Senior Battery Validation Engineer

About the role

We're transforming the future of transportation, and you'll play a key part in making it happen. Join our team of innovators, where your work impacts the lives of millions.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and execute battery pack validation tests covering performance, durability, and abuse
• Author test scripts for equipment including cyclers, chambers, chillers, and DAQ systems
• Own data storage and visualization
• Analyze test data and generate test reports, evaluating compliance with requirements and identifying issues or opportunities for improvement
• Work alongside systems engineers to define requirements
• Work alongside cell engineers to define test profiles and correlate cell and pack results
• Work alongside prototyping and logistics teams to coordinate sample assembly and delivery
• Work cross-functionally across engineering, manufacturing, quality, and service to communicate test results and provide feedback on battery design and integration
• Assist battery part owners to develop component-level tests
• Setup data acquisition systems and specialized measurement equipment as needed
• Work with fabrication team as needed to design and build custom fixtures
• Manage external vendors and partners for additional testing capabilities

Requirements

• Bachelor's or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
• 5+ years of experience in battery testing and validation
• Experience with battery test equipment, instrumentation, and data acquisition systems
• Knowledge of battery chemistry, physics, and safety standards
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and project management skills
• Knowledge of statistical analysis and design-of-experiment
• Experience in test fixture design and fabrication; 3-D CAD experience preferred
• Experience in structural, electrical, thermal, and mechanical systems
• Familiarity with US and international battery safety requirements/regulations
• Hands-on experience in HV battery system abuse testing
• Ability to travel to external test labs as needed

Qualifications

• Master's degree in engineering
• Hands-on experience building and launching automotive products
• Experience in configuration, development and maintenance of automated test systems
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience using Confluence, Jira, Jama, or other project management tools
• An eagerness to work cross-functionally in a dynamic environment
• A system approach to design and development with the desire and curiosity to strive for exceptional delivery execution and continuous improvement

Skills

• System approach to design and development
• Exceptional delivery execution and continuous improvement

Benefits

Explore the full range of benefits available to you, including immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage, flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care, and more. Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package.

Pay

$138,800 - $232,700

Schedule

Hybrid schedule. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week.