Site Engineering & Development System Professional - Bms

SITE ENGINEERING & DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL - BMS BATTERY SYSTEMS ENGINEER RESPONSIBILITIES 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

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

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

• 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

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

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

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

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)