Job Description

BATTERY SYSTEMS ENGINEER

RESPONSABILITIES AND ACTIVITIES :

Battery Systems:

• Responsible for performing battery pack design; emphasis on architectural and electrical aspects

• Develops test procedures and cell cycling equipment for performing electrical product and component evaluations (both internally and in labs)

• Perform technical risk and performance analysis and simulation

• Maintain time records and project reports as required

• Participate in process improvement

Collaboration:

• Collaborates with customer and development team to analyze and document requirements

• Collaborate with other engineers on the global team as needed or required

• Perform 5S duties at the end of the day/week

Support:

• Provide technical guidance to all engineering disciplines through all phases of the APQP development process

• Support customer integration and validation of battery pack, onsite when required

• Support program management in post-sourcing reviews of hardware, software and systems

Legal Compliance:

• This role operates under TISAX confidentiality level [Level 2], requiring appropriate handling of sensitive information

• Ensure legal compliance with state, federal and OSHA requirements

• Ensure ISO procedures are followed

• Maintain compliance with all company policies, work instructions and procedures

PROFILE :

Personal Background

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Chemical Engineering, Applied Physics, Materials Science or related engineering field

• Required: Minimum of 8+ years of experience in engineering, ideally in the battery or automotive industry with hybrid and/or electric vehicles

• Preferred: 4 years’ experience in battery pack development

Job Technical Skills

• Strong knowledge of DFMEA process

• Experience with schematic software

• Experience with design verification

• Ability to review customer requirements and develop gap analysis to establish variant lists

• Background in mechanical engineering or electrical engineering and battery systems is a big plus

• Familiarity with automotive quality systems (IATF/ISO standards)

• Knowledge of quality, safety and manufacturability of battery packs

• Experience with high voltage and high capacity lithium ion battery systems: LTO and NMC preferred

• Experience specifying and setting up tests with cyclers and other diagnostic equipment

• Experience with BMS software control algorithms and hardware design preferred

• Experience with power electronics preferred

• Demonstrable experience with tools and test equipment (e.g., oscilloscopes, meters, diagnostics/analysis software) to perform standardized certification testing

Job Soft Skills

• Independent and proactive problem solver

• Comfortable working in a cross-functional, international team environment

• Stay focused on the quality of every deliverable by ensuring consistency and adherence to high standards, as well as paying close attention to even the minutest details involved

• Ability to possess higher-order thinking skills that enable one to see both sides of the coin. Provide solutions by creating and implementing new methodologies

• Balance listening and talking, speaking and writing clearly and accurately, influencing others, keeping others informed

• Taking ownership of our work, doing what is needed without being asked, following through

• Planning ahead, managing time well, being on time, being cost conscious, thinking of better ways to do things

Work Environment

• Team of 5 locally plus strong support from a 40-person European team (Poland, France, Germany)

• Travel: Once per month (e.g., to Indiana – 3 hour drive)