Battery Lab Engineer: Test Systems & Validation

Socket.dev; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 99,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs

401(k) matching

Job summary

Amazon Leo's Battery Lab Engineer role focuses on developing and operating laboratory test infrastructure for battery packs and PCBA level testing. You will design test setups, integrate instrumentation, and ensure safe, repeatable testing in collaboration with cross-functional teams.

This hands-on position covers equipment checkout, calibration, data acquisition, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of lab capabilities, with emphasis on safety controls and documentation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hardware development or hands-on engineering experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.
• Hands-on experience designing, building, and troubleshooting electrical or electro-mechanical test setups.
• Experience with electrical lab equipment including power supplies, electronic loads, oscilloscopes, DMMs, DAQs.
• Experience reading electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, equipment specifications, and engineering documentation.
• Experience troubleshooting complex hardware, instrumentation, or automated test systems.
• Understanding of electrical safety, battery safety, ESD controls, grounding, interlocks, emergency stops, and laboratory safety systems.

Responsibilities

• Own laboratory test setups and equipment supporting battery pack, PCBA, BMS, and battery subsystem testing.
• Partner with Test Engineers and cross-functional stakeholders to understand test requirements and determine equipment, instrumentation, fixture, and laboratory needs.
• Design, build, configure, and validate test setups using battery cyclers, power supplies, electronic loads, DAQs, oscilloscopes, DMMs, environmental chambers, and other laboratory equipment.
• Integrate battery hardware, PCBAs, communication interfaces, instrumentation, sensors, and test equipment into complete test systems.
• Develop equipment checkout procedures and perform system verification before hardware is connected or testing begins.
• Lead or support OK2Test and test readiness activities, verifying test configuration, instrumentation, equipment limits, software, safety controls, and data acquisition.

Skills

Hardware development

Hands-on engineering

Reading schematics

Troubleshooting

Technical documentation

Electrical safety

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Power supplies

Oscilloscopes

DAQs

DMMs

Environmental chambers

Battery cyclers

Job description

Amazon Leo's Battery Lab Engineer role focuses on developing and operating laboratory test infrastructure for battery packs and PCBA level testing. You will design test setups, integrate instrumentation, and ensure safe, repeatable testing in collaboration with cross-functional teams.

This hands-on position covers equipment checkout, calibration, data acquisition, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement of lab capabilities, with emphasis on safety controls and documentation.