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Battery Hardware Engineer – Platforms

Battery Hardware Engineer – Platforms

CompanyGoogle
LocationSunnyvale, CA, USA
Salary$126000 – $181000
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s
Experience LevelMid Level

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 2 years of experience working in a power electronics or battery design technical environment, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree.
  • Experience in battery chemistry and electrochemical energy storage technologies.
  • Experience with battery pack design, simulation, validation, and testing.

Responsibilities

  • Innovate and design on rack and data center battery backup and product specifications and solutions including battery management systems, battery modules, and analyze performance, cost, reliability, and availability trade-offs.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand application requirements, partner with battery, and power industry leaders to lead the evaluation and adoption of technologies.
  • Perform system trade off analysis and study of backup power options in data center applications.
  • Lead projects that involve new technologies or new uses of multiple existing technologies.
  • Engage cross-functionally to ensure roll-out, testing, and complete validation.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master’s degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
  • Experience in data center power system design or stationary energy storage system design.
  • Experience with power electronic laboratory measurement techniques and equipment.
  • Knowledge of power electronics, battery chemistries and degradation mechanisms, and various battery module electrical architectures.
  • Knowledge of scripting languages such as Python/Perl.
  • Excellent attention to detail, communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills, with the ability to work with cross-functional project teams.