Gotion, Inc.

Gotion, Inc.

Battery Cell Engineer, Applications

Irvine, California

Sponsorship not specified$100k-$180kDetected 1 day ago
PythonMATLABData AnalysisComputer VisionIntellectual PropertyLeadershipCommunicationProblem Solving

About the role

  • We innovate in the next generation electric vehicle and energy storage technologies (lithium batteries and related systems) with the aim to accelerate electrified transportation and achieve sustainable development.
  • Gotion is powered by a leading power battery technology company that provides solutions for vehicles including the world's first mass commercial e-bus route.
  • Everyone is highly valued and plays a vital role in the growth of our organization.

Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership in customer discussions covering cell design, performance, safety, lifetime, and manufacturability
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with OEM technical teams
  • Translate customer's application/system-level requirements into cell design inputs with internal cell design teams
  • Develop and propose technical solutions to meet customer requirements
  • Develop test methodologies to evaluate cell and cell-in-pack performance for safety, performance, and durability
  • Build deep understanding of customer application use cases to inform optimal cell and pack design
  • draw technical conclusions, identify risks, and drive root cause analysis and corrective actions
  • Support customer-facing quality and industrialization activities, including APQP, PPAP, and audits
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to advance cell technology, applications, and intellectual property

Requirements

  • MS degree in chemistry/chemical engineering/materials science with 7+ years of experience with hands-on testing of lithium-ion batteries
  • Experience in analysis using dQdV, dQdV
  • Familiarity with cell manufacturing processes (electrode, assembly, formation, aging)
  • Strong understanding of cell chemistry, electrochemical performance, and degradation mechanisms
  • Ability to work effectively with global teams
  • Experienced in Li-ion battery cell development and validation
  • Good knowledge about GITT, EIS, CV, PITT
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English

Nice to have

  • Knowledge of battery safety standards and regulations (UN38.3, UL, IEC, GB, FMVSS…)
  • Ability to communicate in Mandarin and English
  • Hands on experience in GITT, EIS, CV, PITT..
  • Hands on experience in material characterization such as XRD, IR, NMR..
  • Experience in large data analysis such as Python or Matlab
  • This provides you with the opportunity to progress as you grow and advance your career at Gotion.
  • Gotion Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
  • Preferred/Nice to have:

Compensation

  • Base pay is one part of our total compensation package at Gotion, and is determined within a range.

Company info

  • Serve as lead technical point of contact for US OEM customers on battery cell-related topics
  • Represent Gotion's cell technology capabilities, roadmap, and development status to customers
  • Lead technical reviews and workshops with customers and internal teams from RFI/RFQ through mass production
  • Lead technical alignment with customers on cell requirements, specifications, and validation plans
  • communicate findings and recommendations to customers
  • Review and interpret cell test data; draw technical conclusions, identify risks, and drive root cause analysis and corrective actions; communicate findings and recommendations to customers
  • Collaborate with cell designers and cell process engineers to develop DFMEA and PFMEA; coordinate FMEA reviews and alignment with customers

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