Battery Controls Engineer – BMS & MATLAB/Simulink

ALSO.; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 220,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

One Medical

Fertility benefits

Flexible time off

401(k) match

Job summary

ALSO, a Silicon Valley electric mobility company, is seeking a Battery Controls Engineer to develop BMS algorithms for our next-gen EVs. You will design thermal management, charging and power distribution controls, implement state estimation, and generate production-ready embedded code for microcontrollers.

You'll collaborate with Systems, EE, Battery Cell Engineering and Firmware teams, validate models in MATLAB/Simulink/Stateflow, and work within MIL/SIL/HIL workflows to ensure safety and

Qualifications

• Solid understanding of battery systems including SOC/SOH estimation
• Knowledge of battery chemistries and degradation mechanisms
• Familiarity with BMS safety standards and ISO 26262
• Experience with model-based development and control systems

Responsibilities

• Design and develop BMS control algorithms including thermal management, charging, and power distribution
• Develop and validate SOC/SOH/SOF state estimation
• Design protective strategies and cell balancing schemes
• Build and validate models in MATLAB/Simulink/Stateflow
• Generate production-quality embedded code for microcontrollers
• Support MIL, SIL and HIL testing and validation
• Collaborate with Systems, EE, Battery Cell Eng., and Firmware teams
• Analyze field data to refine predictive models of degradation

Skills

Battery systems knowledge

Control theory

State estimation

Kalman filtering

Embedded systems concepts

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical, Computer, Mechanical Engineering, or related field

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink/Stateflow

Simulink Coder / Embedded Coder

CAN tools (Vector CANalyzer/CANape/CANoe)

C/C++ for embedded

Job description

ALSO, a Silicon Valley electric mobility company, is seeking a Battery Controls Engineer to develop BMS algorithms for our next-gen EVs. You will design thermal management, charging and power distribution controls, implement state estimation, and generate production-ready embedded code for microcontrollers.

You'll collaborate with Systems, EE, Battery Cell Engineering and Firmware teams, validate models in MATLAB/Simulink/Stateflow, and work within MIL/SIL/HIL workflows to ensure safety and