Electrochemical Engineer

All About You

The Electrochemical Engineer will provide electrochemical product support & development of batteries & battery systems. Provide technical support and assistance to manufacturing, purchasing, and quality to resolve issues. Interface with sales/marketing teams and customers to meet or exceed their system requirements with a competitive cost structure design. Review and implement engineering changes while maintaining documentation and configuration management. Maintain MFG-PRO system in Product Engineering. Provide production support by disposition of NMRs and DRs. Assist product FMECA. Participate in the design of the mechanical or electrochemical aspects of cells and components in order to meet marketing and customer performance requirements, industry standards, and specifications.

Requirements

• BS degree Electro Chemistry, Chemistry or Chemical Engineering. Advanced degree preferred.
• Experience with batteries.
• 5 + yrs. Experience in product or process design, and analytical testing experience.
• Experience in concurrent engineering
• FMECA and other problem analysis techniques, and managing supplier partnerships desired.
• Battery systems knowledge, electrochemistry, application engineering, computer software for engineering analysis.
• Mechanical, assembly, process, plastic molding, word-processing and spreadsheet skills, and statistical and scientific principles.
• ISO 9001 (Basic), FMEA/FMECA, and chemical analysis skills.
• The basic relationship between product design, manufacturability, cost/price/volume, and suppliers

Responsibilities

• Engage in quick-response problem solving to keep (all product lines) production running as much as possible. Develop production techniques for batteries and resolve product performance issues up to and including product design.
• Provide problem solving expertise and directions for data collection in a team environment to resolve manufacturing issues, improve processes, correct problems of product performance, and provide valid testing results to confirm problems and the validity of corrective actions.
• Design new cells for applications in Mobility (Rail, Aviation) and Industrial Standby divisions.
• Evaluation of new battery materials. Experimental set up for qualification and evaluation testing. Fabricate prototype cells, carry out analytical tests.
• Manage Production and coating issues for strip and plate manufacturing from an electrochemical engineering perspective.
• Write TR's, ECRs, ESIs, EFTs, TEOs as needed in the QAD system and support Engineering/Production needs, communicating proposed changes in easily understood text and red-lined documents to expedite review and approval.
• Research & Development of new materials. Experimental set up for qualification and evaluation testing. Fabricate prototype cells, carry out analytical tests.

What We Offer

Whether you are just getting started or are an experienced professional, we offer a robust total rewards package to include generous compensation based on market standards, healthcare, wellness, adoption assistance, discounted stock purchase, career development and recognition programs. Some of our superior benefits include parental (maternal and paternal) leave, 401K retirement contribution match at 7%, educational assistance (tuition reimbursement), Short-term Disability (STD), paid holidays, paid vacation, and paid employee referral award.

We appreciate diverse skills/experience and yours could add immense value to our team. Our customers have varied backgrounds and so do our employees. If you are excited about leaving your footprint on our technical customer-centric solutions while increasing sales, we would love to hear from you.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of sex, race, creed, color, gender, religion, marital status, domestic partner status, age national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, pregnancy, military or veteran status, and genetic information. If you require an accommodation to complete the application or interview process, please contact us by email at [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

About Us

Saft is a global battery company like no other! Our long experience and pioneering spirit, combined with our unique industrial approach, puts us in a leading position to meet the needs of the most demanding customers.  Our batteries and battery systems make a different in every market sector they serve.

Established in 19 countries and supported by our 16 production sites, Saft has more than 4,300 employees around the world and more than 3,000 customers across a range of industries. 

Since 2016, Saft is a wholly owned subsidiary of TotalEnergies, a global integrated energy company that produces and markets various forms of energy, including oil, biofuels, natural gas, green gases, renewables, and electricity. With 100,000 employees, TotalEnergies is committed to provide reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy to as many people as possible.  The company operates in approximately 120 countries and places sustainability at the core of its strategy, projects, and operations.

Salary Range

USD $0.00 - USD $0.00 /Yr.