Electrical Engineer

Element Materials Technology

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About The Position

Element has an opportunity for a Battery Electrical Engineer to join our team of testing experts in the greater Atlanta area. This engineer would support third-party testing of state-of-the-art energy storage devices including lithium-based and other chemistries, polymer, prismatic, and cylindrical form factors including cells, batteries, and modules. The types of tests include performance, reliability, cycle life, safety / abuse tests, as well as custom tests to serve our customers’ needs for battery testing across the entire supply chain.
As a member of the operations team, the Battery Testing Engineer position performs a variety of routine and non-routine testing assignments within the Battery department by delivering assigned projects, ensuring timely and accurate test results for our customers under minimal direct supervision.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or equivalent
• Minimum five years engineering experience
• Experience with plotting, reviewing, and analyzing test data
• Programing / Scripting experience required; direct experience with battery cycler programming preferred

Nice To Haves

• Experience with SMBus communication or similar protocols is a plus
• Previous testing services experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute electrical testing of batteries with minimal supervision.
• Develop procedures and perform testing to industry standards such as UL 1642, UL 2054, IEC 62133, UN 38.3, and customer specifications.
• Operate electrical instrumentation including load banks, power supplies, current / power meters, data acquisition units, and automated battery testers.
• Manage equipment to subject batteries to stresses including electrical, thermal, pressure, humidity, vibration, shock, crush, nail penetration, etc.
• Develop innovative testing technologies and methodologies to accommodate novel batteries and support unique test requests.
• Identify and diagnose test anomalies, failures, or errors through engineering analyses of collected data.
• Simultaneously manage multiple projects, ensuring accurate and timely delivery of testing data to customers.
• Lead technical problem-solving activities, utilizing both internal knowledge and industry resources to resolve complex issues.
• Direct and mentor less experienced engineers and technicians as required

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees