Battery Test Engineer

Stanley Black & Decker; Towson (MD); On-site; USD 64,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Stanley Black & Decker’s Engineering headquarters in Towson, MD is seeking a Battery Test Technician. You will build and test battery packs and battery-operated power tools with a team of engineers.

The role requires hands-on prototype fabrication, design of test procedures, data acquisition, and analysis. Experience with PCB assembly, soldering, LabVIEW, and battery safety is valued.

Qualifications

• Associates degree in Electronics or Electro-mechanical engineering technology or equivalent field required.
• 5-7+ years experience in Electronics Technician or related position required.
• Experience with Printed Circuit Board (PCB) assembly, surface mount soldering, hand soldering and electronics prototyping.
• Hands-on ability to build prototypes and use rapid prototyping equipment.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Effective communication skills to work with cross functional teams.
• Exceptional organizational skills demonstrated in gathering test data and maintaining lab workspaces.
• Strong ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong skills in basic PC applications such as Microsoft Office.
• Experience writing LabVIEW based programs to control laboratory equipment is a plus.
• Knowledge and experience working with lithium ion batteries is a plus.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to self-delegate tasks from several Engineers.
• Must be comfortable handling, modifying, and testing lithium-ion batteries.
• Experience with battery safety practices and understanding of hazards associated with lithium-ion batteries.
• Familiarity with spot-welding and/or Lasser welding.
• Experience with battery disposal procedures, or willingness to learn proper battery disposal methods.
• Comfortable performing, or willing to perform, abusive testing on battery packs.

Responsibilities

• Build and test battery packs and battery-operated power tools in Towson, MD.
• Work with engineers to design and test power tool battery solutions.
• Fabricate materials to build prototype battery packs and BMS electronics assemblies.
• Write test procedures and build fixtures with data acquisition.
• Troubleshoot and determine root cause on packs and tools.
• Operate lab test equipment (oscilloscope, power supply, electronic load).
• Perform thermal testing of electronic assemblies.
• Document test procedures and report results.

Skills

Electronics

PCB assembly

SMD soldering

Prototyping

LabVIEW basics

Education

Associate degree in Electronics or Electro-mechanical engineering technology

Tools

LabVIEW

Rapid prototyping equipment

Spot welding

Job description

Battery Test Technician

Who We Are

We're the World's largest tool company. We design and develop the tools that are used to change the world every day here in our Engineering headquarters in Towson, Maryland. Our design teams are involved with every step of the process bringing these world class products to life. From conducting end user research to identify new needs, designing and prototyping tools to ensure we meet our customers high expectations, to creating robust tests to guarantee the tools we make stand up to the toughest environments, our engineers own every aspect of the process along the way.

Job specification ( What You'll Do)

• As a Battery Technician, you'll be located in Towson, MD and you will build, and test battery packs and battery operated power tools.
• Work with team of engineers to design and test power tool battery solutions
• Fabricate and acquire materials to build prototype battery packs, Battery management system electronics assemblies and power tools
• Work with non-standard test requirement inputs to write test procedures, design and build test fixtures paired with data acquisition, and utilize these solutions to execute tests
• Trouble shoot and determine root cause analysis on battery packs, electronic assemblies, power tools and test equipment.
• Apply principles of electronics, electrical circuitry and mathematics
• Utilize lab test equipment such as oscilloscope, power supply, electronic load to conduct testing
• Perform thermal testing of electronic assemblies .
• Graph and provide basic analysis of test data.
• Document new test procedures; follow and report test plan results.
• Utilize available resources effectively.
• Effectively communicate status of active programs.
• Handle, modify, and test lithium-ion battery packs in a controlled laboratory environment
• Support destructive and abusive testing of lithium-ion battery packs
• Assist with battery pack rework and assembly processes, including spot welding
• Support safe handling, storage, and disposal of lithium-ion batteries in accordance with established procedures and safety requirements

Employee Specification (Job requirements)

• Associates degree in Electronics or Electro-mechanical engineering technology or equivalent field required
• 5-7+ years experience in Electronics Technician or related position required.
• Experience with Printed Circuit Board (PCB) assembly, surface mount soldering, hand soldering and electronics prototyping
• Hands-on ability to build prototypes and use rapid prototyping equipment
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
• Effective communication skills to work with cross functional teams
• Exceptional organizational skills demonstrated in gathering test data and maintaining lab workspaces
• Strong ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Strong skills in basic PC applications such as Microsoft Office
• Experience writing LabVIEW based programs to control laboratory equipment is a plus
• Knowledge and experience working with lithium ion batteries is a plus
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to self-delegate tasks from several Engineers.
• Must be comfortable handling, modifying, and testing lithium-ion batteries
• Experience with battery safety practices and understanding of hazards associated with lithium-ion batteries
• Familiarity with spot-welding and/or Lasser welding
• Experience with battery disposal procedures, or willingness to learn proper battery disposal methods
• Comfortable performing, or willing to perform, abusive testing on battery packs

The Salary range for this position is $63,700.00 - $102,600.00

This is the lowest to highest annual full-time salary range we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. The salary offered within the range may vary depending on multiple factors including job level, geographic location, job-related knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience and in compliance with local wage requirements. Please note that salary is only one component of total rewards at Stanley Black & Decker.

The salary range listed in this job posting reflects the range for the primary location specified. The salary range may vary for other locations.

The successful candidate may be eligible for annual merit increases.

Medical, dental, life, vision, disability,401(k), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, paid time off, and tuition reimbursement in addition to programs & benefits in support of your well-being.

Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tool sand other partner programs.

We Don't Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too.

Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 43,500 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, you'll get the unique chance to impact some of the world's most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS and Black + Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write t