Battery Test Engineer

Harbinger Motors; Garden Grove (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

HDV health benefits

Stock options

Retirement plan

PTO & parental leave

Vacation bonus

Wellness benefits

Cell phone stipend

Meals & stocked kitchen

Job summary

Harbinger, an American EV company, is seeking a battery test engineer to validate the Auxiliary Power System and battery pack performance. You will develop test procedures, write software, procure test equipment, and build test stations to define limits of our battery platform.

You will work with design, quality, and manufacturing engineers to ensure changes are tested before production release, prioritizing safety and lab organization while delivering robust validation data.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering.
• Hands-on lab experience; comfortable with high voltage, hand tools, wiring projects, and test setups.
• Experience with sensors: thermocouples, pressure transducers, shunts, oscilloscopes.
• Knowledge of AC/DC battery fundamentals and power conversion.
• Experience with Python or MATLAB for data analysis.
• Strong technical writing for test reports.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with battery, BMS, and system engineers to characterize and validate battery and system behavior.
• Develop test software for executing and automating test cases using LabVIEW and CANalyzer.
• Support BMS software development to meet performance targets and provide data for change proposals.
• Specify DVP test procedures: instrumentation, data acquisition, and post-processing.
• Write test cases to verify performance against requirements.
• Document results and assist with issue resolution; maintain lab safety and organization.

Skills

Lab experience

HV safety

Instrumentation

Battery fundamentals

Python/ Matlab

Technical writing

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Engineering

Tools

LabVIEW

CANalyzer

Job description

About Harbinger

Harbinger is an American commercial electric vehicle (EV) company on a mission to transform an industry starving for innovation. Harbinger’s best-in-class team of EV, battery, and drivetrain experts have pooled their deep experience to bring a first-of-its-kind EV platform to support the growing demand for medium-duty EVs and Hybrids. Harbinger: Familiar Form, Revolutionary Foundation.

Job Overview

The Harbinger battery team is looking to add a battery test engineer to characterize battery pack electrical and thermal performance. This key team member will take ownership of the validation of the Auxiliary Power System (APS) product. They will work closely with design engineers, quality engineers, and manufacturing engineers to ensure design changes are thoroughly tested before being released to production. The test engineer will be responsible for writing procedures, developing test software, purchasing test equipment, and building test stations capable of defining the limits of our battery pack.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with other battery test engineers, design engineers, BMS engineers, and system engineers to characterize and validate battery and system behavior.
• Develop test software for executing and automating test cases using LabVIEW and/or CANalyzer.
• Participate in the development of BMS software to ensure performance targets are met. Provide data to defend or refute change proposals.
• Specify requirements for Design Validation Plan (DVP) test procedures, including instrumentation, data acquisition, and post processing methods.
• Author test cases to confirm performance with respect to defined requirements.
• Document test results well and support issue resolution.
• Prioritize safety and organization in the lab.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Engineering.
• Previous hands-on experience in a lab is required. The candidate should be comfortable working around high-voltage and using hand tools, fabricating wiring projects, and debugging test setups.
• Hands-on experience with instrumentation, including thermocouples, pressure transducers, shunts, and oscilloscopes. Ability to use these sensors to obtain the required data based on component design requirement.
• Working knowledge of batteries, both AC and DC fundamentals, and power conversion.
• Experience with coding languages and applications for data analysis, such as Python or Matlab.
• Good technical writing skills for documenting test reports.

Key Benefits & Perks

• Comprehensive Health, Dental & Vision (HDV) – 100% employee covered
• Early-stage Stock Options
• Robust Retirement Savings (401k, HSA, FSA)
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) & Parental Leave
• Annual Vacation Bonus
• Wellness & Fertility Benefits
• Cell Phone Stipend
• Complimentary Meals & Stocked Kitchens

California Pay Range

$120,000 - $140,000 USD

Equal Opportunity

Harbinger is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition or any other characteristic protected by law.

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