Lead Battery Cell Engineer, Space Systems

Blue Origin LLC; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Paid parental leave

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Blue Origin LLC is seeking a Battery Cell Engineer to lead cell-level development, testing, and qualification for spaceflight batteries. You will collaborate with suppliers, run rigorous tests, and drive cell selection to meet stringent spaceflight requirements.

You will work with the battery pack team to optimize performance, review literature, and support flight hardware delivery while maintaining safety and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level degree in a relevant engineering discipline with hands-on lithium-ion battery experience.
• 3+ years of direct experience testing lithium-ion batteries, including space applications preferred.
• Familiar with electrochemical techniques such as EIS, GITT, CV, PITT and data interpretation.

Responsibilities

• Define cell-level requirements from vehicle-level specs.
• Collaborate with suppliers to evaluate candidate cell technologies.
• Design and execute tests to evaluate lithium-ion cells for Blue Origin applications.
• Drive cell selection decisions based on test results and data.
• Support model creation and validation with cell data and parameters.
• Analyze cell degradation mechanisms and perform failure analysis.
• Assist in battery management system algorithms through cell data.
• Coordinate with pack design to improve cell/pack performance.
• Review literature to advance battery technology for space use.

Skills

Electrochemistry fundamentals

Lithium-ion testing

Cell design understanding

Analytical techniques (EIS, GITT, CV,P

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Materials Science, Mechanical, Electrical, or Aerospace Engineering or related field

Master's degree in Chemical, Materials Science, Mechanical, Electrical, or Aerospace Engineering (preferred)

Tools

Automated Test Equipment (ATE)

Electrochemical testing equipment

Job description

Blue Origin LLC is seeking a Battery Cell Engineer to lead cell-level development, testing, and qualification for spaceflight batteries. You will collaborate with suppliers, run rigorous tests, and drive cell selection to meet stringent spaceflight requirements.

You will work with the battery pack team to optimize performance, review literature, and support flight hardware delivery while maintaining safety and quality standards.