Senior Homologation Engineer

Stark builds the worlds most powerful electric motorcycles. From the VARG MX to the road-legal VARG EX & SM our bikes have won world championships and are engineered to outperform anything with a combustion engine.

Were based in Sant Boi Barcelona growing fast (77% year-on-year) and building a team that will take us even further. If you want to work on a product that people are genuinely obsessed with this is it.

Stark will become the global market leader in premium motorcycles. Building premium motorcycles requires innovation and we need your help to make us succeed

Our mission is to lead the way towards a sustainable motorcycle industry by reducing plastic and CO2 pollution.

This will be achieved by building sustainable products that are superior to traditional technology in terms of Performance Emotion and Design.

Homologation makes a Stark road-legal in Europe the US Australia Taiwan Brazil China and every market we open next. As Senior Homologation Engineer you will be the technical owner of that work: the Type Approval files the COP programme component and system certifications and the direct relationship with technical services and approval authorities.

This is a hands-on high-autonomy role at the centre of the company coordinating with vehicle engineering quality production and commercial teams.

You will join a small senior team that is scaling. There is a clear path to growing regulatory capability around you as Stark enters new markets.

Whole vehicle homologation

• Own the Whole Vehicle Type Approval files under Regulation (EU) 168/2013: information documents drawing packages and Certificates of Conformity.

• Plan and execute homologation and certification in main non-EU markets such as the US Canada and Australia.

• Manage base approvals and extensions through their full lifecycle.

• Run the COP programme: manage the test schedule and execution in coordination with Quality.

• Support homologation in new key markets such as Latin America China Brazil India Korea and Japan.

Components and systems

• Support certification for chargers lighting devices batteries and connected components.

• Maintain the Technical File for compliance with the EU Batteries Regulation (EU) 2023/1542.

Design engineering and cross-functional work

• Deploy regulatory requirements into engineering early including design reviews from the CAD stage.

• Request compare and negotiate quotations from technical services.

• Monitor regulatory developments through industry associations and technical committees.

• Degree in Engineering: Mechanical Electrical Electronic Industrial or Automotive.

• 5 years in vehicle type approval homologation or regulatory compliance engineering ideally on L-category vehicles.

• Solid working knowledge of Regulation (EU) 168/2013 and the relevant UN Regulations (R10 R53 R78 R85 R148/R149 R155).

• Demonstrated experience preparing and submitting complete type-approval dossiers and managing approvals through their full lifecycle.

• Hands-on experience coordinating and witnessing tests with technical services (IDIADA DEKRA TÜV or equivalent) and the ability to critically review test reports rather than simply file them.

• Understanding of COP and of quality-management systems.

• Rigorous technical documentation skills.

• Fluent English.

• Autonomous structured and comfortable making a compliance decision in a fast-moving environment.

• Experience with electric powertrains: electrical safety EMC chargers battery systems.

• Familiarity with the EU Batteries Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 and the Digital Battery Passport.

• Regulatory cybersecurity experience (RED Delegated Act UN R155 Cyber Resilience Act).

• Non-EU homologation experience: US Canada Australia Taiwan India China Brazil or Latin America.

• Product or electrical safety certification: CB Scheme CE marking.

• Experience being the audited party in front of an approval authority.

• A genuine interest in motorcycles.

• The chance to work on a product people are genuinely passionate about

• A fast-growing company with real momentum

• A creative international team based in Barcelona

• Competitive salary and benefits package

• Direct access to riders race teams and the product this is not a remote-from-the-product role

• Subsidized lunch in our in house restaurant

• Free access to our in-house gym (including weekends!)

• 30 days of paid vacation

At Stark we dont just accept differencewe celebrate it we support it and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees our products and our community.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone regardless of gender identity sexual orientation race religion age neurodiversity or disability feels a true sense of belonging. We believe that diverse teams make better decisions and that a culture of equity is a prerequisite for innovation.

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We encourage applications from underrepresented groups and are excited to see how your unique perspective can help us grow