Verkor

Manufactures low-carbon electric vehicle batteries

Battery Pack Architect

Hardware Systems IntegrationConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeGrenoble, FranceNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

A master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or equivalent is required.
At least 5 years of experience in battery system architecture is required, including at least 5 years owning system architecture on complete pack programs.
Proven greenfield program experience building a product from scratch is required.
Fluent English is mandatory.
Willingness to travel internationally to customers and suppliers is required.
Knowledge of applicable standards is required: IEC 62619, UN 38.3, GB38031, ECE R100, and ISO 26262 fundamentals.
Experience with DOORS, Polarion, or Jama is required for management of requirements; JIRA or an equivalent tool is required for project tracking.
Proven knowledge of high-voltage battery pack design and development and battery pack mechanical design is required.
A good understanding of battery pack sizing and main characteristics, thermal management, and system-level validation from components to the full battery pack is required.
Familiarity with the simulation approach and DFMEA is required.
Knowledge of functional safety fundamentals, including HARA and ASIL allocation, is required.
Knowledge of CATIA V5 or SolidWorks for system and electrical layout, and MATLAB/Simulink for pack performance simulation, is required.

Responsibilities

Define the overall battery pack architecture, including electrical topology (series/parallel configuration and HV/LV interfaces), mechanical concept (module and pack integration and pack enclosure design), busbar routing, and thermal architecture.
Ensure consistency among cells, the battery management system, power electronics, and system-level requirements.
Drive architectural trade-offs considering performance, cost, risk, manufacturability, ergonomics, value chain, process flow, and industrial constraints such as compatibility with existing means.
Define and cascade system requirements.
Prepare the design justification document and integrate it into the product lifecycle management system.
Ensure requirements traceability across the system.
Define and monitor key performance indicators for the battery pack.
Ensure proper integration of cells, the battery management system, the thermal system, and high-voltage components such as contactors and fuses.
Manage critical electrical, thermal, mechanical, and communication interfaces.
Guarantee system behavior under normal operating conditions and fault cases.
Integrate safety constraints from the early design stages.
Define mitigation strategies, including detection, isolation, and protection mechanisms.
Ensure compliance with relevant standards and regulations.
Identify and manage technical risks across the system.
Drive key trade-offs among cost, performance, and safety.
Lead architecture and design reviews.
Support high-level product and technical decisions.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with electric vehicle original equipment manufacturers, Tier 1 suppliers, or pack integrators is preferred.

As a Battery Pack Architect, you are responsible for defining the overall system architecture and ensuring the technical coherence and performance of the battery pack. You drive key design decisions by balancing electrochemical, electrical, thermal, mechanical, and safety constraints to deliver a solution that is safe, high-performing, manufacturable, and cost-effective.

You act as a cross-functional technical leader and the main guarantor of the system-level vision.

Main responsibilities :

1. System Architecture Definition

Define the overall battery pack architecture, including:

Electrical topology (series/parallel configuration, HV/LV interfaces)

Mechanical concept (modules integration, pack integration, pack enclosure design)

Busbar routing

Thermal architecture

Ensure consistency between cells, BMS, power electronics, and system-level requirements

Drive architectural trade-offs considering performance, cost, risk, manufacturability (ergonomic, value chain, process flow chart) and industrial constraints (existing means compatibility)

2. Requirements & Performance Management

Define and cascade system requirements

In charge of design justification document as well as its integration into PLM

Ensure requirements traceability across the system

Define and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) for the battery pack

3. Multi-Domain System Integration

Ensure proper integration of all subsystems:

Cells

BMS

Thermal system

High-voltage components (contactors, fuses, etc.)

Manage critical interfaces (electrical, thermal, mechanical, communication)

Guarantee system behavior under all operating conditions (normal and fault cases)

4. Safety & Compliance

Integrate safety constraints from early design stages:

Define mitigation strategies (detection, isolation, protection mechanisms)

Ensure compliance with relevant standards and regulations

5. Technical Leadership & Risk Management

Identify and manage technical risks across the system

Drive key trade-offs (cost vs performance vs safety)

Lead architecture and design reviews

Support high-level product and technical decisions

Requirements :

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or equivalent.
Minimum of 5 years of experience in battery system architecture, with at least 5 years owning system architecture on complete pack programs.
An experience with EV OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, or pack integrators is preferred.
Proven greenfield program experience (building a product from scratch).
Fluent English mandatory.
Willingness to travel to customers and suppliers internationally.
Knowledge of applicable standards: IEC 62619, UN 38.3, GB38031, ECE R100, ISO 26262 fundamentals.
Required management tools: DOORS, Polarion, or Jama. JIRA or an equivalent for project tracking.
Proven knowledge in high-voltage battery pack design and development and battery pack mechanical design
Good understanding in battery pack main characteristics sizing, thermal management, and system-level validation (components to full battery pack)
Familiarity with the simulation approach and DFMEA
Functional safety fundamentals (HARA, ASIL allocation)
Knowledge of CATIA V5/SolidWorks (system & electrical layout), and MATLAB/Simulink (pack performance simulation

About the Company

Verkor

Manufactures low-carbon electric vehicle batteries

Verkor designs and manufactures high-performance electric vehicle batteries with a focus on low-carbon production in Europe. The company has a multi-year partnership with Renault Group to supply 12 GWh of batteries per year produced at its Dunkerque Gigafactory, to be used in Renault’s higher-end models such as Alpine’s upcoming C-Crossover GT 100% electric. Verkor’s product is built through a battery supply chain that combines advanced cell technology with a sustainable manufacturing process to minimize carbon footprint. This makes Verkor different from competitors by combining European-based, scalable production with a strong commitment to low-carbon energy and ongoing collaboration with a major automaker, as well as involvement in programs like the French Tech Next 40 to support growth. The company aims to help meet the growing demand for electric vehicles by providing reliable, high-performance, low-carbon batteries that enable sustainable mobility across Europe.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Debt Financing
Total funding: $4.1B
Headquarters: Grenoble, France
Founded: 2020

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