Job Title: EV Battery Pack Lead Engineer Experience: 8–15 Years
Location: Bay Area, CA
We are looking for a highly skilled EV Battery Pack Lead Engineer to lead end-to-end design, development, validation, and industrialization of high-voltage battery packs for electric vehicles. This role requires strong technical depth in battery systems, engineering leadership, cross-functional
collaboration, and the ability to drive design decisions that meet performance, safety, cost, and timing targets.
Key Responsibilities
1. Battery Pack Architecture & System Design
· Lead the development of HV battery pack architecture, module configuration, cooling strategy, HV/LV distribution, and structural layout.
· Define system requirements, technical specifications, and Interface Control Documents (ICDs).
· Conduct trade-off studies considering cell format, thermal behavior, crash safety, cost, manufacturability, and packaging constraints.
2. Detailed Design & Engineering Leadership
· Guide mechanical, thermal, electrical, and BMS engineers throughout the design cycle.
· Review CAD models, drawings, GD&T, DFMEA, and DVP&R documentation.
· Ensure DFM/DFA best practices and compliance with industry standards (UN38.3, UL2580, ISO 26262, ISO 6469).
· Manage supplier technical interactions for cells, cooling plates, BMS, enclosures, and busbars.
3. CAE, Validation & Testing
· Review CAE results (structural, crashworthiness, vibration, thermal/CFD).
· Define and execute validation plans including DV, PV, abuse testing, IP rating, vibration, shock, and regulatory compliance.
· Drive correlation between CAE and physical test results.
4. Program & Stakeholder Management
· Lead technical discussions with customers, suppliers, and cross-functional teams.
· Manage technical risks, open issues, ECO/ECN processes, and release gates.
· Provide status updates, review technical deliverables, and ensure timely milestone achievements.
5. Industrialization Support
· Support prototype builds, plant trials, PFMEA, and control plan development.
· Coordinate with manufacturing engineering for tooling, fixtures, assembly sequence, and process validation.
· Ensure readiness for PPAP and SOP.
Required Skills & Qualifications
· Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or equivalent.
