Battery Pack System Architect Engineer

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** Role Overview
** This position serves as the strategic technical owner for end-to-end battery pack design, development, validation, and manufacturing. The role integrates system architecture, requirements engineering, customer engagement, and program management into a single leadership function. The individual will drive cross-functional alignment across internal cell development, product design, validation engineering, quality, and external pack-house partners to ensure seamless delivery of high-performance, manufacturable, and reliable battery solutions.
** Key Responsibilities**
* ** Own the end-to-end battery pack system architecture**, defining electrical, mechanical, thermal, firmware/BMS, and safety elements with a balanced approach to performance, cost, manufacturability, and reliability.
* ** Lead the full requirements management lifecycle**, translating customer needs into clear, traceable system and component-level specifications while ensuring alignment across internal engineering, quality, and manufacturing teams.
* ** Serve as the primary technical interface to the customer**, conducting design reviews, requirement negotiations, risk assessments, and solution recommendations with clarity and executive presence.
* ** Drive holistic program execution
** from concept through mass production, developing integrated schedules, managing cross-functional deliverables, and ensuring alignment with business, technical, and operational objectives.
* ** Coordinate closely with internal cell development and fabrication teams**, ensuring pack-level design assumptions align with cell performance characteristics, safety thresholds, and readiness for manufacturing.
* ** Provide technical leadership and oversight to pack-house subcontractors**, reviewing DFM/DFA outputs, process flows, tooling proposals, and test plans to ensure manufacturing capability and quality standards are met.
* ** Lead system-level verification and validation planning**, ensuring all electrical, mechanical, thermal, safety, and regulatory requirements are fully tested and documented for certification and customer release.
* ** Champion cross-functional risk mitigation**, driving structured problem-solving, root-cause analysis, and resolution of design, manufacturing, or supply-chain risks throughout the program lifecycle.
* ** Support production launch and scaling**, partnering with manufacturing engineering, operations, and quality to validate process readiness, stabilize early builds, and ensure robust, high-yield mass production.
* ** Maintain technical governance and documentation**, including system FMEA, architecture documentation, requirement traceability, validation evidence, and change management control.
* ** Drive continuous improvement and innovation**, monitoring emerging technologies, materials, and design methodologies to enhance product reliability, manufacturability, and competitive positioning.
** Qualifications & Experience
*** Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related field.
* 8+ years of experience in battery pack development, system engineering, or cross-functional program leadership.
* Strong technical foundation in Li-ion cell behavior, BMS functionality, thermal management, and safety architectures.
* Proven track record managing customer programs in high-tech or energy storage environments.
* Experience working with overseas manufacturing partners and contract pack assemblers.
* Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams without direct authority.
* Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
** Core Competencies
*** Systems thinking and architecture leadership
* Requirements management and structured engineering rigor
* Customer interface excellence and executive communication
* Cross-functional problem-solving
* Technical program management
* Risk assessment and mitigation
* Manufacturing readiness and quality mindset

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