BMS & Electric Propulsion Research Scientist

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking a Research Scientist II for its Electric Propulsion Subsystem team. You will be a significant contributor, solving challenges in battery management systems (BMS) and energy storage, from concept through production of high‑voltage lithium‑ion packs.

The role emphasizes designing BMS architectures, safety controls, SOC/SOH/SOP estimation with ML, and validation via HIL testing and real‑world data, with strong system integration focus.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 3+ years developing electric propulsion and/or BMS.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and validate BMS architectures for high-voltage packs from concept to volume production.
• Develop safety controls, fault detection, diagnostic mechanisms, cell balancing, and thermal protection with test plans.
• Develop ML-based SOC/SOH/SOP estimation algorithms.
• Support HIL testing, bench verification, and real-world data analysis to validate BMS algorithms.
• Design charging infrastructure interfaces and interoperability with external charging systems.
• Maintain system-level design documentation and traces.

Skills

BMS design

Power electronics

ML for SOC/SOH/SOP

HIL testing

System-level thinking

Technical communication

Education

Master's or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Amazon.com Services LLC is seeking a Research Scientist II for its Electric Propulsion Subsystem team. You will be a significant contributor, solving challenges in battery management systems (BMS) and energy storage, from concept through production of high‑voltage lithium‑ion packs.

The role emphasizes designing BMS architectures, safety controls, SOC/SOH/SOP estimation with ML, and validation via HIL testing and real‑world data, with strong system integration focus.