Women in Cleantech and Sustainability ยท 4 days ago
SR ELECTRICAL TEST ENGINEER, BATTERY SYSTEMS AT PROTERRA (BURLINGAME, CA)
Burlingame, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior LevelWomen in Cleantech and Sustainability is associated with Proterra, which is seeking a Senior Electrical Test Engineer for their Battery Systems team. This role involves providing comprehensive test engineering support, focusing on electrical safety and abuse tests for high voltage battery packs and advancing testing capabilities in the Technology Lab.
Association
Responsibilities
Own the specifications, methodology, setup, execution, and reporting of electrical safety and abuse tests on high voltage battery packs, sub-systems, and components
Adapt and develop test equipment for increased fidelity, repeatability, and new product requirements
Collaborate with the Systems engineering team to understand product and stakeholder requirements to develop appropriate test methodologies
Provide clear and concise documentation related to tests, including reports on parts under test and their status
Capture identified failures in detail and work with engineering to facilitate resolution
Take ownership of failure analysis process by providing detailed information surrounding failures in test articles
Design, implement, and document new electro-mechanical test fixtures, data acquisition, and automation scripts
Build LabVIEW programs to log data, communicate with test articles, and process complex sets of data
Troubleshoot and debug issues with test equipment and drive corrective actions
Prioritize and complete tasks to meet deadlines
Provide design input to improve product safety, reliability, and performance when necessary
Interact with a wide variety of individuals and teams to communicate results
Create work instructions and best practices for other engineers and technicians to follow
Create and maintain test procedures and reports in cloud-bases systems such as Jira, Confluence, and Jama
Initiate and drive equipment and process improvements in the Proterra Technology Lab
Qualification
Required
Comprehensive test engineering support to Proterra's Battery Engineering team and Proterra Technology Lab
Responsible for all aspects of electrical safety and abuse tests on high voltage battery packs, sub-systems, and components
Own the specifications, methodology, setup, execution, and reporting of electrical safety and abuse tests
Adapt and develop test equipment for increased fidelity, repeatability, and new product requirements
Collaborate with the Systems engineering team to understand product and stakeholder requirements
Provide clear and concise documentation related to tests, including reports on parts under test and their status
Capture identified failures in detail and work with engineering to facilitate resolution
Take ownership of failure analysis process by providing detailed information surrounding failures in test articles
Design, implement, and document new electro-mechanical test fixtures, data acquisition, and automation scripts
Build LabVIEW programs to log data, communicate with test articles, and process complex sets of data
Troubleshoot and debug issues with test equipment and drive corrective actions
Prioritize and complete tasks to meet deadlines
Provide design input to improve product safety, reliability, and performance when necessary
Interact with a wide variety of individuals and teams to communicate results
Create work instructions and best practices for other engineers and technicians to follow
Create and maintain test procedures and reports in cloud-based systems such as Jira, Confluence, and Jama
Initiate and drive equipment and process improvements in the Proterra Technology Lab
Company
Women in Cleantech and Sustainability
Influential network of professionals to further the roles of women in growing the green economy & making a positive impact on environment
Founded in 2011San Francisco, California, USA
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
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