F1 High-Power Battery Cell Engineer

GM Performance Power Units; Concord (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Private healthcare

401(k) plan with company match

Life insurance

Disability coverage

32 days annual leave

On-site gym

EV charging on-site

GM vehicle purchase program

Job summary

GM Performance Power Units in Concord, NC is seeking an ES Battery Cell Engineer to drive the development of high‑power energy storage solutions for Formula 1. Based in Concord, this role delivers cell designs capable of extreme power output, rapid transients, and controlled degradation across race lifecycles.

The engineer will lead design, validation, and optimization of next‑generation lithium‑ion cells, perform modeling and testing, and coordinate with suppliers to accelerate program

Qualifications

• Proven experience in lithium‑ion cell design or high‑power testing.
• Deep understanding of electrochemistry, cell physics, and degradation under high C‑rate and thermal stress.
• Experience with cell modeling tools (MATLAB, Python) and test correlation.
• Strong background in experimental design (DoE), statistics, and data analysis.
• Hands‑on expertise with cell test equipment and diagnostics.
• Experience working with external cell suppliers and delivering technical deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Define cell‑level requirements (power density, pulse capability, thermal limits, aging, safety) aligned to F1 duty cycles.
• Lead end‑to‑end cell development from concept through validation, including electrode design trade‑offs.
• Own cell performance modeling and correlation (electrochemical + thermal).
• Plan and execute validation campaigns under race conditions (high C‑rate, thermal transients).
• Drive supplier technical direction and manage design iterations and industrialization readiness.
• Conduct hands‑on testing: build, teardown, post‑mortem analysis, diagnostics (HPPC, fast pulse).
• Analyze degradation mechanisms and lifetime under F1 duty profiles; create damage models.
• Lead DFMEA/PFMEA and safety assessments for high‑power systems.

Skills

Lithium-ion cell design

Cell modeling

MATLAB

Python

DoE

Data analysis

Test equipment

Tools

MATLAB

Python

PyBaMM

Job description

GM Performance Power Units in Concord, NC is seeking an ES Battery Cell Engineer to drive the development of high‑power energy storage solutions for Formula 1. Based in Concord, this role delivers cell designs capable of extreme power output, rapid transients, and controlled degradation across race lifecycles.

The engineer will lead design, validation, and optimization of next‑generation lithium‑ion cells, perform modeling and testing, and coordinate with suppliers to accelerate program