Battery Management System (BMS) Engineer | Battery

BETA Technologies•South Burlington, VT

2d•$100,000 - $135,000•Onsite

About The Position

At BETA Technologies, we apply our intellectual curiosity, passion for aviation, and commitment to sustainability toward a shared mission of revolutionizing electric aviation. Regardless of the position one holds, each team member brings their talent and desire to positively impact the environment and lives of others in a refreshing, vibrant, and inclusive culture. In this role as a Battery Management System Engineer, you’ll be a part of a small team responsible for the BMS and Charge Control functions and circuitry on the aircraft. You’ll own the system end to end, from defining how the system should work, to prototype board design, prototype firmware bring-up, and debugging issues in the field. The ideal candidate will have a broad knowledge of embedded software and hardware development, from bare-metal board bring-up and understanding of microcontroller timing and execution characteristics to high-level software specification and design methods and techniques.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in electrical engineering, computer science, embedded systems, or related fields.
Experience and understanding of electrical fundamentals, switching power supplies, electrical isolation/insulation strategies.
Ability to operate lab equipment including low and high-voltage power supplies, function generators, oscilloscopes, multimeters, soldering irons, etc
Programming skills in C, C++, and Python
Experience with software development and debugging for embedded systems
Experience with version control systems (git, SVN, etc.)

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or equivalent experience
Experience with EV charging standards
Experience with schematic capture and printed circuit board layout. (Altium preferred)
Understanding of electrical overcurrent protection coordination and high-voltage insulation
Experience with circuit simulation software, especially related to power electronics stability, line/load regulation, control system responses, etc.
In-depth knowledge of high-voltage (>800V) designs and isolation boundaries/techniques for power and signal transmission
Experience designing and testing for EMI mitigation and EMC
Experience in aerospace industry
Pilot’s license or an interest in flying

Responsibilities

Design battery and charge management systems with world class safety and fuel gauging capabilities
Provide support and improvements for existing hardware and software on aircraft
Write system level, software, and hardware requirements for certification-intent aircraft charge controller
Lead development of new and improved software and implementation/testing on the hardware and in the aircraft
Support debugging and testing of hardware and software in a certification environment
Work with the Ground Support Equipment (GSE) team to provide a seamless charging experience across BETA’s platforms and with 3rd party EVSEs