Senior Battery Test Engineer

Anduril Industries
Costa Mesa, CA
On-site

Who this role is best for

Aimed at mid-to-senior level battery engineers who can compress timelines and execute testing across multiple battery levels.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 7+ years of battery testing experience and a strong background in system validation
    — “7+ years of professional experience in a related engineering field”
  • Individuals who have worked on interdisciplinary projects and can manage complex test procedures
    — “Experience in an immersive interdisciplinary technical project”
  • Professionals skilled in Python or Matlab for data processing and who can create test documentation tools
    — “Demonstrated proficiency/utilization of Python or Matlab to process large data files into plots, summaries, metrics, etc.”

Things to consider

  • Security clearance is a mandatory requirement for this role in the United States
    — “Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in accelerating development timelines while maintaining quality
    — “Enable extremely accelerated/aggressive battery development timelines by burning down risks”
  • Emphasize your ability to design test procedures and tools for efficient documentation
    — “Design tools and protocols to enable efficient documentation of test procedures/results”
  • Showcase your hands-on validation experience with BMS algorithms and battery systems
    — “Support validation of battery management system (BMS) algorithms, to include battery state handling, enable/disable switch control, cell balancing, etc.”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • validates battery systems
  • supports battery programs
Typical background
7+ years of battery development experienceBachelor’s Degree in related Engineering discipline

Skills & requirements

Required

Battery TestingBattery Management SystemsData ProcessingHardware Automation

Preferred

Battery ModelingThermal Analysis

Stack & domain

Battery DevelopmentBattery Management SystemsHardware AutomationSoftware-hardware CommunicationPythonMatlabProblem-solvingCollaborationCommunicationProject ManagementDefenseTechnology

About the role

Original posting from Anduril Industries via Greenhouse

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center. As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting-edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Enable extremely accelerated/aggressive battery development timelines by burning down risks at the cell, module, and pack level via development testing

Support Battery System Engineers who support battery programs across Anduril with common test procedures/approaches at the cell, module, and pack level

Design tools and protocols to enable efficient documentation of test procedures/results without adding significant time or wasted effort

Write robust, modular data processing scripts and tools to efficiently provide plots/outputs that are required to enable informed system-level decisions

Based on BMS/algorithm requirements- design robust and pragmatic test procedures to be executed iteratively at the model-in-loop (MIL), software-in-loop (SIL), and hardware-in-loop (HIL) levels

Support validation of battery management system (BMS) algorithms, to include battery state handling, enable/disable switch (ie. contactor or FET) control, cell balancing, state-of-charge (SOC) estimation, state-of-health (SOH), state-of-power (SOP) power limits, fault handling, isolation monitoring, high-voltage interlock loop (HVIL), etc

Collaborate with Development Test and Battery Systems engineers to characterize battery cell equivalent circuit models and deploy them to battery HILs or simulations

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s Degree in related Engineering discipline, ideally with emphasis in battery development of some kind

7+ years of professional experience in a related engineering field

Experience in an immersive interdisciplinary technical project (collegiate project teams or professional settings)

Demonstrated validation of battery cells and modules/packs against system requirements

Capability to compress timelines without sacrificing product quality by way of prioritization and brute force

Experience in hardware automation and software-hardware communication/integration

Demonstrated proficiency/utilization of Python or Matlab to process large data files into plots, summaries, metrics, etc.

Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Graduate Degree in Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering or Computer Science with applied focus on battery management systems

Experience in BMS HW/SW validation methods- including software-in-the-loop (SIL/SITL), model-in-the-loop (MIL/MITL), and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL/HITL) testing

Experience in cell equivalent circuit model (ECM) development and deployment to battery management systems

Experience in battery characterization methods: mission profile validation, equivalent-circuit model characterization, cycle/calendar life assessment, safety features, etc.

Demonstrated experience in battery modelling, controls, and module/pack integration

US Salary Range$146,000—$194,000 USDThe salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offer may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and/or training, critical skills, and/or business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in the majority of full time offers; and are considered part of Anduril's total compensation package. Additionally, Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including: 

Benefits

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next. For more information, Explore Our Benefits.

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