Lead Battery Pack Engineer – Defense Systems

Our Next Energy; Novi (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Our Next Energy Inc. (ONE) in Novi, MI invites seasoned engineers to join as Assistant Chief Engineer, Battery Pack.

Lead defense pack design, validate architecture, and coordinate cross-functional teams across mechanical, electrical, thermal, and software disciplines. The role requires 5+ years of engineering experience, with 2+ years in battery pack design, familiarity with MIL-STD-810/461, and tools like Siemens NX, Teamcenter, DOORS, JAMA.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of engineering experience, including 2+ years in battery pack design or system integration.
• Proven ability to lead multi-disciplinary product development from concept through production.
• Experience with MIL-STD environmental standards and reliability testing.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical lead for the defense pack, guiding design intent, validation, and architecture decisions across systems and sub-teams.
• Oversee cross-functional engineering integration—mechanical, electrical, thermal, and software to achieve performance, safety, and cost targets.
• Ensure design for reliability, maintainability, and manufacturability under MIL-STD environmental and performance requirements.
• Act as the main engineering point of contact for defense customers and integrators.
• Lead technical reviews, manage requirement changes, and ensure traceability from customer needs to system-level verification.
• Oversee triage of development and field issues, ensuring root cause analysis and closed-loop corrective actions.
• Drive change management, including engineering release control, deviation approvals, and design validation updates.
• Collaborate with manufacturing and supply chain teams to ensure seamless design transfer.
• Champion creative solutions for thermal management, high-power interconnects, and structural packaging.
• Manage early-phase prototype builds and validation of new concepts that advance defense pack ruggedization and energy density.
• Lead technical readiness assessments for new customers and applications within the defense vertical.
• Work closely with validation, manufacturing, and supply chain teams to ensure product scalability.
• Coordinate with safety, compliance, and quality teams to ensure all pack designs meet internal and external regulatory requirements.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Mechanical, Electrical, or Systems Engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

Teamcenter

DOORS

JAMA

Job description

Our Next Energy Inc. (ONE) in Novi, MI invites seasoned engineers to join as Assistant Chief Engineer, Battery Pack.

Lead defense pack design, validate architecture, and coordinate cross-functional teams across mechanical, electrical, thermal, and software disciplines. The role requires 5+ years of engineering experience, with 2+ years in battery pack design, familiarity with MIL-STD-810/461, and tools like Siemens NX, Teamcenter, DOORS, JAMA.