Battery Engineer - e-Mobility

Onward Technologies Inc; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal Opportunity Employer

Job summary

Onward Technologies Inc. is seeking a Battery Engineer for the e-Mobility division in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The role focuses on designing, testing, and engineering cells, modules and packs for automotive applications.

Candidates should have 2+ years of industry experience and a strong background in cell chemistry, high-voltage systems, and thermal management. Equal opportunity employer; join a fast-growing energy storage team.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of cell chemistries (LTO, NMC, NCA, LFP) and cell selection for targets.
• Experience designing battery packs to meet energy, power, and safety specs.
• Experience enabling high-voltage battery systems for EV/HEV applications.
• Design specification development for packs (kWhr, c-rates, S-P arrangement).

Responsibilities

• Design and develop battery architectures (cells, modules, packs) per requirements.
• Lead testing and data analysis to optimize design and performance.
• Develop DVP/QA plans to meet certification standards (UN, UL, IPC, SAE, FMVSS).
• Collaborate on thermal management strategies and safety implementations.

Skills

Battery design

Cell chemistry

Testing

Thermal management

High voltage

Education

Master's degree

PhD preferred

Job description

Title: Battery Engineer - e-Mobility

Location: Auburn Hills, Michigan

This position offers those engineers with passion for battery development an immense opportunity in designing, testing, and engineering Cells, Modules and Packs including Client engineering for automotive and commercial applications. Our client is seeking qualified electrical and electro-chemical engineers with 2+ years of experience to fill multiple positions in multiple locations for the highly competitive E-Mobility division.

Requirements

• Strong knowledge in cell chemistry (LTO, NMC, NCA, LFP) and cell selection based on target application (performance, cost, safety, specific energy)
• Strong knowledge in working principles of a battery pack including design packs to meet a defined target requirements such as maximizing specific energy yield from cell to pack.
• Strong knowledge in cell selection for a HEV, PHEV and EV applications
• Must able to develop design specification for a Battery pack (kWhr, Peak kW, c-rates, S-P arrangement, pack-factor, specific energy, energy capacity.etc)
• Strong designs skills in developing Battery architecture (cells, cassettes, modules and packs)
• Strong understanding of Client design and implementation Master slave, central etc.
• Strong understanding of Client algorithm requirements and development of Client techniques for algorithm designs
• Must have strong knowledge in sensing, SOC, SOH, SOx, charge and discharge control, thermal management and design for DOD specifications
• Strong knowledge of testing batteries for UN, UL, IPC, SAE and FMVSS standards
• Must have high-voltage and battery safety experience
• Must be able to design and develop DVPV plans for battery cells, modules and packs to a given target certification standards
• Must be able to test batteries and be able to analyze data and develop design optimization process
• Must have a very good knowledge in battery thermal management such as intercellular cooling, direct cooing, bottom plate cooling etc.
• Must have experience in module balancing, pack balancing, test preparation, charging and discharging and implementation of safety for battery testing.
• Must have passion for battery design and development

Qualifications

• Candidates with Master's and PhD degree are preferred
• Candidates should have degree in Electrical or Electrochemical Engineering
• Minimum 2 years of industry experience
• Proven track record and good references are preferred

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Onward Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Affir

We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, compensation, benefits promotions, training, termination or any other condition of employment or career development. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, veteran status, disability status or any other legally protected status.