Battery Design Engineer

Job Title: Battery Design Engineer

Location: Ann Arbor, MI (Onsite)

Contract Role

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Description:
Who we re looking for
Toyota s Powertrain Design & Evaluation (PDE) is looking for a passionate, highly motivated powertrain engineer to work on high voltage battery development.

The primary responsibility of this role is to work on HV batteries for Toyota s on-going efforts for Mobility solutions and our automotive products.

Reporting to the Sr. Manager, the person in this role will support PDE s objective to provide highly competitively designed battery packs to our customers to achieve our Carbon Neutrality goals.
What you ll be doing

• Development & Localization of high voltage (HV) battery pack or components for next gen electrified Vehicles (xEVs: Hybrid Electric, Plug-in Hybrid, Battery Electric, and Fuel Cell) or non-automotive mobility projects.
• Build a set of requirements for a High Voltage (HV) battery pack or components. You will be working with various cross functional departments in both Toyota Motor North America (TMNA) and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC)
• Develop a HV battery pack or components with a 3rd party supplier ensuring that the supplier meets Toyota s requirements while staying on project schedule
• Battery pack or component packaging, fastening, performance, strength and durability studies through close collaboration with other Toyota R&D groups in USA and Japan.
• Build a validation plan with a supplier and ensure that the tests are done according to Toyota s expectations and the results meet Toyota s requirements
• Visit supplier s manufacturing site to ensure that the process meets design intent and Toyota s expectations for high quality
• Identify and implement innovative methods and technologies for Toyota s future battery packs through competitor benchmarking
  
  

Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
• Experience of developing parts with suppliers, affiliates, or Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC; Japan) 2 years
• Effective project management and time management skills- 2 years
• Beginner or higher CAD skills (CATIA V5)
  What you may bring
• Master s degree in Mechanical Engineering (10%)
• Full project cycle developing a product from concept phase to production- 1 project (20%)
• 2 years of experience in Toyota s Powertrain Division (40%)
• Completion of TBP (Toyota Business Practice) (30%)