Battery Systems Engineer

We are a technology powerhouse that designs, engineers, and manufactures the world's most advanced automotive technology and hypercars. Bytes to bolts, Rimac is where everything happens.

Our teams develop and produce both hardware and software solutions for our flagship, record-breaking hypercar, the Nevera, as well as for other automotive manufacturers’ vehicles. Working on technology solutions for partners such as Porsche, Hyundai, Aston Martin, Koenigsegg, Automobili Pininfarina, and others, gives Rimac a unique position of a technology leader in the high-performance electric vehicle industry. The stakes are high.

As a fast-moving company, we nurture a high-performing culture. If you are interested in joining, you must be prepared for relentless learning, adapting, and embracing new technologies. We expect an easy-going person, but also self-driven, entrepreneurial, and highly independent in their work, that will enjoy rising to the challenge and have fun pushing the limits of technology.

Our expectations are high. And we can only achieve our goals with the dedication and collaboration of our exceptional team. Our ambition is to deliver and go the extra mile. We need to expand our already industry-leading team, find the best people, and lead the charge.

The Battery Systems Development team requires Engineers with experience to lead the technical development of an internal or a customer-focused battery project. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering the technical solution of a functional, safe, and compliant system or a sub-system. More information regarding the role is shown below, with further responsibilities and duties, qualifications and experiences required, benefits, and most importantly how to apply.

With Battery System being such a complex system, we offer different roles to start your career in, based on your previous experience. Available roles in Thermal System, Structural System, Module System, and Product Reliability.

• Lead battery systems and sub-systems design, development and delivery to the project timeline
• Decompose system and sub-system requirements to a component level
• Develop and support verification, validation and integration strategy, and testing from prototype phase through to homologation
• Support derivation of the technical/functional safety concept
• System and Design reviews, DFMEA, risk analysis
• Technical drawings and production documentation reviews
• Conduct root cause analysis
• Providing support to assembly and testing teams during product operations
• Providing support to ongoing product and process improvement
• Ensuring product conformity to standards and best practices
• Driving product safety based on an analytical and risk assessed approach
• Leading technically focused meetings

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Automotive, Aerospace or Systems Engineering
• At least 3 years of experience in automotive systems or industrial experience within a complex multidisciplinary product environment. Experience with HV Battery systems and knowledge of system design with Lithium based battery cell
• Understanding of Systems / Requirement Engineering & Tools (e.g. IBM DOORS, JAMA)
• Experience with PLM systems (3
  
  Dx, Team Centre, Creo) - Knowledge of project life cycle management from early R&D to series production
• Experience in product design, knowledge of production process and best practices
• Experience in safe working practices around HV systems, legislative requirements, and homologation standards
• Experience with MS Office tools
• Very good knowledge of English (written and spoken) is essential

• Ability to challenge experts, consultants, and seniors by presenting a measured systematic first principles approach
• Good knowledge of battery cell management
• Experience in cooling system design and management
• Understanding of electro-mechanical components
• Knowledge of automotive standards
• Experience in the automotive

• Working on exciting projects in a high-performance environment pushing the limits, moving science forward while working with the global automotive manufacturers on developing the…