Full-Time

Electrical Engineer

Robotics

Confirmed live in the last 24 hours

Ample

Ample

201-500 employees

Modular battery swapping for electric vehicles

Automotive & Transportation
Energy

Mid

San Francisco, CA, USA

Category
Electrical Engineering
Robotics and Automation Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Requirements
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent
  • Minimum of 3 years industry experience (post-internship experience)
  • Experience with at least one design cycle of prototype, verification, testing and production of a PCB design
  • Hands-on experience with inter-system communication protocols such as I2C, UART, and SPI
  • Experience with PCB routing rules generation, PCB stack-ups, and overall aspects of PCB tolerances and layout
  • Comfortable communicating across mechanical, electrical, and software domains to investigate and understand underlying design interfaces
  • Exposure to wire harness routing and harness design
  • Exposure to industrial automation systems including motor selection, electrical cabinet design, and PLC programming
  • Ability to take an abstract problem and break it down into an implementable system - starting with a scrappy approach and progressively building it up into a sophisticated solution
Responsibilities
  • Work on a variety of low and high voltage systems for batteries and robotic systems
  • Be hands-on to tackle and solve an array of practical electro-mechanical technical problems
  • Support a rapid and adaptable design process for manufacturing of production systems
  • Develop tooling for validation and verification across multiple electrical interfaces from small isolated subsystems to large station level systems

Ample offers a modular battery swapping service for electric vehicles (EVs), allowing any EV to be fully charged in under five minutes. Their charging stations are cheaper to build and install than traditional fast-charging stations, providing energy at lower costs. The technology is compatible with all EVs, enabling rapid deployment without the need for vehicle redesigns. Ample is committed to sustainability by using renewable energy sources and ensuring that their battery technology improves over time for all users.

Company Stage

Late Stage VC

Total Funding

$307.1M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2014

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

1%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

2%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Ample secured $25 million from Mitsubishi for expansion and sustainability initiatives.
  • Partnership with Stellantis integrates battery swap capabilities into major automotive brands.
  • Rapid deployment of lightweight stations allows quick adaptation to new demand.

What critics are saying

  • Competition from Chinese companies like NIO with faster swapping times.
  • Challenge of gaining traction in the US market for battery swapping.
  • Dependency on partnerships with large automotive companies like Stellantis.

What makes Ample unique

  • Ample offers modular battery swapping, charging EVs in under five minutes.
  • Their stations are 3-10 times cheaper to build than conventional fast-charging stations.
  • Ample's technology is compatible with any EV, broadening their potential client base.

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