Overview

Element has an opportunity for an Electrical Engineer (Entry Level) to join our team of testing experts in the greater Atlanta area. This engineer would support third-party testing of state-of-the-art energy storage devices including lithium-based and other chemistries, polymer, prismatic, and cylindrical form factors including cells, batteries, and modules. The types of tests include performance, reliability, cycle life, safety / abuse tests, as well as custom tests to serve our customers’ needs for battery testing across the entire supply chain.

As a member of the operations team, the Battery Testing Engineer position performs a variety of routine and non-routine testing assignments within the Battery department by delivering assigned projects, ensuring timely and accurate test results for our customers under minimal direct supervision.

Responsibilities

Plan and execute electrical testing of batteries with minimal supervision.
Develop procedures and perform testing to industry standards such as UL 1642, UL 2054, IEC 62133, UN 38.3, and customer specifications.
Operate electrical instrumentation including load banks, power supplies, current / power meters, data acquisition units, and automated battery testers.
Manage equipment to subject batteries to stresses including electrical, thermal, pressure, humidity, vibration, shock, crush, nail penetration, etc.
Develop innovative testing technologies and methodologies to accommodate novel batteries and support unique test requests.
Identify and diagnose test anomalies, failures, or errors through engineering analyses of collected data.
Simultaneously manage multiple projects, ensuring accurate and timely delivery of testing data to customers.
Lead technical problem-solving activities, utilizing both internal knowledge and industry resources to resolve complex issues.
Direct and mentor less experienced engineers and technicians as required

Skills / Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or equivalent
Experience with plotting, reviewing, and analyzing test data
Solid fundamentals in areas like power electronics, energy systems, or high-voltage design
BMS (battery management system) knowledge a plus
Programming / Scripting experience required; direct experience with battery cycler programming preferred
Experience with SMBUS, power supplies, oscilloscopes, loads, battery cyclers is a plus
Previous testing services experience preferred

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Company Overview

Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to ‘Make tomorrow safer than today’.

When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.

While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.

Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.

Diversity Statement

At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted testing partner”.

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.

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