Cell DV/PV Testing Engineer, Ford Energy
Core
Execute design verification (DV) and process verification (PV) testing on battery cells for grid-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS), focusing on performance and life characterization.
Role type
Cell DV/PV Testing Engineer
Builds
Grid-scale and commercial DC battery energy storage systems (BESS)
Domain
Energy storage / Battery technology
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Battery cell testing, DV/PV test plan execution, root-cause analysis, teardown analysis, data acquisition, supplier test tracking, failure diagnostics, next-generation chemistry evaluation
Preferred skills
Experience with lithium-ion or sodium-ion cells, familiarity with LFP/sodium-ion chemistries, knowledge of 8D/fishbone/5-Why methods
Technologies
Battery cyclers, environmental/thermal chambers, data acquisition systems, SEM, XRD, CT scan, Excel, MATLAB, Python
Responsibilities
Execute DV and PV test plans on internally sourced battery cells; operate cell test equipment to generate performance and life data; track and analyze supplier-generated test results; diagnose cell-level failures and perform teardown analysis; support production teams during PV builds; evaluate next-generation cell chemistries for BESS applications.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC