Recruitment process consulting for EV Charger Manufacturers: hiring scarce engineers and test technicians
Power electronics and firmware engineers are scarce, and large firms are hiring for the same people. A planned search and a clear pitch help a small charger maker compete for them.
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Small charger firms post a generic advert and wait. The few strong engineers who see it compare it with offers from larger firms that pay more and have bigger names. Interviews are informal, tests are missing, and decisions rest on whether someone sounds confident. Hires who do not fit leave within months, and the team loses the time it spent training them.
Good looks like a written role, a short real design or code task, a clear explanation of what the firm offers beyond pay, such as ownership of a product, fast learning and direct access to founders, and a search that reaches engineers through networks, colleges and referrals. Assembly and test hiring uses a practical test and a short trial.
How to set it up
1. Write the role from the work
Describe what the engineer will own in the first year, the product, the tools and the people he works with. Say what is hard about it. Honest roles attract fitting candidates.
2. Decide where to look
List sources: colleges, nearby electronics firms, referrals, communities of engineers and former colleagues of your team. Ask your engineers who they would want to work with.
3. Use a real task in the interview
Give a short design or debugging task from your own work. Score it against a simple sheet. A recruitment process review can help set the steps and scoring.
4. Pitch the offer clearly
Explain pay, growth, ownership and the product plan. Be honest about what is uncertain. Candidates compare with larger firms, so say clearly where you are better.
5. Hire assembly and test staff by practical test
For assembly and burn-in technicians, test wiring neatness, reading a drawing and following a safety step. Use a short trial day before an offer. Check references for field roles.
Check these first
Before changing anything, find out what is true today. These take an afternoon and use your own records.
- List the last five engineer applicants and how each was assessed.
- Count how many of your engineers came by referral and how many by advert.
- Check how long your last engineer hire took from advert to joining.
- Ask your last two joiners why they chose you over another offer.
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Questions owners ask
Offer ownership, quick learning, access to decisions and a clear growth path. Be honest on pay and benefits, and show what an engineer will build in his first year.
Often both. Experienced engineers are scarce and costly, so plan for freshers with a strong learning plan and a mentor. Match each hire to the role page, not only to the budget.
Use a short task from your own code or a bug you have fixed, and ask him to talk through his approach. Listen for how he reasons, how he tests and how he explains problems.