Hybrid Vehicle Battery Engineer

Quantum Technologies, Inc., an industry leader in the design and manufacturing of alternative fuel systems, has an opening for an Hybrid Vehicle Battery Engineer at our Lake Forest, CA facility. Quantum offers a challenging work environment, opportunities for growth, salaries commensurate with experience and a competitive benefits package. Visit our web site at www.qtww.com for additional information on the company. (Please do NOT submit your resume directly to the HR email address or fax number on our website.) To apply, please click the Apply Now button below. EEO Employer

 Position: Hybrid Vehicle Battery Engineer

 

Reporting To:  Manager of Electronics Engineering

 

Job Purpose:  Oversee and guide the specification, development, integration, supplier development, and validation of advanced batteries and other energy storage systems for vehicle usage.

 

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

·  Understand/develop/optimize advanced battery system requirements for vehicle applications, including hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and fuel cell vehicles

·  Write specifications for battery systems, including battery management controls

·  Write test specifications for battery systems at the module and vehicle level

·  Write battery system validation requirements; oversee validation activities

·  Evaluate technologies and suppliers and make sourcing recommendations

·  Perform vehicle system analysis to determine energy storage system requirements

·  Perform energy budget assessment using computer modeling analysis tools

·  Provide technical direction for mechanical packaging and battery thermal management (cooling) requirements

·  Perform system FMEA for battery systems and interactions with other vehicle systems.

·  Coordinate development actions with Project Management, Engineering & outside partners.

·  Requires ability to lead a development team from concept to production

·  Ability to document work and present it to others including senior management and customers.

·  Provide technical liaison between engineering and marketing, as well as outside partners and advanced battery suppliers

·  Current, up-to-date knowledge of the state-of-the-art in the industry for advanced battery systems, ultra capacitors, and other energy storage and delivery systems primarily for vehicle applications

·  Provide input to planning and budget activities

·  Proposal generation

 

The duties and responsibilities of position may change as need arises.  The employee will be notified of the change.  Relevant work experience may also be substituted for education or certification, at company’s discretion.

 

Education and/or Experience Required: 

  BSEE, ME, ChemE, Materials Science, or equivalent

5 years minimum specifying, developing, and testing advanced battery modules/packs for vehicle usage

  Knowledge of IC Engine Operation Principles

  Extensive Knowledge of Vehicle Propulsion Energy Requirements

Extensive knowledge of hybrid and fuel cell vehicle battery system requirements 

 

Preferred Experience:  MS or PhD, EE, ME, ChemE, Materials Science, or equivalent

Experience with battery management electronic controls

Experience in defining battery management control algorithms

Analysis using Matlab/Simulink to model vehicle systems

 

 

Physical Job Requirements:

  4 to 8 weeks traveling per year.