Cell Test Engineer

Ford Global Career Site
Long Beach, CA

In this position... 
As a Cell Test Engineer , you will partner with cell engineers ,BMS engineers and vehicle performance teams to plan and execute battery-cell testing that directly improves battery and vehicle control systems. 
Your work will enhance customers’ charging and driving experiences and advance safety.

Working cross-functionally, you will sharpen test precision and improve methodologies and measurement and analysis techniques for battery evaluation.



 

What you'll do...

• Define and document test requirements for cell characterization, cycle life, abuse testing, and other validation procedures.
• Own cell-level test plans to characterize cell properties, essential for establishing cell specifications and control algorithms.

• Inspect test setups and analyze results to assess data quality, optimizing performance and reliability.
• Design cell fixtures to enhance testing capabilities, accuracy, and the extraction of representative, meaningful data.

• Collaborate with data engineers to create a seamless data pipeline for global requirement owners. 
• Drive the automation of the entire testing process, from test requests to the delivery of results reports. 

• Coordinate software development for test hardware control and DAQ with a partner test engineer or technician. 
• Present results to stakeholders and cell suppliers.

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