Battery Cell Cathode Assembly Material DRE

Description

Hybrid Position does not require an employee to be on-site full-time but the [general expectation is that the employee be onsite] an average of three (3) days each week. 

The Role

This position is for a Battery Cell Cathode Assembly Material DRE and will work for GM’s next generation electrified vehicles. You’ll be responsible to design and release cathode assemblies for various cell chemistries. This role offers the opportunity to leverage electrochemical engineering and process development experience to evaluate manufacturing feasibility and develop/implement innovative material process concepts for battery cell technologies. You'll develop, implement, and verify specifications that relate cell quality to CAM properties, equipment efficiency and minimizing scrap rate in production while working closely with all cross functional teams to troubleshoot quality issues, address gaps in cell-performance targets and implement mitigation measures. The design release engineer will be responsible for specifying requirements on the certificate of analysis for the CAM, that directly affect the quality, durability and performance of future battery electric vehicles manufactured by GM.

What You'll Do (Key Responsibilities)

• Work with cell engineering and manufacturing teams to build component level specifications for the cathode active materials, all the way through electrode assembly.

• Own and drive the cathode assembly design to meet overall performance and safety of the battery cell

• Work with cross functional engineers and teams to select appropriate chemistries on the roadmap, verify manufacturing readiness, CAM pre-processing, handling and/or storage requirements.  Reuse parts where appropriate

• Verify compatibility of CAM properties across various processing stages, from initial powder processing, slurry preparation, dispersion of cathode components

• Work with Designers to ensure interface and packaging compatibility both internally and externally

• Support purchasing in sourcing of components

• Provide cell materials characterization expertise/problem solving related to the integrated product

• Oversee and support DFMEA and Design Reviews Based on Test Results (DRBTR)

• Work with manufacturing to ensure build ability and to determine quality requirements

• Work to support manufacturing in root cause analysis: Troubleshoot issues with slurry properties and coating properties and material integrity across various stages of processing

• Track validation status and review results

• Resolve all development and validation issues

• Manage change control for the commodity

• Provide and manage component timing plan

• Execute and support Peer Reviews per program milestones

• Work with component suppliers to meet design and timing objectives

Additional Description

Your Skills & Abilities (Required Qualifications)

• 3+ years of hands-on experience in materials engineering for Li-ion cell design and manufacturing

• 2+ years of experience in Design and Release of components

• Demonstrate excellent level of analytical ability, communication and interpersonal skills required to build relationships with team members and customers to solve problems and resolve issues

• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple and complex projects and assignments with autonomy and accountability for results

• Good understanding of major automotive subsystems and cell- and battery-architectures

• Proven ability in project management skills and ability to teach others

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or equivalent

• Technical writing ability to create written engineering evaluation reports

• Ability to read, interpret and generate engineering drawings and specifications

• Familiarity with CAD and CAE

What Will Give You A Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• Master’s degree in engineering, chemistry, materials science, or a related field. Minimum 7 years of industry experience working on battery cells and 3 years of leadership experience in Li ion cathode synthesis and development at scale.

• Production execution experience working on cell design and manufacturing. Proven track record of working with original cathode vendors.

• Understanding of GD&T principles

• 2+ years of experience in Design and Release of components

• Experience with ‘build to print’ parts – or – experience writing specifications and managing suppliers with ‘build to spec’ parts

• Familiarity with analytical tools to analyze phase purity, surface properties, mechanical and thermal processing of cathode active materials, failure modes for various types of cathode chemistries, electrochemical testing

• Experience relating material level specifications to cell level targets and vice-versa

• Experience with electrochemical, structural and thermal analysis tools

• Experience managing OEMs or suppliers on critical timelines

• Experience with and/or knowledge of relevant battery control and safety technologies (e.g., Vehicle battery systems, high voltage hardware) and standards

• Design for Six Sigma Certification

• 5+ Years’ experience with a major automotive OEM is a plus

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