Job description
Smappee (Smart Appliance for Energy Efficiency) helps businesses and individuals take control of their energy consumption. Through innovative energy management and EV charging solutions, we make energy efficiency accessible, helping reduce costs and contributing to a more sustainable future.
What does it mean to work at Smappee?
At Smappee, we take ownership, collaborate openly, and communicate transparently. We stand behind our commitments and aren't afraid to experiment, challenge ideas, and grow through change.
As an R&D Electronics Engineer, you are at the heart of our innovation journey. You transform ideas into cutting-edge products by designing, testing, and optimizing electronic hardware that powers our solutions. Your work has a direct impact on product quality, reliability, and performance, helping bring new technologies from concept to successful mass production.
Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, you play a crucial role in solving technical challenges, driving continuous improvement, and ensuring our products meet the highest standards in safety, compliance, and customer satisfaction. Through your expertise, creativity, and hands-on approach, you help shape the future of our products while making a tangible difference across the entire product lifecycle.
Responsibilities
To strengthen our R&D team we are looking for an electronics engineer to:
- Design the electronics PCBA's of our products and test systems
- Document and validate the electronics PCBA designs
- Be involved in safety, EMC and standard test programs
- Write test scripts, test, debug and review the total assembly to verify that the product prototypes meet quality requirements and standards before mass production is initiated
- Integrate prototypes into demonstration and testing setups, ensuring they function effectively within these environments and create the necessary documentation for our suppliers and operations
- Analyze failing parts after production or in the field and trace failures as part of our reliability program
- Investigate and test alternative components for existing designs, support the components lifecycle
- Adjust the existing production test tooling to match the alternative components
- Assist in second-line support for our production lines
Requirements
- You have a master's degree in electronics
- You are an electronics hardware designer, experienced in schematic entry and PCB-layout
- You have knowledge of EMC testing, signal integrity and generic HW design principles
- You know C#/C-sharp and/or Python, enabling you to debug and adjust (embedded) software
- You involve AI to support you in your activities
- You are a team player with a strong analytic mindset which pays attention to detail
- You are proficient in reading and understanding documentation in English
- You have a commitment to continuous improvement and a "can do" mentality
Benefits
At Smappee we believe in a modern and dynamic work environment where you can be yourself and truly inspire people to contribute to a better planet. What can you expect exactly?
- An inspiring office environment at cleantech hub Snowball: a place where companies with a heart for sustainable innovation can get inspired and grow.
- Personal growth with multiple career and personal development opportunities in an organization that is constantly evolving.
- A chance to participate in team activities, companywide events and monthly drinks with your colleagues at the HQ.
- Remuneration according to experience, completed with extra-legal benefits such as an electric company car and charging card or mobility budget, meal vouchers, eco vouchers, health insurance, group insurance and holidays supplemented with ADV days.
- A flex benefits plan with optional benefits such as bicycle leasing, multimedia, home office supplies, additional holidays, refund of individual pension savings and warrants.
- A job where you can truly contribute to a better planet.
Pay & benefits
About this role
About Smappee
Company Overview
Smappee
HeadquartersHarelbeke, Belgium
Founded2012
SizeApproximately 150 employees (source: linkedin.com). The annual revenue is estimated to be between 10 million and 50 million dollars (source: smappee.com).
What They Do
Smappee specializes in smart energy management, with a primary focus on monitoring and optimizing electricity consumption, complemented by solar energy integration and electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions (source: smappee.com). The company's technology focuses on three interconnected areas: real-time analysis of energy consumption at the device level, optimization of self-sufficiency through solar energy management and battery storage integration, and intelligent infrastructure for EV charging (source: smappee.com). The flagship product is the Smappee energy monitor, launched in June of a reference year for 199 euros, capable of identifying individual energy consumption of devices (source: smappee.com). This system allows users to monitor energy flows and direct excess solar energy to major consumers and battery storage systems (source: smappee.com). Smappee serves a wide range of markets, including residential consumers, installers, and small to medium-sized enterprises, achieving global distribution in Europe, the United States, Mexico, Australia, and New Zealand (source: smappee.com).
Projects & Track Record
Smappee has sold a significant number of devices, with monthly sales figures ranging from 1,000 to 10,000 in the European, North American, and Asia-Pacific markets (source: smappee.com). The previous venture of founder Grosjean, EnergyICT, illustrates the impact of Smappee, where the company monitored 10,000 energy meters at Tesco, the largest supermarket chain in the UK, reducing energy consumption by 20% (source: smappee.com). Smappee has also formed strategic partnerships with companies such as Watt Footprint and Chargefox, demonstrating the integration of ecosystems in smart energy management and EV charging (source: smappee.com).
Recent Developments
In October 2024, Smappee announced a significant leadership change, appointing Kurt Vandeputte as CEO while founder Stefan Grosjean took on the role of Smappee Group CEO (source: smappee.com). The company also received the prestigious Red Dot: Best of the Best Award for Design Concept for its EV line, underscoring the company's recognition as an innovator in smart energy solutions (source: smappee.com). Smappee continues to advance its technology with innovations such as Cascade Overload Protection and integration with smart chargers, positioning itself as a developer of next-generation energy management tools (source: smappee.com).
Working at Smappee
The company culture at Smappee reflects the philosophy of founder Grosjean, focusing on challenging established energy companies and empowering consumers (source: smappee.com). The company emphasizes integration with the local community and consciously operates from West Flanders, collaborating with regional entrepreneurs and SMEs (source: smappee.com). The organization has its headquarters in Harelbeke, Belgium, and regional offices in Australia, the United States, the Middle East, the United Kingdom, and South Africa, where local support, sales, and installation coordination take place (source: smappee.com).
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