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Sr. Cell Abuse Test Engineer

Palo Alto, CA, US • Posted 1 day ago • Updated 4 hours ago

Contract Independent

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Depends on Experience

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Skills

Chemical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Heat Transfer
Energy
Electronic Troubleshooting
LabVIEW
MATLAB
Mechanical Engineering
Storage
Test Plans
Electrical Wiring

Summary

Sr. Cell Abuse Test Engineer

Job Category	Engineering & Information Technology
Location	Palo Alto, California

What to Expect

We are looking for an Engineer to perform battery cell abuse testing across all programs, including vehicle and energy storage. In this role, you would be responsible for a variety of tests spanning electrical, thermal, and mechanical abuse. You would own the testing end-to-end: planning, execution, and results interpretation.

What You ll Do

Collaborate with internal Tesla teams and cell suppliers to develop cell designs (particularly mechanical) and plan builds
Determine test plans for each new phase of a program, as a function of expected risks and schedule
Work with Technician staff to schedule tests and set priorities
Participate in as much testing as time allows, in order to understand the test rigs and the cell behaviors, and become grounded in lab operations
Look for opportunities to improve throughput and data quality. Collaborate with Test Systems Engineer to realize improvements to fixtures or test software
Serve as first point of contact for test rig troubleshooting
Process raw results into meaningful conclusions. Share reports with internal technical teams, external suppliers, and occasionally to executives
Maintain standard operating procedures for test equipment
Study variation in results (examples being short circuit, crush, and provoked thermal runaway). Propose and execute plans to reduce / understand variation
Travel up to 25%

What You ll Bring

Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical Engineering or equivalent experience; preferred experience with heat transfer and electrical fundamentals
2+ years experience in physically-applied engineering (lab, machine shop, hobby project)
Must be hands-on (assembly, fabrication/modification, instrumentation, wiring, electrical troubleshooting)
Enjoys working in cross-functional groups and leading/working alongside Technicians
Statistical background a plus
CAD experience a plus
Programming experience in Matlab strongly preferred. Labview a plus
Experience with instrumentation / data acquisition, National Instruments preferred
Able to plan/schedule many concurrent activities in a fast paced, rapidly changing environment

Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.

Dice Id: 90769335A
Position Id: 8958600
Posted 1 day ago

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