Position Overview
This engineering position will focus on developing the mechanical designs for new battery pack architectures and detailed part designs from concept to production.
About the Role – You will:
- Be integral to the architectural development of Proterra’s next battery design
- Design a plurality of battery components needed for cell to pack designs
- Have full design responsibility, from initial concept to production launch
- 3D CAD Design and 2D Drawings including GD&T for complex parts and assemblies
- Design for high volume assembly and vertical integration
- Conduct basic analysis and testing, assist in defining complex validation plans
- Lead design reviews and execute Engineering Change Orders (ECOs)
- Support with supply chain and interface directly with vendors for DFM
- Assist in developing supporting documentation (DFMEA, 8D, compliance, etc.)
- Support and root cause failures from engineering builds, production launch, and field
- Work effectively cross functionally (program management, quality, supply chain, test)
- Provides technical mentorship and guidance within a growing team
About Our Group:
- Through developing industry leading battery packs, the Product Development Team helps Proterra meet our ambitious cost and energy density goals.
- This role is part of the larger Battery Technology Team. The Battery Technology Team’s work is guided by our team values:
- Purpose: We work towards a sustainable future for all by leading battery technology development and enabling electrification in every sector of transportation.
- Initiative: We encourage taking ownership to find creative solutions to challenges. We’re not afraid to fail.
- Humility: We recognize when we’re not the expert, ask for help when needed, and change our minds when we get new information.
- Critical Thinking: We are both creative and analytical. We break problems down to the fundamentals and question assumptions.
- Intellectual Challenge: We are continuously learning and growing so that we can strategically tackle hard problems that push the industry forward.
- Community & Diversity: We actively work to build a supportive space where people from diverse backgrounds can bring their whole selves to work, connect meaningfully, and grow both as individuals and as a group.
- Kindness: We’re more productive when we treat each other with empathy and respect. We support each other and offer meaningful help.
- Fun: We purposefully create outlets to take breaks and have fun. We believe we should be inspired by our jobs and each other.
- You will report to the Battery Pack Engineering Manager and collaborate with other Engineering team members located at our R&D headquarters in Burlingame, CA and manufacturing facility near Greer, SC.
About You:
- Proactive and able to work without supervision
- Creative and confident in bringing new ideas to the team
- Invests in their team, advocating for team and their growth
- Able to adapt interpersonal styles and techniques to influence at all levels of the organization
- Customer-focused attitude
- Able to maintain strict confidentiality, establish trust and credibility, and act with complete integrity
- Detail-oriented, resourceful, and diligent
- Flexible and open to change
- Demonstrate sound judgment and problem-solving skills including challenging assumptions
- Able to prioritize tasks and manage multiple priorities simultaneously
- Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills
Qualifications:
- 8+ years' experience with 4+ years of full- time design in battery design, including one or more of the following: enclosure or module structures, cell interconnects, high voltage or low voltage connections, coolant systems, adhesives and sealants, coatings
- BS in Engineering or equivalent experience
- Design of high-volume production components for battery packs
- Design for high volume assembly, both manual and automated
- Proficient in 3D CAD, 2D Drawings (including GD&T); 3DX or CATIA V5 Preferred
- Finite Element Analysis (FEA) for single and multibody assemblies preferred
- Knowledge in full product development cycle
- Solid people, communication, and presentation skills
- Ability to effectively communicate product architectures, design proposals and negotiate options at management levels.
- Methodical and diligent thinker, with a high attention for detail and a desire to work with a strong sense of quality and craft.
Travel: 0 - 20%
Compensation: $197,064 - $218,960/yr
