Vehicle Battery Test Engineer

Vehicle Battery Test Engineer

**Location:** Dearborn, MI **Category:** Engineering **Job ID:** PFO0004XS

Your Impact

**Challenging Today. Reinventing Tomorrow.** We're invested in you and your success. Everything we do is more than just a project. It's our challenge as human beings too. That's why we bring a thoughtful and collaborative approach to every one of our partnerships. At Jacobs, we challenge the status quo and redefine how to solve the world's greatest challenges, transforming big ideas into intelligent solutions for a more connected sustainable world. Design your career with a company that inspires and empowers you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow, and succeed today and into tomorrow. Jacobs is the world's top supplier of automotive test facilities providing a full range of services to commercial automotive industry customers. Customers include not only the world's major vehicle providers and other original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), but also clients from the international motor sports community. Our experience encompasses virtually every type of automotive test facility including climatic and driveability wind tunnels, aerodynamic acoustic and thermodynamic wind tunnels, emissions test rooms, soak rooms, altitude chambers, engine and powertrain test cells, and electromagnetic anechoic chambers. We not only design and build these facility systems assets but also operate, maintain, and manage these facilities.

BRIEF OUTLINE OF SPECIFIC ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

**Description:** Battery Lab Test Engineer is responsible for supporting the Design Verification (DV) physical testing and certification of traction battery pack systems for hybrid and electric vehicles. You work hand in hand with test and design engineers to support the company's product testing needs to support execution of functional safety and thermal performance tests on battery pack systems. You will be required to become proficient in test site installation, equipment instrumentation connection, proper functional verification of test setup, and start up of the site automation system Lynx. Becoming safety certified to perform high voltage electrical and mechanical tests is required upon start up.

Primary Duties

• Provide engineering support for existing electrical test facility.
• Work with electrical program teams to ensure facility is capable for future testing.
• Work with engineering and program teams to automate existing and future testing capabilities.
• Development of test systems with efficient timing and 100% issue/error detection related to Full Automation Requester Not Present.

Job Responsibilities

• Configuring, Operating, Programming Lynx site automation systems and supplemental site controls and I/O to achieve fully automated testing and 100% error detection response.
• Reviewing and sign off of test setups for accuracy and safety.
• Analyzing test data for performance execution issues, develop detection strategies for issues not captured by the site control system, and facilitate data delivery to customer.
• Providing direction to Test Technicians to aid in the performance of DV testing.
• Translating test request requirements into lab executable instructions/test plans.
• Leading test site troubleshooting efforts.
• Developing test equipment/facility upgrade capital project proposals.
• Authoring specification and statement of work documents.
• Building financial and business rationale, obtaining cost estimates.
• Developing project timing plans.
• Managing capital projects including tracking and managing cost/timing and equipment installations, leading activities with equipment vendors and skilled trades, and coordinating with Lab Scheduling.

What you'll need

• **MINIMUM EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING, AND/OR SKILL REQUIREMENTS**
• B.S. in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering and a minimum of 1 year engineering experience or M.S. degree from an accredited engineering school.
• Battery laboratory test experience preferred.
• An understanding of vehicle powertrain, power supply, and vehicle electrical system operation with an emphasis on High Voltage HEV/BEV applications.
• Knowledge of data collection and communication systems and their operation.
• Knowledge of AVL Lynx and CAN/Ethernet Communication protocol a plus.
• A working knowledge of instrumentation/measurement systems, particularly transducers and their operation (temperature, pressure, fluid flow, etc.).
• Demonstrated leadership behaviors and related experience.
• Strong teamwork, analytical, oral, and written skills.
• Strong computer skills including Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, etc.).
• 2 years of experience in Vibration testing, component level hardware.
• Generate test reports based on customer requests.
• Perform set up and measurement using high-speed cameras and digital image correlation techniques.
• Practice and promote safe working habits and maintain a clean working environment.
• Strong understanding of Fuel Delivery systems (Gas and Diesel).
• Working knowledge of internal fluid and air flow mechanics.
• Ability to handle multiple simultaneous tasks and adjust to changing requirements.
• High energy self-starter with ability and desire to take responsibility and deliver results with minimal supervision.
• Ability and courage to effectively communicate key issues and recommendations to senior management.
• Ability to work within diverse environments.
• High integrity with good attitude.
• Quality systems management experience preferred.
• Lean Six Sigma methodology experience preferred.
• Familiar with Statistical Process Control and statistical tools.
• General knowledge of Corporate or Industry Safety practices and procedures preferred.

*All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.*

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