Senior Battery Engineer (Drones)
Core
Drive end-to-end development of energy storage systems (ESSs) for next-generation drone products, from concept through full-rate production.
Role type
Senior hands-on IC battery engineer (defense/aerospace)
Builds
High-performance battery packs for loitering munitions and tactical unmanned aircraft
Domain
Defense technology / Aerospace / Electrification
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Battery pack design, cell selection, BMS electrical design, BMS algorithms, battery cell characterization, pack modeling/simulation (Matlab/Simulink), CAD tools (CATIA/NX/SolidWorks), safety standards (UN38.3/NAVSEA S9310)
Preferred skills
MIL-STD compliance (882/810/704/461/464), rapid drone deployment, student competition experience
Technologies
Matlab, Simulink, CATIA, NX, SolidWorks
Responsibilities
Own ESS delivery from concept to production, define ESS requirements from user stories, lead cell selection and de-risking, partner on design iterations and testing, support manufacturing ramp and validation, conduct root cause analysis on fielded systems
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC