Senior Electrical Systems Engineer

American Battery Solutions Inc.; Lake Orion (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

3 weeks vacation

100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision

401(k) savings plan with matching contributions

Tuition assistance

Employee development opportunities

Job summary

American Battery Solutions Inc. is seeking a Senior Electrical Systems Engineer to lead the development of battery system electrical requirements and architecture. This role involves identifying technical risks, contributing to design development, and collaborating with cross-functional teams throughout the project lifecycle.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and at least seven years of experience in automotive electrical systems, particularly in high voltage battery systems.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in automotive electrical systems.
• Experience with high voltage and low voltage battery systems.
• Proficiency in electrical design tools like CAD and CAE.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of battery system electrical requirements.
• Analyze electrical system failure modes and support testing.
• Collaborate with teams to resolve electrical design issues.

Skills

Electrical Systems Engineering

Problem-solving

Team Collaboration

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Master’s degree

Tools

DFMEA

SPICE

CADe

MATLAB

Ansys

Job description

Job Summary

Senior Electrical Systems Engineer leads the development of battery system electrical requirements, architecture, and analysis using an interdisciplinary approach. This role drives early integration of electrical systems, defines system architecture and schematics, and supports them throughout the full project lifecycle. It involves identifying technical risks, contributing to design development, and ensuring system performance through testing and analysis. The engineer collaborates closely with cross‑functional teams—including BMS, design, manufacturing, and validation—to support simulation, troubleshooting, and system optimization across battery pack and embedded systems.

Responsibilities

• Apply advanced expertise to diagnose, resolve, and drive solutions for complex battery electrical systems engineering challenges.
• Derive and refine electrical sub‑system requirements and design guideline principles.
• Develop electrical system architecture and schematics and allocate to requirements.
• Develop external interface specifications for electrical interfaces across systems.
• Lead and effectively communicate cross‑functional electrical system engineering meetings.
• Drive resolution of electrical system issues between customers and design engineers.
• Support the Lead Systems Engineer on electrical engineering topics.
• Support Design Release Engineers during electrical component design reviews for Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) robustness, grounding/bonding strategy, shielding, harness routing, High Voltage / Low Voltage (HV/LV) separation, connector selection, isolation, and system integration.
• Analyze electrical system failure modes in Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA) and support functional safety analysis.
• Develop electrical sub‑system integration test plans and drive prototype testing and analysis for EMC, communication, HV/LV power distribution, and BMS peripheral systems (contactors, pre‑charge, voltage/temperature/current/isolation sensors), etc.
• Collaborate with Validation Engineers, design engineers, suppliers, and external test labs to resolve Power, Control, Communication, and EMC‑related design and compliance issues.
• Support analysis of BMS schematics, layouts, hardware, controls, communications, and Worst‑Case Circuit Analysis (WCCA).
• Track and prioritize top technical risks and known electrical system issues.
• Troubleshoot battery pack issues and update requirements and engineering guidelines from lessons learned.
• Drive model‑based analysis of the electrical battery system with Computer‑Aided Design (CAD), Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis (SPICE), and Computer‑Aided Engineering (CAE).
• Support Validation with planning, testing, root‑cause analysis, and corrective actions.
• Support electrical inspection requirements for end‑of‑line testing.
• Adhere to federal and state regulations.
• Adhere to all company policies, processes, and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Maintain predictable and reliable attendance.

Position Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, or an equivalent field.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of seven (7) years of experience in automotive or similar electrical systems including HV/LV Battery Systems, BMS, Battery Disconnect Units (BDU), Power Distribution Units (PDU), or Controller Area Network (CAN) communications.
• Experience with DFMEA, Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA), Design Verification Plan and Report (DVP&R), and the product design life cycle.
• Experience working in a lab environment using multimeters, oscilloscopes, HiPot testers, Inductance‑Capacitance‑Resistance (LCR) meters, Controller Area Network analysis tools (CANalyzer/CANoe), and Data Acquisition systems (DAQs).
• Experience with WCCA, SPICE, CAD/CAE, and electrical design tools.
• Preferred experience with Ansys, Mathcad, MATLAB, Simulink, Simscape, LTspice, and Altium.
• Preferred experience with requirements management tools and systems engineering methodologies including Jama, DOORS, Sparx Enterprise Architect, Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), and SysML.
• Preferred experience with AI (Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude).
• Preferred experience handling high‑voltage lithium‑ion battery systems.

Key Competencies

• Focuses on Quality: Drives work results with quality focus in actions and results.
• Continual Improvement: Displays a consistent orientation toward producing the highest quality products or services, while keeping a focus on sustainability. Constantly looking for incremental improvements in work and processes and results.
• Decision Making & Analysis: Makes sound decisions based upon a mixture of data‑driven analysis, expertise, experience and judgment; collects relevant information, seeking input from others, and identifies connections and/or root causes of problems.
• Takes Initiative: Exhibits strong drive for results and success; conveys a sense of urgency and drives issues to closure; persists despite obstacles and opposition.
• Delivers Results: Achievement‑oriented, feeling a sense of urgency to reach goals on time, if not before.
• Partnership Development: Establishes productive and effective relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.

Physical Requirements / Working Conditions

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office equipment.
• Ability to adjust focus, especially due to concentration on a computer screen.
• May need to lift and carry up to 30 pounds and/or position the body to reach items on the floor/below knee level or reach overhead.
• The person in this position needs to occasionally move about in industrial environments, and on uneven terrain.
• Works in a temperature‑controlled office environment, with occasional work in outdoor weather conditions, and in industrial environments.
• The noise level in the work environment can be moderately loud.
• Ability to travel and work flexible hours as needed (less than 10% travel on average).

Benefits Overview

• Paid time off includes 3 weeks vacation, up to 72 hours sick, 15 holidays, and parental leave.
• 100% company‑paid medical, dental, vision, short‑term disability, long‑term disability, and life insurance.
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) offerings.
• Company provided 401(k) savings plan with immediately vested matching contributions to help you save for retirement.
• Voluntary benefits offerings.
• Tuition assistance.
• Employee Referral Program.
• Employee development and career growth opportunities.

AMERICAN BATTERY SOLUTIONS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.