Battery Safety Engineer

About Us

Sion Power Corporation, located in Tucson, AZ, is the leading developer of high-energy rechargeable, lithium metal battery technology with more than 20 years in research and development. Years of research and development has yielded the Licerion lithium metal technology which is poised to dramatically change the lithium battery landscape, delivering the highest combination of energy density and specific energy available.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute destructive tests on cells and modules to further our understanding of the parameters that will enable development of safer cells.
• Characterize and model cell thermal behavior.
• Create and maintain documentation related to product safety including Failure Mode and Effects Analyses (FMEAs), Fault Tree Analyses (FTAs), verification and validation test results, and third-party certifications.
• Develop test procedures and training materials for executing testing including safety protocols.
• Evaluate cells and batteries in unusual conditions and determine a plan for safe removal and disposal utilizing proper safety measures and PPE.
• Stay up to date with industry standards and new research in the field.
• Collaborate with internal engineering team to design new testing and containment equipment.
• Perform hands on work from set up to clean up of tests and equipment maintenance.
• Prepare documentation and deliver technical presentations.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of battery technologies, especially lithium ion.
• Experience with product compliance testing (UN, UL, IEC, GBT, etc.).
• BS degree in an engineering discipline, chemistry, physics, or other degree with focus on science, engineering, and quantitative analysis (or equivalent).
• Knowledge of material properties and applications. Understand cell chemistry impact to cell design and development.
• Experience with ARC (accelerating rate calorimetry) is a plus.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Experience in COMSOL modeling is a plus.
• Ability to work with a personal computer for two (2) to six (6) hours each day if needed.
• Capability to work in a battery abuse testing laboratory (open air or smaller containment boxes) with potentially hazardous and/or toxic chemicals with appropriate personal protective equipment (goggles, masks, respirator, etc.) for four (4) to eight (8) hours each day.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 50 Lbs.
• Capacity to work quickly and effectively. He/she will occasionally need to come to work early and/or stay late when required to finish tasks or meet deadlines. The job requires the ability to handle a variety of tasks and switch rapidly between them.