design and manufacturing through deployment and operations, delivering safety, energy security and reliability for our clients across energy storage, e-mobility, and utility, industrial, and defense markets. As an integrated provider of cells, batteries, and battery energy storage solutions headquartered in Vermont, with a history that goes back five decades, KORE is uniquely positioned to deploy domestically produced energy storage solutions that help to meet America’s growing need for power.

We offer employees competitive wages and outstanding benefits in a casual but professional work environment. We are a growing company with a dedicated team supporting one another based on open communication and teamwork

What We Offer
• A competitive compensation package.
• Exciting opportunities to further your career with a growing global organization.
• Purpose-led work with a meaningful impact on the climate.
• Generous paid time off includes vacation, sick/medical, and volunteer time.
• Paid parental leave.
• Comprehensive and affordable health and wellness benefits, including monthly fitness reimbursement.
• Retirement plan with a company match and no vesting schedule.
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development training.
• Team-building events and outings.
• Other perks such as monthly cell phone reimbursement.

Your Impact

The Mechanical Engineering Manager will be responsible for building the team knowledge, creating or improving departmental processes and setting departmental goals that align with divisional goals and KORE Power policies and procedures. The ideal candidate will possess exceptional communication skills and become the subject matter expert for the team.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

Leadership & Management:
• Provide mentorship and leadership to the Mechanical Engineering Team, fostering a collaborative team that is in alignment with KORE Power’s mission, vision and values.
• Create and uphold effective controls and feedback systems to effectively monitor the team’s operations.
• Identify and promote professional development opportunities for team members.
• Set annual goals with team members, complete meaningful and timely check-ins and performance reviews. When necessary, work with Human Resources to address concerns and take appropriate disciplinary action.
• As needed, partner with Human Resources to recruit, interview, hire, and onboard new employees.
• Maintain an understanding of personnel-related laws and regulations, as well as the appropriate level of knowledge around KORE Power policies and practices needed to compliantly manage a team.
• Monitor work schedules including vacation time, sick time, overtime scheduling and authorization. Ensure employee timesheets are accurate, approved in a timely manner and adhere to internal policy as well as wage and hour laws.
• Accurately review and approve team expense reports in a timely manner.

Compliance & Quality:
• Create an environment that centers safety, innovation and an appreciation for diverse perspectives.
• Establish department workflows to improve the overall efficiency of the team.
• Knowledge of standards that impact the design of our systems i.e. UL 9540, NFPA855, etc.
• Create and maintain standard CAD drawing practices.

Project Management:
• Maintain the project management templates for the Mechanical team.
• Maintain the manpower loading of Mechanical team.
• Assign projects to team based on loading and skill level.

Other duties, as assigned.

Qualifications
• 9+ years of progressive engineering experience in Mechanical Engineering design, analysis and project leadership.
• Proficient with SolidWorks, PDM
• Ability to read and interpret 3rd party drawings and documents for completeness.
• Strong project management skills.
Preferred Qualifications
• Proficient with engineering calculations to support design work, including structural, thermal and electrical loads.
• Knowledge of Battery Energy Storage Systems
• 2+ Years of leadership experience.
• Knowledge of FEA, Modal analysis and Fatigue analysis.
• PE license.
Work Environment
• Must be able to maintain fast pace while completing complex work in potentially stressful situations with competing priorities within tight timelines and with frequent interruptions.
• The job is primarily performed indoors in a traditional office setting.
• Extended periods of sitting and extensive work at a computer.
• Ability to occasionally lift 50 lbs.
• Must be able to travel periodically to other KORE locations and for training. Occasional travel to customer project sites during system installation and the commissioning phases of a project may also be necessary.

Work Eligibility
Job applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer and on an unrestricted basis. KORE is an E-Verify employer, and in compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify their identity and eligibility to work in the U.S.

Selected candidate will be subject to a pre-employment background check.

KORE is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive hiring process. If you require reasonable accommodation for a disability to access the job application or interview process, please contact Jade Mullins at jmullins@korepower.com.

KORE is dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We believe that diversity of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives is integral to our success and innovation. KORE is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, or any other legally protected status.

KORE Power is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics with respect to employment opportunities.