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SITE ENGINEERING & DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL - BMS

BATTERY SYSTEMS ENGINEER

 

RESPONSABILITIES AND ACTIVITIES :

 

Battery Systems:  

  • Responsible for performing battery pack design; emphasis on architectural and electrical aspects 

  • Develops test procedures and cell cycling equipment for performing electrical product and component evaluations (both internally and in labs) 

  • Perform technical risk and performance analysis and simulation 

  • Maintain time records and project reports as required 

  • Participate in process improvement 

 

Collaboration:  

  • Collaborates with customer and development team to analyze and document requirements 

  • Collaborate with other engineers on the global team as needed or required 

  • Perform 5S duties at the end of the day/week 

 

Support:  

  • Provide technical guidance to all engineering disciplines through all phases of the APQP development process 

  • Support customer integration and validation of battery pack, onsite when required 

  • Support program management in post-sourcing reviews of hardware, software and systems 

 

Legal Compliance:  

  • This role operates under TISAX confidentiality level [Level 2], requiring appropriate handling of sensitive information

  • Ensure legal compliance with state, federal and OSHA requirements 

  • Ensure ISO procedures are followed 

  • Maintain compliance with all company policies, work instructions and procedures 

 

PROFILE : 

 

Personal Background 

  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Chemical Engineering, Applied Physics, Materials Science or related engineering field  

  • Required: Minimum of 8+ years of experience in engineering, ideally in the battery or automotive industry with hybrid and/or electric vehicles 

  • Preferred: 4 years’ experience in battery pack development 

 

Job Technical Skills 

  • Strong knowledge of DFMEA process 

  • Experience with schematic software 

  • Experience with design verification 

  • Ability to review customer requirements and develop gap analysis to establish variant lists 

  • Background in mechanical engineering or electrical engineering and battery systems is a big plus 

  • Familiarity with automotive quality systems (IATF/ISO standards) 

  • Knowledge of quality, safety and manufacturability of battery packs  

  • Experience with high voltage and high capacity lithium ion battery systems: LTO and NMC preferred 

  • Experience specifying and setting up tests with cyclers and other diagnostic equipment 

  • Experience with BMS software control algorithms and hardware design preferred 

  • Experience with power electronics preferred 

  • Demonstrable experience with tools and test equipment (e.g., oscilloscopes, meters, diagnostics/analysis software) to perform standardized certification testing 

 

Job Soft Skills 

  • Independent and proactive problem solver 

  • Comfortable working in a cross-functional, international team environment 

  • Stay focused on the quality of every deliverable by ensuring consistency and adherence to high standards, as well as paying close attention to even the minutest details involved 

  • Ability to possess higher-order thinking skills that enable one to see both sides of the coin. Provide solutions by creating and implementing new methodologies 

  • Balance listening and talking, speaking and writing clearly and accurately, influencing others, keeping others informed 

  • Taking ownership of our work, doing what is needed without being asked, following through 

  • Planning ahead, managing time well, being on time, being cost conscious, thinking of better ways to do things 

 

Work Environment 

  • Team of 5 locally plus strong support from a 40-person European team (Poland, France, Germany) 

  • Travel: Once per month (e.g., to Indiana – 3 hour drive) 

 
Date:  May 8, 2026
Location: 

Elkhart-Indiana, IN, US, 46514

Job Requisition ID:  388898
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