Lithium Battery Safety Program Specialist

About the role

The Lithium Battery Safety Program Specialist supports the Navy's RDT&E of lithium chemistry power storage systems. Key responsibilities include safety program development, certification planning, engineering analysis, test planning, and logistics.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialized support for the Navy’s Lithium Battery Safety Program and related engineering services.
• Conduct safety program development, certification planning, engineering analysis, test planning, and logistics for lithium battery systems.
• Work closely with program offices, certifying authorities, and technical agents to ensure compliance with safety standards.
• Conduct risk assessments and support mission-critical operations.
• Develop safety programs based on lithium battery size, scope, and application, including initial investigations and determining certification requirements per S9310-AQ-SAF-010.
• Review and verify existing certifications, complete procurement reports, and identify impacted platforms and required standards.
• Document certifying authority contacts and outline technical concurrence requirements, including system-level and platform assessments.
• Support certification plan development, test procedures, and safety evaluations, including recommendation letters and technical analysis for accelerated reviews.
• Perform hazard analyses and risk characterization in accordance with MIL-STD-882/NAVSEA 5100.12-M.
• Maintain internal workload trackers and modeling metrics.
• Attend stakeholder meetings and provide regular updates on certification status, workload, and program support.
• Deliver engineering analysis for lithium battery systems, including operation, capability assessment, and support for mishap and fault investigations, which may require travel to test sites.
• Provide logistics management for test assets, equipment, and data; develop and maintain databases and documentation (SOPs, SDs, TPs, LHPCs).
• Support engineering investigations, including battery dissection, management, electrical safety reviews, and mishap analysis.
• Develop and revise test plans and procedures, monitor compliance during testing, and compile and analyze certification data.
• Present test results and certification plans, write peer-reviewed reports, and provide recommendations to technical agents.
• Ensure personnel safety by providing PPE and adhering to SOPs during hazardous operations; uphold environmental and safety requirements.
• Procure materials for mission-critical test operations using established acquisition processes.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, or related technical discipline (preferred) and eight (8)+ years of experience or Masters and six (6)+ years of experience.
• Ability to obtain/maintain full Secret Clearance. An Interim Secret Clearance is required to start (company will sponsor).
• Desired: Experience in battery systems, safety certification, and engineering investigations.
• Familiarity with MIL-STD-882, NAVSEA 5100.12-M, S9310-AQ-SAF-010, SG270-BV-SAF-010, and related standards.
• Strong analytical, documentation, and communication skills.