Innovation Project Leader

Stellantis • Auburn Hills, MI

3d

About The Position

The Innovation Project Leader leads the design and development of innovative batteries to achieve targeted battery-pack performance while maintaining safety and meeting agreed project plans. The role assesses disruptive cell electrochemistry technologies for automotive applications and coordinates cross-functional teams, internal facilities, and external partners, including academics, startups, cell manufacturers, and material providers.

The position leads projects through technology readiness level (TRL) gates and milestones, evaluates battery-pack performance, cost, stationary operation, and life-cycle impacts, and builds and communicates medium- and long-term roadmaps for cell electrochemistry technologies and designs. It also develops and shares methods and models, synthesizes functional and dysfunctional battery-pack designs, and delivers technical assessments, requirements, cost analyses, activity reports, and partnership and facilities-upgrade plans.

The role works with technical teams, expertise networks, project stakeholders, and partners to validate results and share tools, models, and methods. It requires a bachelor's degree in Materials Engineering or Electrochemistry Engineering and at least eight years of experience in battery energy storage.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Materials Engineering or Electrochemistry Engineering.
• At least 8 years of work experience in the battery energy storage area.
• Knowledge of battery-pack design, electrochemistry, thermal management, battery cells, and electrical energy storage.
• Excellent interpersonal skills for working in cross-functional and multicultural teams.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in Materials Engineering or Electrochemistry.
• Proven experience in electrochemistry.
• Experience with current and/or advanced cell technologies.
• Experience providing technical guidance and direction during supplier technical reviews.
• Proven experience in team leadership or project management.

Responsibilities

• Assess disruptive cell electrochemistry technologies for automotive applications from a technical-performance perspective.
• Lead relationships with external partners, including academics, startups, cell manufacturers, and material providers.
• Coordinate relationships and human resources with advanced and core teams and internal facilities.
• Lead and extend partnerships and plans for upgrading internal facilities.
• Build and disseminate medium- and long-term roadmaps for cell electrochemistry technologies and designs.
• Master and disseminate functional and dysfunctional battery-design processes aimed at improving power and energy performance.
• Lead projects involving multiple teams and disciplines through TRL gates and milestones in accordance with project plans.
• Capitalize on and disseminate methods and models implemented within PDT communities.
• Summarize project-level performance and constraints of the addressed battery packs.
• Evaluate battery-pack thermo-electric performance, including power and energy under thermal conditions.
• Evaluate battery-pack cost, stationary-environment performance, and Life Cycle Analysis (LCA).
• Exchange and validate results with technical teams, expertise networks, and project stakeholders.
• Share tools, models, and methods with teams and partners.
• Use battery-pack systems engineering to develop functional and dysfunctional analyses.
• Facilitate a working team for design synthesis and coordinate cross-functional synthesis among skilled contributors.
• Gather and synthesize information from multiple sources.
• Process TRL gates, including LCA and cost assessments, and deliver on time.
• Provide technical guidance and direction during supplier technical reviews.

What This Job Offers

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