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Battery Development Engineer Jobs in Riverside, CA

Rivian

Sr. Battery Control Systems Engineer

Tustin, CA · On-site

$183K - $190K/yr

Collaborate with the HV battery platform team responsible for new product architecture development ... A bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline * Knowledge of battery behavior and high voltage ...

Gotion, Inc.

Technical Program Manager, Battery

Irvine, CA · On-site

$138K - $179K/yr

Lead cross functional teams throughout RFI/RFQs process and technical proposals in collaboration with engineering and commercial teams * Lead the development of battery cell and pack programs from ...

Gotion, Inc.

Technical Program Manager, Battery

Irvine, CA · On-site

$138K - $179K/yr

Lead cross functional teams throughout RFI/RFQs process and technical proposals in collaboration with engineering and commercial teams * Lead the development of battery cell and pack programs from ...

Rivian

Manager, Battery Cell Safety

Tustin, CA · On-site

Work directly with the Cell Development team to influence cell design for intrinsic safety ... Partner with Pack Engineering to ensure cell-level safety inputs are correctly integrated into the ...

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Battery Cell Engineer, Applications

Irvine, CA • On-site

Gotion, Inc.
Manufacturing • 1 - 10 employees
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Full-time

Re-posted 17 days ago

Job description

This role is in Irvine CA.

Key Responsibilities:
   Serve as lead technical point of contact for US OEM customers on battery cell-related topics
   Provide technical leadership in customer discussions covering cell design, performance, safety, lifetime, and manufacturability
   Represent Gotion's cell technology capabilities, roadmap, and development status to customers
   Build and maintain strong relationships with OEM technical teams
   Lead technical reviews and workshops with customers and internal teams from RFI/RFQ through mass production
   Translate customer's application/system-level requirements into cell design inputs with internal cell design teams
   Develop and propose technical solutions to meet customer requirements
   Lead technical alignment with customers on cell requirements, specifications, and validation plans
   Develop test methodologies to evaluate cell and cell-in-pack performance for safety, performance, and durability
   Build deep understanding of customer application use cases to inform optimal cell and pack design
   Review and interpret cell test data; draw technical conclusions, identify risks, and drive root cause analysis and corrective actions; communicate findings and recommendations to customers
   Provide technical leadership through out cell development, manufacturing and post launch improvements
   Support customer-facing quality and industrialization activities, including APQP, PPAP, and audits
   Collaborate with cell designers and cell process engineers to develop DFMEA and PFMEA; coordinate FMEA reviews and alignment with customers
   Collaborate with cross-functional teams to advance cell technology, applications, and intellectual property
   Up to 30% domestic and international travel

Qualifications:
   MS degree in chemistry/chemical engineering/materials science with 7+ years of experience with hands-on testing of lithium-ion batteries
   Experienced in Li-ion battery cell development and validation
   Experience in analysis using dQdV, dQdV
   Good knowledge about GITT, EIS, CV, PITT
   Familiarity with cell manufacturing processes (electrode, assembly, formation, aging)
   Strong understanding of cell chemistry, electrochemical performance, and degradation mechanisms
   Ability to work effectively with global teams
   Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
   Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

Preferred/Nice to have:
   Knowledge of battery safety standards and regulations (UN38.3, UL, IEC, GB, FMVSS...)
   Experience working with automotive or EV OEM customers
   Experience in developing FMEA, supporting APQP, PPAP, and customer audits
   Ability to communicate in Mandarin and English
   Hands on experience in GITT, EIS, CV, PITT..
   Hands on experience in material characterization such as XRD, IR, NMR.. 
   Experience in large data analysis such as Python or Matlab

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