Battery Cell Integration and Testing Engineer
Ford Motor Company
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Dearborn • Missouri • United States
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About the role
- Define and own the execution of research projects tied to production needs to improve quality, decrease cost, and deliver vehicle level attributes.
- Plan testing of battery cells that are new to Ford with a focus on understanding the affected vehicle level performance attributes.
- Relate battery cell electrode level or material level data and characteristics to cell level performance attributes and failure modes.
- Post-process battery cell, pack, and vehicle test data. Use data to define problems and demonstrate performance to objectives / requirements.
- Work with the R&A and Product Development teams on modeling needs, BMS simulations, or hardware solutions as they relate to solving complex problems.
- Define requirements for /review the design of custom retention fixtures for cell and module testing. Continue to interface with lab testing teams to help identify further iterative design changes.
- Define requirements for instrumentation for given test needs. Continue to interface with lab testing teams to ensure data quality.
- Review fleet / connected vehicle data as it relates to root cause characterization of potential warranty issues or setting requirements/ goals for research project goals.
- Transfer developed technologies/solutions to product teams by supporting verification testing at cell, module, pack or vehicle level.
Requirements
- BS in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science Engineering or related degree.
- 3+ years of experience with battery cells, battery module, and battery pack requirements as well as methods of testing to validate performance to those requirements.
- Demonstrated experience performing verification testing on Battery Monitoring System control strategies. Demonstrated experience collecting both calibration and verification data for battery performance and battery lifetime durability models.
- Ability to develop state-flow or other step by step test planning documents for cell, module, pack or vehicle level testing.
- Competency in the use of at least one of the following tools for battery simulation and/or data analysis: Matlab/ Simulink/ Stateflow, Python, C++
- Experience with post-processing battery cell, pack and vehicle data using AVL Concerto, ATI Vision, CANAlyzer or similar programs.
- Masters in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science Engineering or related degree.
- 5+ years of experience with Battery Cells, Battery Modules, and Battery Pack requirements and testing.
- 1+ years of experience working with battery cell suppliers to validate quoted performance and assess design changes to meet requirements cascaded from pack/vehicle level.
- Experience using EIS and dV/dQ analysis to assess performance and lifetime characteristics of battery cells.
- Ability to anticipate research needs and initiate research projects.
- Knowledge of battery physics based model development processes.
- Excellent data analysis and interpretation capabilities.
- Excellent teamwork and communication skills.
- Self-motivated with the ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks.
Benefits
- 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
- Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
- Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
- Tuition assistance
- Established and active employee resource groups
- Paid time off for individual and team community service
- A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
- Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
battery cellsbattery modulebattery packverification testingdata analysistest planningbattery performance modelingbattery lifetime durability modelingEIS analysisdV/dQ analysis
Soft skills
teamworkcommunicationself-motivatedtask managementproblem-solvingdata interpretationresearch initiationproject management