Kenyon Kluge

About Kenyon Kluge

With over 25 years of experience as an electrical engineer, I am passionate about advancing the electrification of mobility and energy systems. I have been working in the electric vehicle industry for more than 14 years, leading teams and projects in electric motorcycles and personal mobility devices. I have extensive expertise in embedded systems, electric vehicle drive train development, lithium ion battery design, and engineering processes.As the Director of Electrical Engineering at Zero Motorcycles, I am responsible for organizing and building out the engineering team, instituting engineering methodology and project tracking, and overseeing the system integration and design of electric motorcycles and powertrains. I am also an action sports enthusiast who races motorcycles, downhill mountain bikes, and anything else that seems fun. I am motivated by the challenge and opportunity of creating clean, efficient, and enjoyable electric vehicles that enhance the user experience and the ecological system.

Experience

1. Vice President of Design and Engineering

   Zero Motorcycles Inc.

   Jun 2025 — Present · Scotts Valley, CA, US

   As Vice President of Design and Engineering at Zero Motorcycles I works with teams including, Embedded Software, Software, Testing, Prototyping, Electrical Systems, Mechanical, Industrial Design, powertrain, battery, lab management and powertrain sales, to empower them to make the best products available in the two wheel and light vehicle market. I ensure solid colaboration between the engineering team and all other functions in the company as well as with partners and vendors external to the company. As an engineer with 28 years of experience and a motorcyclist with 28 years of road racing experience I work to build vehicles that are truly revolutionary.

Education

• ITT

  ASEE, Electronic Engineering

  1995 — 1997

• De Anza College

  Computer Science

  1997 — 1999

Skills

• Electric Drivetrain Design
• Battery Management System Design
• Electric Motor Evaluation
• Pcb Design
• Electrical Engineering
• System Design
• Debugging
• Product Development
• Project Planning
• High Speed Design
• Fpga
• Systems Engineering
• Embedded Systems
• Engineering Management
• Team Leadership
• Program Management
• Electric Power
• Batteries
• Motors
• Testing
• Start-Ups
• Racing
• Engineering
• Sales Promotion
• Electric Vehicles
• Electronics
• Motorsports
• Embedded Software
• Product Management
• Manufacturing
• Systems Design
• Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (Fpga)
• Project Management