Battery Cell Engineer

Apple • Cupertino, CA

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About The Position

As part of Apple’s Battery Engineering group, the Battery Cell Engineer helps develop battery solutions that deliver more energy in smaller spaces. The role works across product development teams to integrate improved hardware elements into battery designs and advance battery technologies and product experiences. Apple’s Battery Product Development team produces high-energy, reliable embedded battery systems and works closely with Product Development, Operations, Industrial Design, and Reliability Testing groups. The team owns battery module development from initial system architecture through production ramp.

The Battery Cell Engineer leads engineering design and qualification efforts for new lithium rechargeable cell designs from concept to completion. The role develops performance specifications and cell design details to meet application requirements and determines whether designs are acceptable for production ramp. It also works with suppliers and internal staff and management to deliver new product designs on time and within budget; investigates and reports problems or issues and recommends actions; researches advanced technologies for next-generation cell designs and evaluates their efficacy and readiness with vendors; and pursues intellectual property to protect technology developments and maintain a competitive position.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree.
• Experience with battery materials and/or cell design development.
• PhD in Material Science, Electrochemistry, Chemical Engineering, or a related field, and 10+ years of relevant research or industry experience.
• Experience in battery assembly, teardown, testing, characterization, and diagnostics.
• Experience with applicable test procedures, international standards, and certified agency requirements for rechargeable lithium battery products.
• Experience with current innovative production processes applicable to lithium rechargeable cells.
• Experience producing lithium batteries, including statistical analysis of performance results, process capabilities, and design of experiments.
• Experience performing FMEA to identify potential risks in a new or changed design or process.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering design and qualification efforts for new lithium rechargeable cell designs from concept to completion.
• Develop performance specifications and cell design details to meet application requirements.
• Determine the acceptability of cell designs for production ramp.
• Work with suppliers, staff, and management to ensure new product designs are developed on time and on budget.
• Conduct investigations, prepare status reports related to problems or issues, and make recommendations as required.
• Research literature and industry for advanced technologies applicable to next-generation cell design.
• Work with the vendor supply base to evaluate the efficacy and readiness of advanced technologies.
• Pursue development of intellectual property to protect technology developments and secure a competitive position.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree