Senior Battery Engineer (Drones)

The role

You will drive the development of energy storage systems for next-generation drone products from concept to production. You will act as the primary technical owner and interface between the Core Battery Group and internal product teams.

What you will do

• Drive battery pack development from concept to production
• Act as the main point of contact between the Core Battery Group and internal product teams
• Translate user stories and CONOPs into actionable ESS requirements
• Lead battery cell selection using accelerated de-risking and validation processes
• Partner with mechanical engineers to deliver design revisions
• Work with manufacturing engineering to scale from prototype to production units
• Support battery bring-up, test, debug, and vehicle integration activities
• Conduct root cause analysis and data processing on fielded ESSs

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or fundamental Physical Sciences with an applied focus on energy storage technologies
• 5+ years of experience designing, testing, and troubleshooting energy storage systems
• Past ownership of battery pack design and prototype assembly
• Demonstrated experience delivering robust, high-performance energy storage systems
• Demonstrated technical contributions to drive one or more energy storage systems from prototype to production
• Professional awareness of at least one: BMS electrical design, BMS algorithms and software functionality, or BMS validation against operational requirements
• Professional awareness of at least one: Battery cell characterization methods or Battery cell or pack modeling/simulation in Matlab or Simulink
• Basic capabilities and understanding of CAD tools (CATIA, NX, SolidWorks)
• Understanding of UN38.3, NAVSEA S9310, and/or equivalent (UL, IEC) battery safety standards
• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities

Nice to have

• Graduate Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or fundamental Physical Sciences with a focus on energy storage technologies
• Understanding and familiarity with MIL-STD-882, MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-704, MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-464
• Advanced experience designing battery pack components and sub-assemblies with CAD tools
• Experience with rapid deployment of drones/UAVs
• Experience with student lead competition/collegian competitions (e.g. Formula SAE/Baja, Hyperloop, racing, small startups)
• Advanced expertise with BMS electrical design, BMS algorithms and software functionality, or BMS validation against operational requirements
• Advanced expertise with Battery cell characterization methods or Battery cell or pack modeling/simulation in Matlab or Simulink

Benefits

• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees

Before you apply

• Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities
• Consent to pre-employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening

About the company

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. Their family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system.