Battery Design Engineer

Overview

The primary responsibility of this role is to work on HV batteries for on-going efforts for Mobility solutions and our automotive products. Reporting to the Sr. Manager, the person in this role will support PDE’s objective to provide highly competitively designed battery packs to our customers to achieve our Carbon Neutrality goals.

• Development & Localization of high voltage (HV) battery pack or components for next gen electrified Vehicles (xEVs: Hybrid Electric, Plug-in Hybrid, Battery Electric, and Fuel Cell) or non-automotive mobility projects.
• Build a set of requirements for a High Voltage (HV) battery pack or components. You will be working with various cross functional departments.
• Develop a HV battery pack or components with a 3rd party supplier ensuring that the supplier meets requirements while staying on project schedule.
• Battery pack or component packaging, fastening, performance, strength and durability studies through close collaboration with other Toyota R&D groups in USA and Japan.
• Build a validation plan with a supplier and ensure that the tests are done according to expectations and the results meet Toyota’s requirements.
• Visit supplier’s manufacturing site to ensure that the process meets design intent and expectations for high quality.
• Identify and implement innovative methods and technologies for Toyota’s future battery packs through competitor benchmarking.