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The Facebook Reality Labs team is looking for a Battery System Engineer to develop battery packs for head mounted and body worn mobile products. You will develop batteries to enable the Facebook mission of connecting people using communication devices, virtual/augmented reality systems and new product categories. You will establish requirements with internal and external customers, design and develop battery packs to meet the requirements and integrate it into the final system.
- Design hardware and software systems for battery protection, charging and gauging
- Develop engineering requirements specifications, test and validation plans for manufacturing and characterizing battery packs
- Develop test plans to test batteries at the component and system level
- Support prototype and engineering builds
- Work with safety, reliability, operations and other cross functional partners to integrate the battery into the final system
- Work closely with firmware/software teams to program chargers and battery fuel gauges
- Work with vendors to develop custom and semi-custom ICs for battery management
- Work very closely with mechanical engineering team to develop battery modules and protection control systems
- Understanding of safety standards such IEEE1725, UL2054 etc.
- Supplier management during the various phases of an NPI/NTI program
- Ensure robust integration of the battery into the final system
- Conduct rigorous failure/root cause analysis on battery related problems and own communication on issues to the cross functional teams
- Support the sourcing team on cost analysis, supplier audits and market analysis
- 10-20% travel required
- B.S in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of electrical engineering experience in power management and battery management
- Understanding of Li-ion cell chemistry and the various processes involved in manufacturing lithium ion battery packs
- Experience with battery protection ICs, fuel gauge and chargers
- Experience with firmware/software development for for charger/fuel gauge integration with micro controllers
- Experience with C, C, Python and/or other scripting tools
- Masters in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience
Vacancy expired!