Battery Design Engineer

TekWissen ®; Ann Arbor (MI); On-site; USD 59,000 - 84,000; Part time

Job summary

TekWissen Group is seeking a Battery Design Engineer for a 13-month assignment in Michigan. This onsite role focuses on high-voltage battery development for mobility solutions and automotive products.

The candidate will build HV battery pack requirements, work with cross-functional teams across TMNA and TMC, and ensure supplier alignment with project timelines and design intent.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in mechanical engineering is required.
• Experience coordinating with suppliers or global affiliates is desired.
• Proven ability to manage projects and timelines.

Responsibilities

• Develop and localize high-voltage battery packs for next-gen EVs and mobility projects.
• Create and manage HV battery pack requirements with cross-functional teams (TMNA/TMC).
• Collaborate with suppliers ensuring design intent and schedule adherence.
• Attend supplier sites to verify processes meet design intent and quality.

Skills

Project management

Time management

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CATIA V5

Job description

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is a recognized prominent global enterprise in the automotive sector, listed among the top 50 companies in the Global Fortune rankings. As a leading player in the global automotive industry, our client manufactures vehicles in 27 countries and effectively markets them across over 170 countries and regions worldwide.

Position: Battery Design Engineer

Duration: 13 Months

Job Type: Temporary Assignment

Work Type: Onsite

Shift: 09:00 AM-05:30 PM

Pay Rate: $52.00 - $52.00/Hr

Job Description

Who we re looking for:

• Client s Powertrain Design & Evaluation (PDE) is looking for a passionate, highly motivated powertrain engineer to work on high voltage battery development.
• The primary responsibility of this role is to work on HV batteries for Client s on-going efforts for Mobility solutions and our automotive products.
• Reporting to the Sr. Manager, the person in this role will support PDE s objective to provide highly competitively designed battery packs to our customers to achieve our Carbon Neutrality goals.

What You Ll Be Doing

• Development & Localization of high voltage (HV) battery pack or components for next gen electrified Vehicles (xEVs: Hybrid Electric, Plug-in Hybrid, Battery Electric, and Fuel Cell) or non-automotive mobility projects.
• Build a set of requirements for a High Voltage (HV) battery pack or components. You will be working with various cross functional departments in both Client Motor North America (TMNA) and Client Motor Corporation (TMC)
• Develop a HV battery pack or components with a 3rd party supplier ensuring that the supplier meets Client s requirements while staying on project schedule
• Battery pack or component packaging, fastening, performance, strength and durability studies through close collaboration with other Client R&D groups in USA and Japan.
• Build a validation plan with a supplier and ensure that the tests are done according to Client s expectations and the results meet Client s requirements
• Visit supplier s manufacturing site to ensure that the process meets design intent and Client s expectations for high quality
• Identify and implement innovative methods and technologies for Client s future battery packs through competitor benchmarking

What You Bring

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
• Experience of developing parts with suppliers, affiliates, or Client Motor Corporation (TMC; Japan) 2 years
• Effective project management and time management skills- 2 years
• Beginner or higher CAD skills (CATIA V5)

What You May Bring

• Master s degree in Mechanical Engineering (10%)
• Full project cycle developing a product from concept phase to production- 1 project (20%)
• 2 years of experience in Client s Powertrain Division (40%)
• Completion of TBP (Client Business Practice) (30%)

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.