Battery Cell Engineer, Applications
Core
Lead technical point of contact for US OEM customers on battery cell design, performance, safety, and manufacturability, translating application requirements into cell design inputs.
Role type
Senior IC battery cell applications engineer
Builds
Next-generation electric vehicle and energy storage technologies (lithium batteries)
Domain
Automotive/EV industry + Electrochemistry/Materials Science
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Li-ion battery cell development and validation, electrochemical performance analysis (dQdV, GITT, EIS, CV, PITT), cell manufacturing processes (electrode, assembly, formation, aging), root cause analysis, APQP/PPAP support, DFMEA/PFMEA collaboration
Preferred skills
Battery safety standards knowledge (UN38.3, UL, IEC, GB, FMVSS), automotive OEM customer experience, material characterization (XRD, IR, NMR), large data analysis (Python, Matlab), Mandarin language proficiency
Technologies
Python, Matlab, XRD, IR, NMR
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 test methodologies to evaluate cell and cell-in-pack performance for safety, performance, and durability, Review and interpret cell test data; draw technical conclusions, identify risks, and drive root cause analysis and corrective actions, 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, Collaborate with cross-functional teams to advance cell technology, applications, and intellectual property
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC