Battery Systems Design Engineer

Job Description & Skill Requirement:

Key Responsibilities & Impact

Lead Design & Architecture: Drive the design and development of critical Battery Management System hardware components for our Gen 6 aircraft.

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Systems Mechanical Test and Safety engineering teams to ensure a robust integrated and safe design from concept through implementation.

High-Stakes Problem Solving: Leverage your hands-on expertise to solve complex safety-critical system challenges in design integration and rigorous testing.

Lifecycle Management: Plan and execute the design lifecycle coordinating design verification and procurement to ensure on-schedule delivery for our groundbreaking aircraft.

Strategic & Mentorship Role: Contribute to architectural decisions lead design reviews define technical requirements assist in strategic outsourcing and participate in shaping the future of the team through new-hire interviews.

Certification Excellence: Support essential documentation and verification efforts crucial for the successful certification of the Gen 6 aircraft.

What Youll Bring

B.S. in Electrical Engineering with at least 8 years of relevant experience or an M.S. with 6 years of experience.

Proven background in the aerospace or automotive industries specializing in high-reliability safety-critical systems.

Deep BMS Mastery: Applied expertise in Battery Management Systems High Voltage (HV) systems and both analog and digital electronics.

PCB/PCBA Design Proficiency: Extensive experience with PCBA design tools for schematic capture and layout preferably with the Altium design suite.

Embedded Systems Expertise: Hands-on experience implementing microprocessor microcontrollers and FPGAs at the hardware software and firmware levels.

Solid understanding of embedded systems concepts including interconnect sensor and power conversion board design.

Bonus Experience: Familiarity with rigorous aerospace development verification and documentation standards such as DO-254 and DO-160G.

Additional Details

A Unique Challenge: Work on a novel type of aircraft development targeting the autonomous Urban Air Mobility (UAM) market.

Onsite Work: This role will be an onsite (5 days a week) position in our Mountain View Headquarter