Aircraft Battery Systems / S&T Engineer

Peraton • Rayne Township, PA

1d • $112,000 - $179,000 • Remote

About The Position

Peraton is seeking a senior-level Electrical, Mechanical, or Aerospace Engineer with battery systems and science and technology (S&T) experience to provide remote support to its NAVAIR customer in Lexington Park/Patuxent River, Maryland. The role supports the Navy’s Power & Energy Division in developing capabilities for the fleet.

The engineer will contribute to battery system development, evaluation, and certification. The position requires working knowledge of modern battery technologies, system components, characteristics, and performance, along with experience developing and evaluating performance requirements, design criteria, processes, and analysis methods for aircraft battery systems and components. The engineer will also support advancement of battery technologies in collaboration with industry and academic partners.

The position may involve reviewing technical products, supporting battery laboratory and infrastructure initiatives, assessing battery-powered alternatives to diesel-powered support equipment, contributing to cross-service battery commonality efforts, reviewing lithium battery safety certification requests, and leading innovation projects related to developmental battery systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace Engineering, or a similar field.
• Experience working with battery systems.
• At least 3 years of experience with aircraft battery systems, including both developmental and fielded systems.
• Minimum experience by degree: 8 years with a BS/BA, 6 years with an MS/MA, or 3 years with a PhD.
• Secret security clearance or ability to obtain one.
• U.S. citizenship required.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
• Presentation skills sufficient to defend a technical position or recommendation.
• Good communication skills and knowledge and experience writing technical procedures for a non-technical audience.

Responsibilities

• Support battery system development, evaluation, and certification as a member of the battery team.
• Assist the battery team lead and/or subject matter expert with critical reviews of technical reports and products, including military specifications and slash sheets, contractor or vendor progress reports, qualification test plans and reports, and lithium battery safety certification recommendation letters.
• Assist with or lead development of Battery Test & Evaluation Lab (BTEL) revitalization proposals and integration of laboratory equipment.
• Support the Electric Mission Support Equipment Infrastructure and Management Study, including evaluating replacement of diesel-powered support equipment with battery-powered alternatives.
• Support the Common Affordable Safe Energy Storage (CASES) Program, including tri-service battery commonality efforts and related activities.
• Review and adjudicate lithium battery safety certification requests and provide recommendations to Navy customers.
• Lead Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR), and Naval Innovation Science & Engineering (NISE) project efforts related to developmental battery systems.
• Work with industry and academic partners to develop and mature battery technology advancements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior