Battery Safety Engineer
XWING
Battery Safety Engineer
- ID
- 2024-3198
- Category
- Powertrain & Electronics, Engineering
- Type
- Regular Full-Time
Joby Overview
Overview
Joby Aviation is seeking an engineer to help make our batteries the safest in the industry. This person will lead our battery safety effort and drive aspects of our battery pack and vehicle designs. This person will also develop tests that will push our technology and help define the standards for eVTOL. The testing will encompass the full range of abuse—thermal, electrical, and mechanical—of individual cells and full scale battery packs, including propagation and short circuiting.
Responsibilities
- Work with design and certification engineers to refine certification and design requirements
- Design and execute cell/module/pack level abuse tests and perform detailed failure analyses
- Build out simplified thermal/statistical models to quantify design sensitivities and construct relevant DOEs
- Work with cell test engineers to develop abusive test testing conditions and quantify damage criteria to li-ion cells
- Analyze and present data-driven insights and interface with design and process engineers to drive design decisions
- Build out testing capabilities by designing/maintaining custom test rigs and data visualization dashboards
Required
- BS or MS in mechanical engineering, materials science, physics, or related field
- Experience working with abuse testing at cell/module/pack levels and familiarity with safety testing standards such as UN 38.3, SAE 2464, RTCA DO-311
- Knowledge of li-ion testing protocols or experience with battery testing/design
- Strong problem-solving mindset and knowledgeable in mechanical, thermal, and electrical systems
- Experience in instrumentation, data acquisition, signal conditioning, and analysis
- Great written, verbal, and presentation skills
- Willingness to get hands dirty and work with team-members on all levels of test execution, from planning to final cleanup
Desired
- CAD experience, CATIA preferred
- Python or other language for data processing and visualization
- LabVIEW or other language for interfacing with hardware
- CFD or thermal modeling skills
- Experience with cell testing hardware, such as Arbin/Maccor/Neware
Compensation at Joby is a combination of base pay and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). The target base pay for this position is $100,400-$167,600/year. The compensation package will be determined by job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
Joby also offers a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, healthcare benefits, a 401(k) plan with a company match, an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, and more.
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EEO
Joby is an Equal Opportunity Employer.