Electrical Design Engineer (Li-ion Battery Management Systems)

Socket.dev; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Above-market pay

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics seeks an Electrical Design Engineer to design battery management systems for lithium-ion aviation batteries, focusing on digital control and analog/mixed-signal hardware. You will participate through all lifecycle stages, from concept to certification and field application.

The role involves cell sensing, balancing, protection, isolation, and integration with aircraft power systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering.
• Minimum of 5 years designing lithium battery management systems (BMS).
• Experience with analog design and schematics/PCBs containing analog and mixed-signal circuits.
• Experience with cell sensing, protection, balancing, and isolation circuits for lithium battery packs.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Organized, focused and results oriented.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design analog and mixed-signal schematics for BMS hardware, including cell voltage/current/temperature sensing, balancing, protection, and isolation, while coordinating with dedicated resources for PCB layout.
• Support embedded software for BMS microcontrollers, including protection logic and monitoring functions.
• Prototype, bring up, and validate BMS hardware at cell, module, and pack level.
• Coordinate with other functional teams, including layout, mechanical, software, and certification engineers.
• Build and troubleshoot hardware, including soldering, operation of test equipment, and daily work in both office and test lab environments.
• Design hardware, embedded or PC-software tools to support product verification and manufacturing.
• Prototype and execute test programs to verify compliance with applicable performance, regulatory, and quality requirements.
• Create and document designs in required formats, including BOMs, ECOs, and work instructions.

Skills

BMS design

Analog design

Cell sensing

Protection circuits

Balancing circuits

Isolation circuits

Microsoft Office

Attention to detail

Organization

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

COME JOIN MID-CONTINENT!

“Where your work is valued—above-market pay, real work-life balance, and a team that feels like home.”

THE POSITION…

As an Electrical Design Engineer, you will design battery management systems (BMS) for lithium-ion aviation batteries, with an emphasis on digital control, and analog and mixed-signal hardware. Experience the entire product lifecycle, from concept and requirements, through design, implementation, testing and certification, and field application. You can expect a variety of opportunities ranging from precision cell voltage, current, and temperature sensing, protection and isolation circuits, cell balancing, lithium battery management, and integration with aircraft power systems.

THIS POSITION MAY BE FOR YOU IF…

• You have a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering.
• You have a minimum of 5 years of experience designing lithium battery management systems (BMS).
• You have general analog design experience and have created schematics and PCBs containing analog and mixed-signal circuits.
• You have experience designing cell sensing, protection, balancing, and isolation circuits for lithium battery packs.
• You are proficient with Microsoft Office.
• You have strong attention to detail.
• You are organized, focused and results oriented.
• You are a problem-solver with critical thinking and prioritizing skills.
• You have excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.

WE WOULD REALLY LIKE IT IF… (but it’s not a deal breaker)

• You have experience designing to environmental and EMI requirements such as RTCA DO-160 or MIL-STD-810/461, or with rechargeable lithium battery standards such as RTCA DO-311.
• You have experience with LiFePO4 (lithium iron phosphate) chemistry and/or Design for Manufacture and Design for Test (DFM & DFT).

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM ONE DAY TO THE NEXT…

• Design analog and mixed-signal schematics for BMS hardware, including cell voltage/current/temperature sensing, balancing, protection, and isolation, while coordinating with dedicated resources for PCB layout
• Support embedded software for BMS microcontrollers, including protection logic and monitoring functions
• Prototype, bring up, and validate BMS hardware at cell, module, and pack level
• Coordinate with other functional teams, including layout, mechanical, software, and certification engineers
• Build and troubleshoot hardware, including soldering, operation of test equipment, and daily work in both office and test lab environments
• Design hardware, embedded or PC-software tools to support product verification and manufacturing
• Prototype and execute test programs to verify compliance with applicable performance, regulatory, and quality requirements
• Create and document designs in required formats, including BOMs, ECOs, and work instructions

WE ARE ONE OF THE BEST PLACES TO WORK…

• We provide above-market pay and a comprehensive benefits package.
• We promote an environment where you can excel in your career while still maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
• Our facility is climate controlled, clean, organized, and safe. We operate in a professional, light manufacturing environment.
• We believe anything worth doing is worth doing right – every time.
• We have frequent events to keep work interesting. Our food drive is super impressive, we enjoy an annual food truck fest appreciation day, monthly fruit/donut day, employee luncheons throughout the year, wellness challenges with incentives, and frequent ticket raffles for local sporting and cultural events.
• We have a small company feel – even though we’re doing big things!

WHO WE ARE…

Founded in 1964, Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionicsprovides superior instruments, avionics and power solutions to the global aerospace community. We operate one of the largest maintenance, overhaul and exchange programs in the world, and deliver safe and certified products, using innovative technologies and sophisticated clean sheet designs.

At Mid-Continent Instruments and Avionics, we are committed to quality, service, integrity, and professionalism. Our employees serve the best customers from all over the world in general, business and commercial, advanced air mobility, defense and special missions markets. In this role, you’ll be an important part of the reason our customers consider us a premier instrument, avionics, and aircraft power solutions provider.

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed and is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required. Actual compensation offered within the targeted salary range will be determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.