Director, Battery Pack Engineering (Palo Alto)

Palo Alto, CA, United States

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About ALSO. Were ALSO, an electric mobility company originally conceived as a part of Rivian. Were a passionate team of builders, dreamers, doers and innovators, focused on creating entirely new (not to mention, innovative and delightful) vertically integrated, small EVs designed to meet the global mobility challenges of today and tomorrow. Our mission is to inspire everyone to ride ALSOreplacing many local car, truck and SUV miles with ones on vehicles that are more affordable, more enjoyable and 10-50x more efficient.

ALSO is seeking a technical leader who can grow highperforming engineering teams while delivering fully integrated, highquality battery packs across mechanical, electrical, thermal, and safety domains.

What You Will Do

Lead endtoend battery pack product development, including detailed mechanical design, validation and testing, DFM/DFX, highvolume manufacturing ramp, certification, and continuous product and process improvements.
Manage multiple battery technology and product development workstreams spanning early concept, detailed design, validation, launch, and sustaining engineering. Grow and lead several small engineering teams across mechanical design, test, modeling, and requirements engineering; provide coaching, prioritization, and technical guidance.
Develop and maintain strong relationships with battery cell suppliers and drive cell selection and qualification for each new application.
Expand cell and packlevel performance and safety testing capabilities, including lab infrastructure, equipment, and test processes.
Advance cell and packlevel electrical, thermal, life, and health modeling capabilities to support design, controls, and safety analysis.
Collaborate closely with Systems Engineering, Product Architecture, BMS hardware, and Controls Engineering to deliver integrated, highperformance battery systems.

What You Will Bring

BS or higher in engineering (mechanical or related) with strong grounding in mechanical design, structures, and heat transfer.
Proven track record of industrializing multiple highquality, highvolume battery packs or modules (0.58kWh+ energy range).
Exceptional firstprinciples mechanical engineering skills with strong analytical, modeling, and design capabilities.
Deep understanding of lithiumion batteries, including operating principles, chemistry tradeoffs, failure modes, safetybydesign strategies, cell manufacturing, and the supplier landscape.
Handson experience with safetycritical design, testing, and iteration, including strategies for controlled energy release during severe failure events.
Strong experience working with contract manufacturers, including design release, documentation control, build readiness, onsite collaboration, and ramptomassproduction execution.
Ability to develop and industrialize advanced manufacturing processes, such as wire bonding, laser welding, adhesive dispensing, and related joining/assembly flows.
Strong understanding of battery safety and reliability qualification, including shock/vibration, environmental stress, abuse testing, and singlecell initiation methods; capable of building and interpreting test plans aligned with UL/IEC/UN regulations.
Knowledge of physicsbased modeling for battery cells and packs, plus familiarity with BMS algorithm design and performance methods.
Understanding of BMS electrical architectures and hardware design, and how they integrate into battery packs.

Salary for this position ranges from $250,000 to $320,000 per year, depending on experience and qualifications.

Why ALSO.

Were passionate about helping the world find a better way to get therewherever it is youre headed.

Were located in the heart of Silicon Valley and have brought together a worldclass team from some of the biggest brands in the technology, automotive, cycling, outdoor recreation and retail spaces.

Together were working handson to imagine, design and build an entirely new solution to a global set of transportation challenges.

Perks And Benefits

Robust health coverage. Excellent health, dental and vision insurance covered up to 100% by ALSO with FSA & HSA options.
One Medical membership and dedicated insurance advocates.
Rich fertility and family building benefits with Progyny.
Flexible time off.
401(k) match.

Seniority level: Director

Employment type: Fulltime

Job function: Engineering and Information Technology

Industries: Motor Vehicle Manufacturing