Director, Battery Management Systems

American Battery Solutions has a full-time opening for a Director, Battery Management Systems in Lake Orion, Michigan.

Job Summary:

The Director of Battery Management Systems is responsible for leading the strategic and technical aspects of the Battery Management system (BMS) across our product lines. This critical role will involve driving innovation, ensuring the safety and performance of our battery systems, and collaborating cross-functionally to deliver state-of-the-art solutions to our clients.

Responsibilities:

• Spearhead the development of advanced Battery Management strategies and algorithms, leveraging your deep expertise in battery technologies, state estimation, thermal management, and fault diagnostics.
• Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies, driving continuous improvement in our BMS designs to enhance efficiency, reliability, and safety.
• Develop and execute a comprehensive BMS roadmap aligning with the company's long-term objectives and customer requirements, including budget development and tracking.
• Collaborate closely with R&D, engineering, and product teams to integrate BMS solutions seamlessly into our products, ensuring alignment with overall design and functionality.
• Manage and mentor a team of talented BMS engineers, fostering their professional growth and maintaining a culture of innovation and excellence.
• Establish rigorous testing and validation protocols for BMS designs, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations.
• Engage with customers and partners to understand their specific BMS needs and challenges, translating these insights into effective BMS solutions.
• Oversee the timely execution of BMS projects, from concept to commercialization, ensuring milestones are met and projects are delivered within budget.
• Identify potential risks and challenges related to BMS development and implementation, devising mitigation strategies to ensure project success.
• Adhere to federal and state regulations.
• Adhere to all company policies, processes, and procedures.
• Performs other duties as requested, directed, or assigned.
• Predictable and reliable attendance.

Position Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field with a focus on battery technologies.
• PhD degree in a related field with a focus on battery technologies preferred.
• Minimum of seven (7) years in a leadership role within the Battery Management or energy storage industry.
• Strong background in battery systems, including battery chemistry, state of charge estimation, thermal management, and safety mechanisms.
• Proficiency in Battery Management algorithms and software development.
• In-depth knowledge of relevant industry standards, regulations, and best practices.
• Exceptional leadership skills with the ability to motivate and guide cross-functional teams.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities, capable of engaging effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Demonstrated success in driving innovation and translating technical concepts into practical applications.
• Project management expertise, ensuring timely and high-quality deliverables.
• Experience with embedded systems and software development for real-time applications is a plus.
• Prior exposure to high voltage and automotive battery systems is desirable.
• Adaptability to a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Key Competencies:

• Influences Others: Has personal and organizational impact built on mutual trust, fairness, and honesty. Flexes their style to direct, collaborate, or empower, as the situation requires.
• Develops and Manages Employees: Actively develops knowledge, skills, and abilities of employees to leverage high performance.
• Mission, Vision, Values, and Strategic Priorities Focused: Understands and actively supports the organization’s mission, vision, values, and strategic priorities.
• Leads Change: Persistently moves in the face of ambiguity, dilemmas, and resistance to get completion of changes in an organized way; adapts with flexibility to and copes with changing situations while maintaining focus on goals.
• Thinks Strategically: Acts with the long-term future in mind. Considers future impact when weighing decisions. Anticipates trends and future consequences.
• Business Process Thinking: Designing, implementing, and executing business workflow activities that most effectively and efficiently meet the goals of the business unit and ABS.

Physical Requirements / Working Conditions:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Required to walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; talk and hear.
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Will be placed in a comfortable office environment for approximately 80% of the work time.
• The noise level in the office environment is usually minimal.
• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Constantly operates a computer and other office equipment.
• Ability to adjust focus, especially due to concentration on a computer screen.
• May need to lift and carry up to 30 pounds and/or position the body to reach items on the floor/below knee level or reach overhead.
• The noise level in the work environment can be moderately loud.
• May be required to recognize small numbers, letters, symbols, colors on prints, and/or operate field instruments/equipment.

Why Join Us

American Battery Solutions (ABS) provides comprehensive benefit plan options at no cost and a competitive salary to all associates. ABS is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Benefits Overview

• Paid time off includes 4 weeks, 15 holidays, and parental leave.
• 100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability life insurance.
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) offerings.
• Company provided 401K savings plan with matching contributions to help you save for retirement.
• Voluntary benefits offerings.
• Tuition assistance.
• Employee Referral program.
• Employee development and career growth opportunities.

About Us

At American Battery Solutions (ABS) we are developing the next generation of battery energy storage systems that will power the vehicles of today and tomorrow! Our team works with the latest technologies and battery chemistries engineering, testing, and manufacturing batteries to power the world’s electric propulsion transition. At ABS you may get a chance to work on a project for an autonomous warehouse robot or an autonomous lawnmower, or you may work on a battery for a fleet of delivery vehicles or a transit bus, or even an EV start-up or a massive grid energy storage system. Our team is led by some of the industry’s most experienced professionals, but we pride ourselves on developing a diverse team of next-generation battery experts.

The Location - Lake Orion

American Battery Solutions Headquarters and Innovation Center is located in the heart of South-East Michigan in Orion Township. Orion Township is a Pure Michigan Trail Town that has a long-standing dedication to enhancing trails and pathways in its community, which is home to the Polly Ann Trail, Paint Creek Trail, and Iron Belle Trail. The township boasts more than 50 miles of trails. Southeast Michigan also boasts some of the best eating around! Whether your interest is in furthering your education, enjoying one of the many regional sporting events, or enjoying the vast outdoors that Michigan has to offer, you’ll be at the center of it here!

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