Battery Design Lead Engineer
Posted on: 31 May 2021
Warren, MI
Job Description
Job Description
The Advanced Battery Pack Lead is responsible for the integration of designs for a high voltage, lithium-ion propulsion battery and its subsystems (structural components, cell modules, battery electrical hardware, including wiring and bussing, and battery thermal system components). This role will work on the latest battery technology to equip General Motors' burgeoning electrified vehicle portfolio with cutting edge battery technology that will lead the industry, working with a high-performance, creative, and innovative team. This will focus on the compatibility of CAE designs for packaging and functionality of battery sub-components to meet stringent vehicle and battery level requirements. This role will directly affect the cost, quality, durability and performance of future GM electrified vehicles, as a direct contributor to GM's Zero Emissions vision!
Requirements:
Collaborate with the Advanced Battery Engineers, Project Manager and Battery Architect to integrate battery components' design.
Package battery electrical, structural, module, and thermal components.
Lead designers to ensure interface and packaging compatibility both internal to a battery pack, as well as externally.
Work with other Component and Lead Engineers to select and craft appropriate components, while reusing parts where appropriate.
Work with manufacturing to ensure build-ability and to resolve quality requirements.
Work with service to ensure designs serviceability.
Ensure component designs support safety and thermal requirements for the Vehicle, Propulsion System and Battery Pack.
Execute and support peer reviews per program achievements.
Additional Job Description
Requirements:
Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering.
3+ years of experience in batteries, electrification or vehicle engineering.
Experience with Unigraphics NX.
Ability to read, interpret and generate engineering drawings and specifications.
Familiarity with CAD and CAE.
Ability to work with multiple designers and provide CAE direction.
Desired Skills:
Master’s degree in Engineering.
5+ years of Battery Pack and/or Battery Component engineering experience.
High voltage or electrified vehicle safety training and hands-on work experience.
Prior experience with a major automotive OEM and/or Tier 1 supplier.
Benefits Overview
The goal of the General Motors total rewards program is to support the health and well-being of you and your family. Our comprehensive compensation plan incudes, the following benefits, in addition to many others:
• Paid time off including vacation days, holidays, and parental leave for mothers, fathers and adoptive parents;
• Healthcare (including a triple tax advantaged health savings account and wellness incentive), dental, vision and life insurance plans to cover you and your family;
• Company and matching contributions to 401K savings plan to help you save for retirement;
• Global recognition program for peers and leaders to recognize and be recognized for results and behaviors that reflect our company values;
• Tuition assistance and student loan refinancing;
• Discount on GM vehicles for you, your family and friends.
General Motors
Detroit, MI
We envision a future of zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestion, and we have committed ourselves to leading the way toward this future.
General Motors has been pushing the limits of transportation and technology for over 100 years. Today, we are in the midst of a transportation revolution. And we have the ambition, the talent and the technology to realize the safer, better and more sustainable world we want.
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We are committed to an all-electric future.
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Across 14 recent new-vehicle launches, we’ve trimmed an average of 357 pounds per vehicle, saving 35 million gallons of gasoline and avoiding 312,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions per year.
Today, our vehicle manufacturing process has the lowest environmental footprint in our history, thanks to steady progress toward achieving our 2020 operational commitments to reduce energy, carbon, water and waste intensity.
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