Battery CAD Design and Packaging Engineer

ABOUT Re:Car dba SLATE

Re:Car dba SLATE, is a new company that is exploring development in the electric vehicle space.

Who we are looking for:

Slate is looking for an energetic, organized, experienced Battery CAD Design and Packaging Engineerto join our growing team. This role works closely with the drive train DRE and engineering team they will be responsible for helping to oversee the battery and component development, ensuring compatibility and integration across vehicle systems. Leading teams to engineer parts and assemblies, resolving integration issues. Managing technical specifications, benchmarking, running studies and providing guidance to engineers.

What you get to do:

• Develop and guide the development of the battery package and components design, ensuring interface compatibility across all vehicle systems.

• Lead the team in engineering parts, assemblies, and attributes, ensuring feasibility, manufacturability, and assimilability into vehicles.

• Responsible for total vehicle integration of all Battery attribute requirements and feasibility at the vehicle level.

• Identify and resolve integration and design issues during vehicle development.

• Lead cross-functional Integration team meetings, collaborating with product development teams including systems, packaging, manufacturing, and service.

• Manage Vehicle Technical Specifications and Functional Vehicle Targets, cascading technical requirements to battery team and component designers.

• Develop strategic and specific vehicle level targets and evaluate functional requirements against vehicle features at each development gate.

• Provide guidance and constraints to development engineers and the organization as the product plan matures.

• Expected responsibilities include benchmarking, vehicle performance, weight management, durability & reliability, Battery and components development, and others.

• Departments and responsibilities will evolve over time.

What you bring to the team:

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from an ABET accredited institution or equivalent experience.
• 6+ years of experience in vehicle development, or 10 years of education and experience.
• Demonstrates expert proficiency in CATIA V5.
• Exhibits effective communication, team building, and relationship building skills.
• Direct experience in developing or packaging battery systems.
• Capable of leading teams and conducting meetings to navigate technical tradeoffs and achieve optimized solutions with meticulous attention to detail.
• Possesses extensive knowledge of vehicle technicalities and the development process, including setting technical targets, assessing feasibility, and validating with statistical confidence, both virtually and physically.
• Familiarity with NHTSA/FMVSS, CARB, EPA requirements.
• Willingness and enthusiasm to thrive in a dynamic and demanding environment.

We want to work with people that reflect the communities in which we operate.

• Re:Car dba SLATE is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, marital status, parental status, cultural background, organizational level, work styles, tenure and life experiences. Or for any other reason.
• Re:Car dba SLATE is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at recar-talent_acquisition@slate.auto or (813) 468-7257.