Battery Hardware Engineer, Platforms Infrastructure
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Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 2 years of experience working in a power electronics or battery design technical environment, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree.
- Experience in battery chemistry and electrochemical energy storage technologies.
- Experience with battery pack design, simulation, validation, and testing.
Preferred qualifications:
- Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
- Experience in data center power system design or stationary energy storage system design.
- Experience with power electronic laboratory measurement techniques and equipment, with knowledge of scripting languages such as Python/Perl.
- Knowledge of power electronics, battery chemistries and degradation mechanisms, and various battery module electrical architectures.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to work with cross-functional project teams.
- Excellent analytical and organizational skills with attention to detail.
About the job
As a Battery Hardware Engineer, you will design and build the systems for computing infrastructure. You will play a key role in the development of growing computing infrastructures, and will work as part of a team to deliver innovative power solutions for data center computing applications.
Android is Google’s open-source mobile operating system powering more than 3 billion devices worldwide. Android is about bringing computing to everyone in the world. We believe computing is a super power for good, enabling access to information, economic opportunity, productivity, connectivity between friends and family and more. We think everyone in the world should have access to the best computing has to offer. We provide the platform for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and developers to build compelling computing devices (smartphones, tablets, TVs, wearables, etc) that run the best apps/services for everyone in the world.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $122,000-$178,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
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Responsibilities
- Innovate and design on rack and data center battery backup and product specifications and solutions including battery management systems, battery modules, and analyze performance, cost, reliability, and availability trade-offs.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand application requirements, partner with battery, and power industry leaders to lead the evaluation and adoption of technologies.
- Perform system trade off analysis and study of backup power options in data center applications.
- Lead projects that involve new technologies or new uses of multiple existing technologies.
- Engage cross-functionally to ensure roll-out, testing, and complete validation.
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