Product Engineer - Automotive (all genders)

at  A123 Systems LLC

CHARGING INTO THE FUTURE

As a worldwide leader in complete lithium-ion energy storage solutions that offer high power, high energy and excellent safety and outstanding life, we provide our customers with quality products, when and where they need them. A123 products deliver excellent energy density providing more driving range per charge. Our advanced technology allows vehicle manufacturers to engineer powertrain advancements that are environmentally conscious. These advances help reduce emissions, provide better fuel economy and start to reduce our reliance on oil.
Breakthrough technology forms the core of our automotive product portfolio and allows us to manufacture highly competitive lithium-ion solutions at the system, module and cell level. As true innovators in battery system design, we have the engineering expertise needed to support development and validation of advanced cell designs, software, electronics and thermal management systems that power today’s electrified vehicles. At the core of A123 Battery Systems, our world-class in-house developed cells employ the most advanced battery chemistry for each application to minimize pack oversizing and system cost.
A123 has aggressively invested in scientific talent, developed our supply chain and expanded our manufacturing footprint for NMC products which now represent more than half of our annual production. This success has inspired us to continue to invest in new research and development that will further enhance the energy density of our future products without compromising battery safety or performance.
Our global manufacturing footprint balances economies of scale and proximity to customers so that we are always prepared to cost effectively deliver lithium-ion solutions that power the world’s most advanced vehicle technology.
We are looking for Product Engineer - Technical Lead (all genders) for our team!

• As central technical interface to OEM customer from concept phase to SOP for Battery Development, engagement with Customers‘ multi-functional engineering and quality teams
• Responsible for the refinement of cell concepts during Concept Phase in cooperation with global Engineering Organization
• Responsible for alignment of requirement of Cell, BMS SW/HW, FUSA, Validation, mechanical design, thermal management etc.
• After the Project Kick-Off to collaborate with A123 local project manager and acting as primary technical interface to OEMs Engineering Team
• Coordination and Reporting of the development progress
• Maintain scheduled engineering deliveries with support of global engineering team
• Organization of cross-departmental regular appointments including preparation and follow-ups
• Coordination of development measures with the internal development departments including requirements management in IBM DOORS
• Planning, detailing and tracking of the cell/module/pack validation and test schedule, evaluation of the test results
• Support by acquisition of new projects