Senior Battery Systems Engineer

Hernshead Recruitment
Senior Battery Systems Engineer
You will be a Senior member of the Battery System Architecture and System engineering team, including requirements design and authoring.
- Support the definition of pack level systems architecture analysing vehicle, powertrain, and end-user specifications to derive pack system requirements
- Define battery product architecture development for new programs.
- Work alongside Cell/Module, Thermal and Enclosure Engineers to ensure proper requirement cascade and validation processes with robust traceability.
- Support the definition of Battery sub system critical component sizing, including switching, fusing, sensing components; support electrical engineers on component selection and detail design.
- Support advanced technology investigation, evaluation, and proof of concept development to help define the roadmap of future generation systems.
- Work with component owners to define the changes to their components, and support discussions with suppliers.
- Contribute to development of the systems engineering process and develop a culture within engineering for the product development life cycle.
Qualifications
- 3+ years of work experience in HV Battery and/or EV powertrain system.
- Minimum of bachelor’s degree in engineering discipline.
- Knowledge of battery behavior, battery safety and battery control.
- Previous experience in HV systems architecture design; understanding of mechanical design, failure mode and effect of switching, fusing and sensing component; knowledge of specification, validation and system integration of such components; capable of modeling analysis for the system components is a plus.
- Problem-solving skills; multitasking and interpersonal skills.
Preferred:
- Holistic understanding of thermal and electrical interdependence in battery pack design
- Previous experience with DFMEA and FTA for system/HW.