Staff Battery Pack Engineer

Ford Ford · Auto · Long Beach, CA +1 · PD Operations and Quality

Staff Battery Pack Engineer responsible for designing, developing, testing, and implementing lithium-ion battery systems for electric vehicles. Requires a strong background in battery technology, including design, manufacturing, and testing. Key responsibilities include system design, collaboration with cross-functional teams, test plan creation and execution, supplier management, and staying current with battery technology trends.

What you'd actually do

  1. Develop and design lithium-ion battery systems utilizing 3DX
  2. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure battery systems meet performance, safety, and cost requirements, as well as integration with the overall vehicle platform
  3. Create test plans and conduct testing and analysis of battery systems to identify and resolve any issues.
  4. Work with suppliers and manufacturers to ensure high-quality battery components
  5. Create boundary diagrams and device transmittals

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
  • Experience developing products for mass production with injection molding, stamping, forging, and casting
  • Define the requirements and specifications for battery development
  • Drive battery and system design, safety, and regulatory requirements
  • Plan, coordinate and execute battery validation tests, covering various aspects such as system, safety, thermal, data, barrier, vehicle, dyno/bench, life, charging and cell performance
  • Participate in DFMEA and PFMEA activities
  • Manage external vendors and partners for testing and manufacturing
  • Main integrator of cell and electronics within the battery pack
  • Familiar with adhesives and thermal interface materials
  • Experience specifying fuses, contactors, relays, busbars and high voltage and low voltage connectors

Nice to have

  • Master's Degree in Engineering
  • Hands-on experience building and launching automotive products
  • 3DX experience
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience using Confluence, Jira, Asana, or other project management tools
  • An eagerness to work cross-functionally in a dynamic environment where you are part of a high performing team
  • A system approach to design and development with the desire and curiosity to strive for exceptional delivery execution and continuous improvement

What the JD emphasized

  • design, manufacturing, and testing of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles
  • battery systems meet performance, safety, and cost requirements
  • battery systems meet performance, safety, and cost requirements
  • battery validation tests, covering various aspects such as system, safety, thermal, data, barrier, vehicle, dyno/bench, life, charging and cell performance
  • Drive battery and system design, safety, and regulatory requirements