We need an Electrical Engineer with power supply or battery testing experience to join a growing team for testing breakthrough battery technology ready for scaling up. This is one of those RARE opportunities to join a startup project poised for success incubating inside a large mature organization and preparing to meet the world. Set up lab standards, cell testing process optimization, design cycling test protocols, analyze data, and behind data curves. Capitalize on the timing of this new opening and contribute to advancing the move towards sustainable energy.
- A winning combination of an entrepreneurial startup project maturing under the wings of a large stable organization
- Executive team with a successful track record in the energy field and growing companies
- Disruptive technology that will take a big step
- toward sustainable energy
- Face technical challenges and work on new product development under the guidance of strong technical expertise
- A think-outside-the-box mentality
- Collaborative environment
- Emphasis on work/life balance
- Excellent benefits including 5 weeks of vacation and a 12% 401k match
What will you be doing?
- Set up a lab for new battery technology, including qualifying and validation processes, also experiment implementation for scaling up
- Document and analyze data for generating statistical reports for battery safety and testing
- Review, analyze, and report cell qualification result data
- Design cycling test protocols: DCIR, electrochemical techniques such as cyclic voltammetry, EIS, cycle and calendar life testing, and conduct battery tests specific to cell chemistry
- Operate equipment to test and validate battery cells, systems, and related components under electrical, mechanical, and thermal stresses
- Optimize the cell testing process, including reporting procedures, distill complex results, and communicate across groups
- Improve lab workflow, identification of efficiency and quality bottlenecks, and standard operating procedures
- Work with battery composition, including chemical reactions involving acids and inert gases
- Evaluate products, write reports, and perform lab maintenance and basic repairs
- Order lab supplies and test equipment and routine cleanup of the battery lab
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering
- 3+ years of industry experience in battery or power supply testing, products testing, and validation
- Experienced with battery test equipment such as Maccor, Arbin, AVL, Biologic, Solartron, AV, and their related automation software
- Experience in maintenance and calibration of process equipment
- Background in data analysis of test results and generating coherent reports
Pluses:
- Must know about Battery Management Systems and HV Electronics
- Experience with EPC activities in the Utility Industry