Title: Engineer II or Sr, Quality (Defect Analysis, Pack)
Reports to: Manager, DA
Location: Holland, MI.
Summary:As a Defect Analysis Engineer or Senior Engineer, you will conduct analysis of lithium-ion battery systems (small, medium/large Cell, ESS) and BMS (Battery Management System) related accident site investigations, failure part investigations, and internal/external failure sample analysis. This role you will conduct reproduction experiments (cell and pack level) under controlled conditions and identify clear root causes of safety-related issues. This role serves as a key contributor in improving product safety, supporting corrective actions, and ensuring safe battery performance for customers.
Responsibilities:- Organize and streamline processes/procedures
- Derive the root cause through on-site verification, investigation, and ignition analysis of safety issues
- Conduct a reproducibility experiment to verify the probable cause of a field issue
- Perform Cell/Module/Pack tear-down analysis and reporting
- Analyze structural and design safety risks of automobile & battery (Pack to Cell) system
- Analyze risk and cause through buyback and issue adjacent cell analysis
- Analyze the cause of battery failure through precision analysis equipment
- Conduct failure analysis using precision diagnostic equipment
- Create instruction and diagnostic manuals
- Maintain cleanliness at work-site in accordance with 5S3R Standards:
- Sort, Set in order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain
- Right Location, Right Quantity, Right Container
- Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications:- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field or equivalent, relevant experience
- Experience in a Quality Engineering role or Reproducible experiment work in an automotive manufacturing environment including internship or co-op's experience
- Strong understanding of electrical and electronic circuits, including circuit theory and operating principle
- Strong problem-solving skills related to electrical and electronic components and systems
Experience:- 3+ years of experience, including internship or co-op experience, in a Quality Engineering role or Reproducible experiment work in an automotive manufacturing environment
- Fire related failure parts analysis experience including EV/PHEV vehicle diagnosis (GST)
- Experience in electrical and electronic circuit analysis (voltage, current, resistance, signal measurement and analysis)
- Experience diagnosing circuit-level issues and performing root cause analysis
- Experience working with BMS, power supply systems, sensors, and protection circuits
Skills:- Comfortable working independently and with others
- Results-oriented and perseverant
- Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Project and process management skills
- Strong attention to detail
- Technically proficient and motivated to continuously improve
- MS Office Suite
- Ability to work flexible hours occasionally to support related team
- Ability to wear a respirator while working
- Prefer to CFEI
- Electric & Electronics related knowledge in vehicle
Mandatory requirements:- Able to work while wearing respirator
