Battery Analysis Engineer

AESC UK; Sunderland; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

AESC UK is seeking a Battery Analysis Engineer to lead diagnostics and analysis of battery products. This role involves project management, electrochemical testing, and collaboration with various teams to ensure product quality. The ideal candidate will have a relevant engineering degree and strong troubleshooting skills, with opportunities for travel within the UK and Europe.

Benefits

26 days holiday plus bank holidays

Holiday purchase/sell scheme

Enhanced life assurance

Enhanced pension scheme

Enhanced maternity/paternity pay

Dental plan

Flexible working (office roles)

Cycle to work scheme

Employee referral scheme

Discounted gym membership

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or extensive experience in battery systems servicing.
• Proven troubleshooting skills in lithium-ion battery testing.
• Experience in chemical or performance/validation laboratory.

Responsibilities

• Lead analysis of battery cells/modules/packs for performance deviations.
• Conduct electrochemical analysis on battery components.
• Prepare and present analysis results to management and engineers.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Technical servicing

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical/Chemical/Electric Engineering, Chemistry, or Materials Science

Job description

Department: QA (Quality)

Location: Sunderland

Description

The role of the Battery Analysis (BA) Engineer is to lead activities on diagnostics, inspection and analysis of battery cells, modules and packs intended to assess adherence of product to specification and identify root causes of faults. This role combines project management, electrochemical testing, materials science and hands-on techniques to correlate observations with performance. BA Engineer will take accountability of supporting the delivery of products and after sales services to AESC customers that fulfil all the performance, safety and quality criteria set by customers. Additionally, the BA Engineer will work closely with site and regional management, engineers, manufacturing, quality assurance, R&D teams and customers to correlate findings with production, inspection and testing processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage communication and projects with internal and external stakeholders to support or conduct analysis, offer insights and ensure AESC product quality is maintained at all times.
• Analyse battery cells/modules/packs that have exhibited performance or characteristics that deviate from specifications and identify root cause of deviations.
• Travel to customer or AESC sites in UK and Europe to carry out on site analysis in AESC product performance or support troubleshooting activities.
• Perform testing on lithium-ion battery cells and components to evaluate key performance indicators or material properties.
• Conduct electrochemical analysis on battery components (e.g., anodes, cathodes, and electrolyte).
• Prepare and present analysis results to site and regional management, engineers and manufacturing, providing detailed feedback on analysis findings, materials behavior and test outcomes.
• Lead implementation of safety standards to prevent accidents and ensure a safe working environment.
• Take ownership of laboratory areas and ensure that working environment remains organised, tidy, safe and suitable for producing high quality analysis outputs.
• Contribute to business risk assessments considering customer specific requirements, including warranty terms and consequences, and project requirements.
• Participate in evaluations of customer quality agreements.
• Evaluate and provide input to resource plans involving Battery Analysis across European customers and AESC sites.
  
  
  

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant scientific or engineering discipline, e.g. Mechanical/Chemical/Electric Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science or extensive experience in hands on technical servicing of battery systems.
• Ability to adapt to any changes in plans or circumstances.
• Proven troubleshooter with strong technical skills applied in industries such as Lithium-ion battery electrode/materials testing, materials analysis, technical servicing.
• Previous experience in either a chemical or performance/validation laboratory with focus on handling of materials according to safety regulations.
• Knowledge of Li-ion battery or Li-ion battery materials.
• Experience in data analysis, interpretation and reporting.
• Experience working with high voltage devices is advantageous.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Full driving license and ability to travel at short notice (including extended periods overseas).
  
  
  

AESC Benefits

• 26 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Holiday purchase / sell scheme
• Enhanced life assurance
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Enhanced maternity / paternity pay
• Dental plan
• Summer and Christmas savings club
• Flexible working *office roles
• Cycle to work scheme
• Pay based appraisal
• Employee referral scheme
• Discounted gym membership