Careers
Freedom. To build your career
We are highly skilled engineers and future-focused business thinkers pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in the EV charging industry. Petalite is electrified with real change – bringing a reimagined solution to EV charging infrastructure, accelerating our transition to a sustainable future.
Employee growth in last 12 months
Of our team bring an international perspective
Collective years of in-house engineering experience
This is a place where challenges are welcome. What felt impossible to solve yesterday becomes possible today – by questioning, by being curious, by persevering. We never stand still. We learn, we improve, we test until we break through. Our new patented rapid / ultra rapid charging SDC technology is testament to our different way of thinking and to the engineering excellence that makes up our EV charging company.
We need new ideas. From people who believe there is a better way, and who want to be part of our journey.
Benefit Highlights
Private Healthcare
Full cover gives you peace of mind.
Death in Service
Three times your annual salary.
Holiday
25 days plus Bank Holidays. Christmas we’re closed!
Work From Home
Flexibility to work your way.
Employee Referral
£1k thank you if you recommend a new joiner.
Our Culture
Freedom. To question, challenge, discover.
We nurture an anything is possible environment, opening up a different way of thinking and working.
Explore
What’s it like to work at Petalite?
Hear from our people!
They are best placed to share their careers, their experiences and what it’s like to be part of the Petalite EV charging journey.
Read our 'Spotlight on' series of interviews with staff, providing a behind the scenes look into our company.
Our Current Vacancies
To apply for a role, email your CV to careers@petalite.co.uk stating the position you are interested in.
If you don’t see a current live role below but think you are a good fit, please email a CV outlining the skills and experience you are keen to bring to Petalite.
Engineering
Embedded Software Technical Specialist
- £ Competitive
- Birmingham
- Full time
As Embedded Software Technical Specialist you will play a crucial role delivering complex engineering projects. You will bring your expertise to design, develop and oversee the implementation of embedded systems and components.
Business
Finance Manager
- £ Competitive
- Birmingham
- Full time
To help us lay the foundations of a world class finance system and facilitate our rapid scale-up we are hiring a Finance Manager, reporting to the Head of Finance. This is a hands-on role in a lean organisation. We are all willing to roll up our sleeves and get involved, with big ambitions to deliver agile, automated Finance systems and be a trusted business partner to all areas of the company.
Engineering
Senior Test Technician
- £ Competitive
- Birmingham
- Full time
As a Senior Test Technician, you will be supporting our team of Test Engineers, in designing and developing the test rigs and test procedures that are used to validate our innovative, cutting-edge designs.
Engineering
Hardware Technical Specialist
- £ Competitive
- Birmingham
- Full time
As our Hardware Technical Specialist, you will support the Hardware Team Lead in managing the team in the delivery of world class electrical and electronic designs through the full design lifecycle from initial concept into volume production.
Engineering
Senior Applications Engineer
- £ Competitive
- Birmingham
- Full time
As the Senior Applications Engineer this role will include definition of verification strategy, writing of verification plans and test procedures and liaison with areas and organizations responsible for test equipment and test execution.
We welcome your questions...
-
Yes, work-life balance is important. We have hybrid working in place. Flexibility is sometimes required for business needs when there are periods of working to project milestones.
-
Parking available on-site. We are city centre. Walking distance to Snow Hill, Moor Street and Birmingham New Street railway stations.
-
Hours are 37.5 a week with an expectation to be in the office / online between 10am – 4pm. We are understanding to people’s needs and realise these vary from person to person.
-
Performance is regularly reviewed to offer training and promotion opportunities. We are a team of experienced individuals with the industry knowledge needed to scale up, each department offers individuals development and growth potential.
As a small but rapidly growing business, there is no ‘this is how we’ve always done things.’ There is plenty of scope to have challenging work, influence projects and see the value you are making.