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Staff Battery Engineer (Pack Design/BMS)

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)💼 Full-time💰 $191,000–$191,000🗓 2026-08-27 → 2026-09-26

Core

Drive end-to-end development of energy storage systems (ESSs) and battery packs for next-generation defense drones and loitering munitions from concept to production.

Role type

Staff Battery Engineer (Pack Design/BMS)

Builds

High-performance energy storage systems for tactical unmanned aircraft and loitering munitions

Domain

Defense / Aerospace / Electrification

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Battery pack design, BMS electrical design, BMS algorithms, battery cell characterization, battery modeling/simulation (Matlab/Simulink), CAD tools (CATIA/NX/SolidWorks), design-for-manufacturing (DFM), root cause analysis, UN38.3/NAVSEA safety standards

Preferred skills

MIL-STD compliance (882/810/704/461/464), rapid drone deployment, student competition experience, advanced BMS expertise

Technologies

Matlab, Simulink, CATIA, NX, SolidWorks

Responsibilities

Own ESS delivery from concept to production, define ESS requirements from user stories, lead battery cell selection and de-risking, partner on design iterations across prototype to production, support manufacturing ramp and validation, conduct hands-on bring-up and test/debug, sustain fielded systems with data analysis

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with strategic ownership

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