Battery Development Engineer

AVL Software and Functions GmbH; Fatih; On-site; TRY 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

AVL Research & Engineering Turkey in Istanbul is seeking a Battery Development Engineer to lead system integration and define battery requirements for automotive projects. You will collaborate with SW, Inverter and powertrain teams to ensure component and system-level safety and performance.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Electronics/Control/Mechatronics/Mechanical or Automotive Engineering, fluent English, and willingness to travel domestically and internationally.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree as stated in the requirements.
• Fluent speaking and excellent writing skills in English (German would be a plus).
• Willingness to frequent and long-term domestic and international travel.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to work in multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• System and functional integration and technical project management.
• Preparation of battery system requirements and specifications.
• Liaise with SW/Inverter/other teams to provide battery requirements and specifications.
• Definition of test and validation tasks and assessment of results (DVP & activities).
• Support HV battery electrical design, mechanical design, modelling and simulation.
• Support HV battery controls and functional safety activities.
• Support battery element engineer in vehicle and powertrain projects.
• Ensure development quality and define measures (requirements engineering, review loops, document release).

Skills

Fluent English

Analytical skills

Team collaboration

Willingness to travel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronics/Control/Mechatronics/Mechanical/Automotive Engineering

Job description

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Battery Development Engineer

YOUR PROFILE:

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Electrical / Electronics / Control / Mechatronics / Mechanical or Automotive Engineering
• Preferably EV or solar vehicle team of the university, battery team member
• Fluent speaking and excellent writing skills in English (German would be a plus)
• Willingness to frequent and long-term domestic and international travel
• Strong analytical skills and ability to work in multidisciplinary teams

Good understanding of or interest in the following topics:

• Battery system development
• Battery management systems
• Electrical components, sensors, and actuators
• Electrical safety standards and calculations
• Electric vehicles, electric machines, and power electronics
• System and component-level safety analyses
• Automotive powertrain

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES;

• Responsible for system and functional integration and technical project management
• Participation in the preparation of battery system requirements and specifications
• Liaise with the other teams to provide information regarding the battery requirements and specifications (i.e. SW team, Inverter team)
• Definition of test and validation tasks, and assessment of results (DVP & activities)
• Support HV battery electrical design, mechanical design, modelling and simulation activities
• Support HV battery controls and functional safety activities
• Support battery element engineer (component responsibility) in vehicle and powertrain projects
• Ensuring development quality and defining respective measures (requirements engineering, review loops, document release, etc.

ABOUT AVL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING TURKEY

Established in 2008, AVL Research and Engineering is an engineering center of AVL with two R&D centers in Istanbul-Türkiye that develops mobility solutions with intelligent and advanced technologies, runs national and international R&D projects and serves customers from the Turkish and the global automotive industry.

Location: Istanbul, TR

Company: AVL Research & Engineering

Job Function: Battery

Contract Type: Permanent

Posting Date: Jul 16, 2026

Job ID: 39380

About AVL

AVL is one of the world’s leading mobility technology companies for development, simulation and testing in the automotive industry, and beyond. We provide concepts, solutions and methodologies in fields like vehicle development and integration, e-mobility, automated and connected mobility (ADAS/AD), and software for a greener, safer, better world of mobility.