Senior Staff Battery Algorithms Engineer

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As a Battery Algorithms and Controls Engineer, you will be responsible for developing battery state estimation and control algorithms for next-generation battery management systems. Your work will be deployed on both embedded and cloud-based targets. Join a team of knowledgeable and passionate engineers striving to build robust and safety-rated systems to solve the most relevant problems in battery and energy management.

As a Battery Algorithms and Controls Engineer, you will be responsible for developing battery state estimation and control algorithms for next-generation battery management systems. Your work will be deployed on both embedded and cloud-based targets. Join a team of knowledgeable and passionate engineers striving to build robust and safety-rated systems to solve the most relevant problems in battery and energy management.

• Design, develop, and validate various BMS control and state estimation algorithms including SOC, SOH, SOT, SOE, Power Prediction, and Fast Charge Controls.

• Develop battery models using electrical and physics-based modeling approaches.

• Document and maintain algorithm requirements & specifications.

• Validate algorithm function and performance through MIL/SIL/HIL testing.

• Develop high-quality firmware for battery management systems. Firmware will be enabled to support continuous improvements and optimizations for high-volume applications through over-the-air (OTA) updates.

• Collaborate with platform software, testing, and cloud analytics teams to implement and refine algorithms, and integrate feedback from field and lab data.

• Support battery pack and vehicle integration efforts.

• Support BMS hardware design and component selection.

• Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis efforts to identify and resolve algorithm-related issues and implement corrective actions to improve system performance and reliability.

• Stay current with industry and research advancements in battery science, translating cutting-edge research into BMS functionality enhancements.

• Design, develop, and validate various BMS control and state estimation algorithms including SOC, SOH, SOT, SOE, Power Prediction, and Fast Charge Controls.

• Develop battery models using electrical and physics-based modeling approaches.

• Document and maintain algorithm requirements & specifications.

• Validate algorithm function and performance through MIL/SIL/HIL testing.

• Develop high-quality firmware for battery management systems. Firmware will be enabled to support continuous improvements and optimizations for high-volume applications through over-the-air (OTA) updates.

• Collaborate with platform software, testing, and cloud analytics teams to implement and refine algorithms, and integrate feedback from field and lab data.

• Support battery pack and vehicle integration efforts.

• Support BMS hardware design and component selection.

• Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis efforts to identify and resolve algorithm-related issues and implement corrective actions to improve system performance and reliability.

• Stay current with industry and research advancements in battery science, translating cutting-edge research into BMS functionality enhancements.