Assistant Manager – Battery & HV Safety

ePlane Company; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

ePlane Company is seeking The Assistant Manager – Battery & HV Safety to oversee thermal runaway mitigation, HV clearances, electrical hazards across battery assembly, R&D labs, flight test beds, and hardware integration environments.

This role ensures operational and functional safety across high-voltage energy storage systems and aircraft power distribution, enabling safe development of cutting-edge EV and aerospace technologies.

Qualifications

• Mandatory qualifications: B.E./B.Tech in Electrical, Electronics, Energy, or Safety Engineering.
• MandatoryExperience: Hands-on experience in high-voltage battery safety, laboratory testing, and electrical equipment safety within EV, eVTOL, or aerospace sectors.
• PreferredExperience: NFPA 855, UN38.3, ARP4761/DO-254/DO-160, ISO 26262, or aerospace-grade lithium-ion cell testing.

Responsibilities

• System & Facility Safety: Establish and enforce strict safety standards across high-voltage testing environments, battery assembly areas, and charging infrastructure.
• Thermal & Fire Containment: Design and execute thermal runaway containment procedures, fire suppression protocols, and emergency response plans for battery and electronics R&D labs.
• Equipment & PPE Management: Manage selection, procurement, and maintenance of high-voltage PPE, insulated tools, ESD protective equipment, and arc-flash protection gear.
• Incident Investigation: Lead incident investigations involving battery thermal events, electrical anomalies, or avionics hardware shorts, developing robust root cause analyses and preventive actions.

Skills

Lithium-ion thermal runaway prevention

HV isolation & LOTO

Electrical/electronics hazard

Avionics testrig safety

ESD / arc-flash risk mitigation

Education

B.E./B.Tech in Electrical Engineering

B.E./B.Tech in Electronics Engineering

B.E./B.Tech in Safety Engineering

Job description

TheAssistant Manager – Battery & HV Safety will oversee thermal runawaymitigation, high-voltage clearances, electromagnetic/electrical hazards, andsafety compliance across all battery assembly, R&D labs, flight test beds,and hardware integration environments. This role ensures operational andfunctional safety across high-voltage energy storage systems, aircraft powerdistribution, and sensitive electronic units.

Qualifications& Skills

• MandatoryQualifications: B.E./B.Tech in Electrical, Electronics, Energy, or SafetyEngineering.
  
• MandatoryExperience: Hands-on experience in high-voltage batterysafety, laboratory testing, and electrical equipment safety within the EV,eVTOL, or aerospace sectors.
  
• PreferredExperience: Direct experience with NFPA 855 (Energy Storage Systems), UN38.3, ARP4761 / DO-254 / DO-160 (Environmental Conditions and TestProcedures for Airborne Equipment), ISO 26262, or aerospace-gradelithium-ion cell testing.
  
• PrimarySkills: Lithium-ion thermal runaway prevention, High-Voltage (HV)isolation & Lock-Out/Tag-Out (LOTO), Electrical/electronics hazardassessment, airborne electrical power distribution safety, Avionic testrig safety protocol design, and electrostatic discharge (ESD) / arc-flashrisk mitigation.
  
• SecondarySkills: EHS Incident/Accident investigation, Root cause analysis (RCA),emergency response planning for airborne chemical/electrical fires, vendoraudit for specialized PPE, and grounding/bonding safety clearance.
  

KeyResponsibilities

• System& Facility Safety: Establish and enforce strict safety standardsacross high-voltage testing environments, battery assembly areas, andcharging infrastructure.
  
• Thermal& Fire Containment: Design and execute thermal runaway containmentprocedures, fire suppression protocols, and specialized emergency responseplans for battery and electronics R&D labs.
  
• Equipment& PPE Management: Manage the selection, procurement, and maintenanceof high-voltage PPE, insulated tools, ESD protective equipment, andarc-flash protection gear.
  
• IncidentInvestigation: Lead incident investigations involving battery thermalevents, electrical anomalies, or avionics hardware shorts, developingrobust root cause analyses (RCA) and preventative actions.