JOB TITLE
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DATE
Battery Engineering Engineer
R&D
07/01/2025
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Battery Engineering Manager China
MISSION In one or two sentences, outline the primary purpose(s) of this position within the organization
- Support to the project teams located in NAO and Europe
- Support purchasing to find best-in-class suppliers and develop close relationships with them
- Ensure quality level of the engineering process, making development rules duly applied by the team
- Develop a global offer with partner to address the complete electric drive axle (inverter, motor, range extender generator…) to complete our product line
Responsibilities & Activities
Outline the key areas of responsibility for this position, including the related activities and eventual authorities
Plan and realize the engineering activities to develop and integrate/validate the batteries and electrification systems in the global vehicle system
- specification of the actuators and its validation,
- BOM cost optimization for the actuator
- design validation, (OP and supplier one)
- system validation
- process validation (OP and supplier one)
- actuator integration validation test definition,
To ensure OPmobility batteries and electrification systems meet systems requirements
- Develop Battery or electrical drive system Technical Specifications for battery and electric drive systems (for both innovation and development)
- Ensure full traceability between Opmobility C Power system design and components requirements.
- Analyze all testing results CVP & DV/PV (from suppliers and internal testing at component and system level) to check the system performance is at expected level in the system
- Ensure that development tools are up to date in his team and control their application
- Ensure that system design is compliant with industrial requirements for prototype & Mass production assembly in Plant.
To launch new product lines (BEV & PHEV batteries and electrification systems) in accordance with the innovation roadmap (POC methodology)
- Ensure bottom-up innovation by supporting and sponsoring ideas from his team
- Promote and report results of the ongoing POCs in accordance with the innovation roadmap
- Enhance the level of partnerships within and outside of OP,
- With the support of purchasing develop partnerships with key suppliers to maximize synergies
To lead supplier product development performance
- Support worldwide Core-Teams with training and explanation about performance, Innovative solutions and key competitive advantages of OPmobility C-Power systems
- Clarify OPmobility Intellectual property to his manager
- Support RFI/RFQ for any related component or complete battery or electric traction/generator systems needs and associated BOM price optimization
- Provide technical support on the steering committee with component or complete battery or electric traction/generator systems key suppliers in order to ensure project is performing well.
- Answer questions from internal customers related to component or complete battery or electric traction/generator systems performance issues
- Develop partnerships with component or complete battery or electric traction/generator systems key suppliers to maximize synergies
Ensure Battery products lines transfer from innovation to Development with smooth methodology and tools transfer
ORGANIZATION
POSITION KEY INTERFACES (internal and/or external)
Internal
- System engineers
- Mechatronics Design Engineers
- Mechatronic System PM
- Mechatronics Managers
- Testing Laboratory Engineers
- Quality managers and leaders including plants
- FRAC and Supplier Quality leader
- Purchasing teams
- Regional Development managers
External
- Suppliers: technical and program engineers
- Customer: quality analyst and/or external auditor
- Universities of China and South East Asia
- Tech partners and engineering companies for Science and Technological watch
KEY MEASURES & FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
Indicate the Key Indicators used to measure the performance of the position and the financial metrics on which the role has got a direct or indirect impact (budget, sales, …)
CAPEX for set up of Opmobility self owned battery lab in Wuhan OMEGATECH Center
Opex for outsourced testing and subcontracting
Customer project budget
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PROFILE REQUIREMENTS
Personal Background
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in the R&D sector
- At least 5 years of experience in the automotive industry, working on battery sector
Job Technical skills
- Know ledge of the battery field, including cell technologies.
- Knowledge of hybrid and electric vehicles, particularly energy storage system controllers. Knowledge of the operation of diesel and gasoline internal combustion vehicles would be a plus.
- Expertise in systems engineering, control and software specification, software validation, complex system integration, and calibration
- Ability to work in an international team, including proficiency in technical English
- Proficiency in the toolchain related to the managed scope (requirements management, multiphysics simulations, FMEA, ticketing, rapid prototyping, calibration management)
- Experience with problem-solving techniques
- Ability to manage interpersonal relationships and communicate technical issues to clients, especially for the most complex problems
- Management of team workload and internal processes to maximize operational efficiency
Job Soft skills
- Strong leadership, communication, and personnel management skills
- Contributes to positive interpersonal relationships, proactively proposes organizational changes within and outside the team, and manages the team effectively
- Demonstrates a high level of initiative
- Sets goals and regularly evaluates them for the entire team
To define the Soft Skills required for the job, please refer to OP General Competencies available on Topnet.
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