Lyten · 18 hours ago
Senior Battery Management System (BMS) Hardware Engineer
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$128K/yr - $192K/yr
6+ years expLyten is leading an industrial revolution through its innovative supermaterial, Lyten 3D Graphene™, which is transforming various industries including energy and mobility. The Senior Battery Management System Hardware Engineer will own the BMS hardware architecture for lithium-based UAV battery packs and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful product integration and testing.
Advanced MaterialsBatteryIndustrialManufacturing
Responsibilities
Own BMS hardware architecture for lithium-based UAV battery packs
Design schematics and guide PCB layout for lightweight, high-reliability BMS designs
Select and integrate battery monitoring ICs, MCUs, current/temperature sensing, and protection circuits
Develop and validate protection and control strategies (OV/UV, OC, OT, short-circuit, cell balancing)
Lead hardware bring-up, debugging, and validation testing
Define and execute electrical, thermal, environmental, and fault-injection tests
Support product integration with customer-facing HIL, system integration, and flight-testing teams
Collaborate closely with firmware development, pack testing, and battery pack integrators
Drive design reviews, DFMEA, and technical decision-making with minimal supervision
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
6+ years of experience in BMS hardware or power electronics design
Deep understanding of lithium-ion / lithium-polymer battery systems. LFP/Li-metal/Li-S battery knowledge is a plus
Strong analog and mixed-signal circuit design skills
Hands-on experience with schematic capture and PCB tools (Altium, KiCad, OrCAD, etc.)
Comfortable in the lab: oscilloscopes, power analyzers, electronic loads, thermal tools
Experience bringing hardware from prototype to production
Exposure to SOC/SOH estimation, functional safety, or safety-critical systems
Startup experience or desire to work in a high-ownership, fast-iteration environment
Benefits
Tier based bonus
Equity
Healthcare
Dental
Vision
Corporate discounts
Paid holidays
PTO and sick time
401K
Employee relocation plan (if applicable)
Company
Lyten
Lyten is a supermaterial applications company that develops, sources, and manufactures low-carbon footprint products.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$367MKey Investors
The Luxembourg Future FundUS Department of EnergyPrime Movers Lab
2024-07-18Series Unknown
2024-01-30Grant· $4M
2023-09-12Series B· $200M
Leadership Team
Daniel Cook
CEO, Co-founder, & Investor, Lyten Inc
Recent News
2026-01-16
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