Battery Controls Engineer — BMS & EV Power Management

Also, Inc.; Palo Alto, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 220,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Robust health coverage

One Medical membership

Fertility and family-building benefits

Flexible time off

401(k) match

Job summary

ALSO, an electric mobility company in Silicon Valley, seeks a Battery Controls Engineer to develop BMS algorithms and state estimation methods for next‑gen EVs. The role involves modeling, testing, and integrating controls across systems with safety certifications in mind.

You will work closely with Systems, EE, Battery Cell Engineering, and Firmware teams to deliver robust solutions, including field-data driven refinements.

Qualifications

• Degree in a related engineering field.
• Experience with battery management systems and SOC/SOH estimation.
• Familiarity with LV/HV systems and BMS architecture.
• Experience with model-based development workflows (MIL/SIL/HIL).
• Strong MATLAB/Simulink knowledge and embedded code generation.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop control algorithms for BMS including thermal management, charging, and power distribution.
• Develop and validate physics/data-based battery state estimation algorithms (SOC, SOH, SOF).
• Design and implement control/protection strategies (OV/UV, OC, cell balancing, thermal limits).
• Build and validate models in MATLAB/Simulink/Stateflow for development/verification.
• Generate production-quality embedded code for microcontrollers.
• Support MIL/SIL/HIL testing workflows.
• Integrate BMS algorithms into system architecture with safety/certification in mind.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver robust solutions.
• Analyze field data to refine battery degradation models.

Skills

Battery systems

Control theory

Kalman filtering

Embedded systems

Model-based development

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical/Computer/Mechanical Engineering

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink/Stateflow

C/C++ for embedded

Embedded Coder/Simulink Coder

Vector tools (CANalyzer/CANape/CANoe)

Job description

ALSO, an electric mobility company in Silicon Valley, seeks a Battery Controls Engineer to develop BMS algorithms and state estimation methods for next‑gen EVs. The role involves modeling, testing, and integrating controls across systems with safety certifications in mind.

You will work closely with Systems, EE, Battery Cell Engineering, and Firmware teams to deliver robust solutions, including field-data driven refinements.