Battery Validation Engineer

Position Overview

This position will provide comprehensive safety, validation, and reliability engineering support to Proterra’s Battery Engineering team and Technology Test Lab. You will be responsible for the development of design validation and process verification testing programs on new electric vehicle technologies, documentation of tests and failure analysis resulting from those tests.

About the Role – You will:

• Develop engineering validation test specifications for reliability, durability, characterization and safety for Proterra’s electric vehicle technologies.
• Participate in the execution of validation tests for reliability, durability, characterization and safety on product prototypes in all stages of development.
• Provide clear and concise documentation related to tests, including reports on parts under test and their status.
• Capture identified failures in detail and work with engineering to facilitate resolution.
• Assist in the facilitation of the failure analysis process by providing detailed information surrounding failures in test articles.
• Work with design team to schedule the flow of new parts into testing.
• Prioritize and complete task to meet necessary deadlines.
• Provide design input to improve product reliability when necessary.
• Interact with a wide variety of individuals and teams to communicate results.
• Other tasks as assigned by management.

About Our Group:

• As strategic partners, the Battery Engineering team strives to ensure that our values, culture and engagement always allow us do great things for our company.
• We strive to provide the highest level service and support to our clients each and every day.
• We work collaboratively to build strong relationships with our clients, partners, and own team.
• We treat each other with respect……and always try to have a little fun every day!
• This position will be part of the Burlingame based Battery Engineering team that supports Proterra’s Manufacturing and Engineering operations in Burlingame, CA.
• You will report to the Manager, Test Engineering and collaborate with other Battery Engineering team members located at our headquarters in Burlingame, CA and other manufacturing facilities in Los Angeles, CA and Greenville, SC.

About You:

• Self-starter with the ability to adapt interpersonal styles and techniques to influence at all levels of the organization.
• Customer-focused attitude, with high level of professionalism and discretion.
• Ability to maintain strict confidentiality, establish trust and credibility, and act with complete integrity.

• Detail-oriented, resourceful, diligent and drives projects to 100% completion.
• Strong time management and organizational skills.
• Sound judgment and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent English communication skills.

Your Experience Includes:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Proven track record of managing engineering projects.
• Experience in supporting Highly Accelerated Life Testing (HALT)
• Experience with data acquisition systems, digital and analog interfaces for PCs, test systems, etc.
• Experience in an R&D testing environment.
• Experience with data processing for root cause analysis and reporting.
• Familiarity with test instrumentation (i.e., temperature, flow, pressure, low voltage analog)
• Familiarity with high voltage products.
• Familiarity with electrical and electronic circuits, components, thermal systems and heat transfer.

Travel: ~25%

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)