Battery Engineer

Job Summary

The Battery Manufacturing Engineer will provide critical engineering support to ensure efficient, high‑quality production of battery modules and pack assemblies. The role partners closely with design, procurement, quality assurance, and assembly teams to translate engineered designs into manufacturable assemblies, optimize production processes, and support new product development. The engineer defines assembly documentation, establishes work instructions, develops and improves manufacturing processes, and helps train personnel to ensure consistent quality, safety, and efficiency.

• Provide engineering support for battery manufacturing.
• Serve as Battery Subject Matter Expert (SME) across all Lithium‑Ion battery pack manufacturing projects.
• Develop and maintain assembly documentation to uphold high quality standards.
• Integrate battery‑handling safety standards throughout manufacturing and identify potential hazards to minimize risk.
• Collaborate with the design team to define cell selection, pack configuration, and system integration, ensuring Design for Manufacture principles are applied.
• Support development of battery system qualification and certification plans.
• Define process parameters for welding, joining, and bonding operations for battery modules.
• Lead the development and execution of comprehensive in‑process test plans and procedures for battery modules and packs for aerospace applications.
• Train assembly personnel on battery testing equipment (cyclers, environmental chambers, safety test equipment) and data acquisition systems.
• Implement process improvements to reduce cost, variation, or enhance reliability.
• Define line layout to optimize production workflow and throughput.
• Develop jigs and fixtures to aid production quality and reduce waste.
• Apply Lean Six Sigma principles to reduce non‑conformances and improve process efficiency and quality.
• Support failure analysis, root‑cause investigations, and corrective actions for battery performance issues.
• Define and develop assembly aids and fixtures to increase efficiency and quality.

• Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing or mechanical engineering.
• Minimum 10+ years of battery manufacturing engineering experience.
• Experience with BMS design, integration, and operation.
• Understanding of battery electrochemistry, performance characteristics, and safety requirements for lithium‑ion batteries.
• Knowledge of battery safety, environmental, and reliability testing per industry standards.
• Hands‑on experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to extract manufacturing information from a computerized inventory control system.
• Experience transitioning battery prototypes into production builds.
• Ability to work effectively in a small manufacturing team.
• Ability to translate an engineered design into build instructions usable by assembly and test personnel.
• Ability to determine cost‑effective and reliable means of assembly in an electronics environment.
• Responsibility for establishing and maintaining assembly documentation.
• Ability to comprehend specification sheets.
• Familiarity with Windows‑based personal computers.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.

• Graduate degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or Industrial Engineering.
• Understanding of UN38.3, NAVSEA S9310, or equivalent battery safety standards.
• Experience with new product development.
• Familiarity with electronics manufacturing.
• Experience with sheet metal fabrication, plastics, and printed circuit board manufacturing.
• Knowledge of MRP/ERP systems, inventory control methods, and production control techniques.
• Experience with supplier management and procurement.
• Knowledge of Lean Principles.

• Health, dental, and vision plans with a 100% employer‑paid option for employees and families.
• 120 hours of PTO, 80 hours accrued, plus an additional 40 hours of holiday break pay, and paid holidays for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day.
• Employer‑paid life insurance of $25,000 with optional additional coverage.
• Optional supplemental coverage (Critical Illness, Hospital…