The Lead Product Engineer-Cell will be responsible to lead the design, development, release, and validation of prismatic lithium ion battery cells for customized applications in the government, military, aerospace, and other specialty, high-performance market segments. The Lead Product Engineer will provide direction to the product development team regarding application requirements flow down, mechanical design, prototyping, and validation testing of battery cells.

Essential/Key Functions:

• Read and comprehend instructions and follow established procedures
• Supervisory responsibility and functional direction of a mechanical engineering team dedicated to product-line level development.
• Direct requirements reviews, test readiness reviews, and design reviews to ensure that the product meets all stakeholder requirements
• Drive the use of best practices and maintain standards for use of best practices at each stage of product development (i.e. requirements capture, DFMEA, compliance matrix, analytical verification, DVP&R, etc…)
• Generate innovative detailed design concepts
• Direct the creation of models, prints, and BOM for design in a revision-controlled state throughout the development and production launch process
• Perform thermal, static stress, vibration and shock analysis using simulation software
• Check part and assembly drawings, ensure that tolerance stack-up analysis is verified, lead the implementation of GD&T and drafting standards
• Ensure that a common methodology is used to define critical characteristics and inspection criteria for incoming components, assemblies, and final assemblies for product line
• Create and release assembly and functional test specifications related to battery assemblies
• Support supplier evaluation and selection. Support activities related to the measurement of critical characteristics internally and at suppliers.
• Create, support, and update DFMEAs and DVPRs as required.

Management Responsibilities:

• direct team of engineers / designers to achieve the above objectives

Minimum (Required) Qualifications:

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from an ABET accredited institution; other Engineering degrees such as Chemical or Electrical will also be considered.
• Minimum of 10 years of product development and design release to production experience within a phase-gate style project management system

• Minimum of 3 years of battery cell design, manufacturing, and application experience

  Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Proficient in SolidWorks CAD software and Simulation/Analysis tools
• Proficient in the application of GD&T for component and assembly prints and specifications
• Proficient in the application of engineering principles to cell design requirements such as mechanical shock and vibration, thermal management, compression, electrical energy management, and safety.
• Familiarity with thermodynamic principles influencing of transport, diffusion, and reaction kinetics as applied to electrochemical energy storge and release systems.
• Familiarity with battery cell assembly techniques, tooling, and equipment at prototype, pilot, and production scale.
• DFMEA and DVP&R composition experience for electrical/mechanical/chemical systems
• Ability to lead, direct, and motivate a team
• Excellent communication skills, verbal, written, and visual
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, especially MS Excel
• FEA, thermal, vibration and shock analysis experience

 

Preferred (Desired) Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Systems Engineering
• Battery module and pack product development experience
• Data analysis skills in an Excel Macro language, Python, or MATLAB
• Six sigma green belt, design for six sigma, or robust design methodology expertise