Senior Battery Validation Engineer
Ford Motor Company
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Long Beach • California • United States
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About the role
- Plan, coordinate, and execute battery pack validation tests covering various categories including 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
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
- 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.
- Even better, you may have...
- 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 where you are part of a high performing team
- A system approach to design and development with the desire and curiosity to strive for exceptional delivery execution and continuous improvement.
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 testingbattery validationdata acquisition systemsstatistical analysisdesign-of-experimenttest fixture design3-D CADHV battery system abuse testingbattery chemistrybattery physics
Soft skills
problem-solvingcommunicationproject managementcollaborationindependenceadaptabilitycuriosityteamworkfeedback provisioncontinuous improvement
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeMaster's degree in engineering