Battery Pack Design Engineer

Who is Re:Build Manufacturing

Re:Build Manufacturing, LLC (Re:Build) is a rapidly growing family of industrial businesses combining enabling technologies, operational superiority, and strategic M&A to build America’s next generation industrial company. At Re:Build we deploy deep expertise in operations management and technology to supercharge performance of our subsidiaries by implementing core technologies across industrial platforms in diverse growth markets. Our goal is to help revitalize the U.S. manufacturing base over the coming decades, creating substantial opportunities for our employees and the communities where we operate.

We leverage deep professional expertise and a candid, principled operating culture to drive differentiated outcomes for our customers, our employees, our communities and our investors. Ours is a fast-paced environment where individuals can stretch and be challenged with a wide variety of opportunities and projects. We empower and support our employees to pursue their fullest potential and provide meaningful avenues for personal and professional growth.

About Re:Build Battery Solutions

Re:Build Battery Solutions is a turnkey battery provider focused on the design, development and manufacturing of durable, high-quality battery packs for motive and stationary energy storage applications. We also offer custom and off-the-shelf battery management systems (BMS) and we design and build battery process lines. We are committed to strengthening the US battery value chain by providing reliable, cost-effective, domestic technology solutions and exceptional customer service. Re:Build Battery Solutions is part of Re:Build Manufacturing, a family of industrial businesses combining cutting-edge enabling technologies, operational superiority, and strategic M&A to build America’s next-generation industrial company.

Who we are looking for

As a Battery Pack Design Engineer, you will be responsible for the design and analysis of battery packs. You will have a direct role in key decision-making to bring to market a portfolio of Re:Build battery packs for many industries. This position will encompass all program cycles including concept design, prototyping, detailed analysis, modeling, drafting, manufacturing, and testing. You will use detailed performance simulations to model critical performance. You will quickly develop CAD and/or prototype models and present quality results to customers and other key business partners. This position will require you to collaborate between program management, analysis, procurement, and manufacturing teams. To be successful in this role strong presentation and communication skills are a must.

What you get to do

• Support the product design and development for industry changing Re:Build battery packs.
• Identify core issues, develop solutions, and effectively communicate the impacts across internal and external teams.
• Create and deliver CAD models and presentations to customers.
• Manage schedule and tasking to meet and exceed expectations.
• Develop supporting material for design such as bill of materials, assembly, or installation procedures.
• Ensure compliance to standards and battery pack performance needs.
• Collaborate multi-functionally to ensure battery software and hardware align with system needs and battery pack requirements.
• Support and collaborate with program management, analysis, procurement, and manufacturing teams.
• Lead and collaborate with other engineers, both internally and externally; team building and collaboration across multiple fields to solve complex engineering problems.

 What you bring to the Team

• 1 or more years of system design for lithium-ion battery packs or related technologies.
• Up to 3 years of engineering experience for automotive, aerospace, industrial or related industries.
• Experience in design, developing and testing of battery systems for electrified propulsion or stationary energy storage.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written), including strong technical communication. 
• Self-directed with strong leadership, team building, collaboration, organizational skills, and demonstrated problem solving ability. 
• Demonstrated ability and interest in working in a fast-paced team environment. 
• Basic understanding of UL, or similar, and regulatory certification processes. 
• Proficient with CAD programs such as CATIA or SolidWorks 
• Familiar with analysis packages such as FEMAP and NASTRAN (or equivalent)
• M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics or similar with strong emphasis on practical work.

Additional Preferred Qualifications

• 1 or more years of project management experience.

Location Requirement: Position is based out of our Pittsburgh PA plant.

The BIG payoff

We are a company who is going to make a difference in the industries and the communities in which we choose to operate.

Every employee of Re:Build will share ownership in the company and will share in the financial rewards of the success we achieve together, at all levels of the company!

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

Re:Build Manufacturing 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:Build is committed to providing reasonable accommodations 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 [email protected] or you may call us at 617.909.6275.