Gotion, Inc.
Principal Structural and CAE Durability Engineer, Battery Systems
Irvine, California · Principal
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About the role
- Care: Demonstrates respect, empathy, professionalism, safety, quality, teamwork, and customer focus.
- Pragmatism: Makes practical, data-driven decisions that balance quality, efficiency, cost, and business needs.
- Integrity: Acts honestly and ethically while maintaining confidentiality and compliance with company policies and laws.
Responsibilities
- Define and drive the structural/CAE analysis strategy, methods, and technology roadmap across battery engineering programs.
- Apply optimization, DOE, and AI/ML techniques to guide battery module and pack design decisions.
- Partner closely with Design Release Engineers (DREs) and cross-functional teams (mechanical, electrical, systems, manufacturing) to ensure structural designs meet performance, safety, and reliability targets.
- Lead root cause investigations of structural failures, test findings, and field issues, and support corrective action development.
- Present analysis results, design recommendations, and program-level structural risk assessments to engineering and program leadership.
- Support continuous improvement of engineering standards, design practices, and simulation methodology.
Requirements
- Experience with scripting/programming for CAE automation (Python, C/C++, Tcl/Tk, VBA, or similar).
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience presenting to engineering and program leadership.
Nice to have
- PhD in Mechanical Engineering or Solid Mechanics.
- Direct experience with battery module/pack structural design and durability analysis.
- Experience with Teamcenter/NX or similar PLM/CAD-integration environments.
- Track record of patents, publications, or industry recognition in structural/CAE engineering.
- Mentor and provide technical leadership to structural and CAE engineers across the team.
- Other duties as assigned.
- PhD or MS in Mechanical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Solid Mechanics, or a related technical discipline.
- 15+ years of experience in structural, fatigue, and durability CAE analysis, ideally within automotive, battery, or related industrial systems.
Skills
- Innovation: Continuously seeks better ideas, technologies, and processes to improve business performance.
Company info
- Gotion is a career destination - we are not simply attempting to just fill another job, but to pursue a dream of global green energy together!
- We offer outstanding opportunities to individuals seeking an exciting and challenging working environment.
- At Gotion, we believe our people are the driving force behind our success.
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