About Us

Inventus Power is a global leader in advanced battery systems that specializes in designing and manufacturing high-quality, reliable, and innovative power systems for a broad range of portable, motive, and stationary applications. We are a US based company headquartered in Woodridge, Illinois and have a global presence that extends across four continents with five manufacturing facilities, three engineering technical centers, a multi-tiered sales service channel, and 3,000 employees. For over 60 years, Inventus Power has been addressing the rapidly expanding power demands of a changing world through technology and engineered solutions. We continue to invest in our people and processes, while enhancing our products and capabilities in order to create a safer, smarter, and more sustainable battery-powered world.

We are an ITAR facility and hire only U.S. persons who are defined as U.S. citizens or green card holders.

What You’ll Do

Manage and oversee the software design and development of lithium-ion products and applications. Manage the entire software development team in the US. Mentor, motivate and grow a high performing team of talented software engineers, and foster a culture of continuous improvement and long-term growth. Have ownership of the application development including development practices, architecture, interoperability, and technology. Be hands-on with application development and provide leadership across team and outsourced services to deliver quality releases to our customers on time. Work with very closely with our software team in China to co-develop solutions.

Responsibilities (Including other duties as assigned)

• Provide strong leadership and guidance to a team of software developers, fostering a collaborative and high-performing work environment.
• Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of software projects related to Lithium-Ion BMS development, ensuring adherence to timelines, quality standards, and budget constraints.
• Utilize your deep understanding of software engineering principles and practices to drive the design and implementation of robust, scalable, and efficient BMS software solutions.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including hardware engineers, firmware developers, and product managers to align software development efforts with overall project goals and objectives.
• Work very closely with software engineering team in China to develop next-generation BMS technologies.
• Provide input for vendor evaluations and investment decisions around our IoT/SaaS technology and team to scale and be reliable/secure.
• Lead the team in adoption/adherence to development best practices and standards.
• Act as a scrum master, collaborate with the product owner & QA, negotiate and drive platform design and implementation to meet requirements while reducing tech debt.
• Maintain team velocity, feature throughput and quality at or above sustainable levels.
• Work with cross functional teams such as sales, customers, and others to manage expectations and build a good perception of the team.
• Perform regular root cause analysis and drive process changes to mitigate risks and issues.
• Create and maintain the code review and unit test framework for our web-based software applications, mobile applications, APIs and communications path.
• Identify and report on key KPIs for software development.

What You Will Need

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or relevant field.
• 15 years’ experience in software design and development delivering effective solutions.
• 5 years developing BMS technologies. Demonstrated experience building BMS platforms.
• 5 years’ experience in a software managerial role or equivalent leading projects and teams.
• Experience preferred in development of a flexible/configurable BMS architecture covering low and high voltage applications.
• Thorough understanding of the software development lifecycle and tools.
• Leadership and managerial abilities, including the ability to hire, train, and evaluate staff through performance reviews.
• A passion for building application platforms.
• Strong technical and analytical skills.
• Working knowledge of various platforms and software languages such as Embedded C, Unix, Java, SQL and JavaScript.

• Experience with various frontend and backend technologies such as Amazon IoT, Kibana, Redshift, Glacier, Web Services (REST API), MQTT, React/Angular JS is preferred.
• Significant experience scaling solutions that run on private, public, and hybrid cloud infrastructures.
• Knowledge of Scrum/Kanban Agile workflow methodologies.
• Customer-focused attitude, with high level of professionalism and discretion.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality, establish trust and credibility, and act with complete integrity.
• Detail-oriented, resourceful, and diligent.
• Strong time management and organizational skills.
• Sound judgment and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent English written and verbal communication skills.
• Fluent in Mandarin is preferred.

Inventus Power is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmative action employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.