21st May 2020: ION Energy, advanced battery management and intelligence systems provider for EVs and ESS, has recently announced its plans to conduct recruitment for 8 high-profile, high-value positions including 6 high-priority roles. The company has also announced the promotion of Puneet Arora as the Chief Operating Officer, who is instrumental in leading the company’s ongoing operational growth, overseeing the engineering and technology management, and strengthening customer-company relations.
As part of its expansion drive, the company is actively looking to hire high-quality talent from tier-1 and tier-2 colleges with 1-5 years of experience in the electronics and automotive industry. These include Program Manager, Functional Safety Engineer, Senior Hardware Engineer, Quality Engineer, Senior Test and Validation Engineer, Business Development Executive, PCB Design Engineer, Finance Executive, Test and Validation Engineer. Having begun with the hiring process a month ago, the company has already onboarded a hardware engineer.
The company has recently won numerous new projects. In line with this development, the company has decided to scale up its engineering headcount to seamlessly manage the workflow and service delivery. The addition of 8 new professionals to its existing workforce strength of 49 employees will result in a 15% increase of the incumbent employee base.
Under the aegis of strong senior leadership, the company’s aim is to reduce carbon footprints and build/provide sustainable cutting-edge technology for lithium-ion batteries with a focus on electric mobility. As the COO of ION Energy, Puneet aims to accelerate the products and productivity of the company and create an employee-friendly environment that is conducive to achieving targets and inciting overall growth.
Having joined ION Energy in 2018 as a Program Manager, Puneet graduated to the post of VP – Business Operations in a matter of four months before ascending to his current designation. Puneet completed his dual degree in electrical and electronics engineering from the prestigious IIT Bombay. While at IIT, he displayed his prolific scientific aptitude and an inventor’s knack in all things electric.
Speaking about the hiring drive at ION Energy, Mr. Akhil Aryan, Co-Founder and CEO said, “At ION Energy, we are committed to building technology that improves the life and performance of lithium-ion batteries that power electric vehicles and energy storage systems. Recently, we have come by some high-end projects that are aligned with our goal of creating a sustainability-led society. In sync with the growth of our business portfolio and our expansion-focused plans, we are actively looking to enriching our existing employee base with the addition of 8 fresh hires. With these new hires, we will have boosted our employee strength by more than 15%. We look forward to having them as part of the dynamic ION family to accelerate our vision of an all-electric planet.”
Founded in 2016 by Akhil Aryan and Alexandre Collet, ION leverages its proprietary battery management (BMS) and intelligence platform – Edison Analytics, to remotely monitor, predict, and improve battery life. The company is registered in the USA with its HQ in Mumbai, India, and another office in Grenoble, France. Its 60+ customers include top-tier Battery Pack Manufacturers, OEMs, and Electric Mobility fleet operators in 12 countries, including SE Asia, North America, and Europe (Germany, France, UK, Poland, Austria, Sweden).