Role & responsibilities

Position Summary

Lead electrical design and development of HV battery packs for EVs and energy storage systems: electrical architecture, wiring harness design, component selection, busbar design, integration and virtual validation, from concept to SOP. The role reports to the Lead Battery Pack R&D.;

Experience framing: automotive electrical design and product development, with a core portion in EV battery pack, wiring harness, power distribution, BMS integration or automotive electrical systems, and experience leading an electrical design team.

3. Must Have Skills

- HV battery pack electrical architecture and design
- Wiring harness design and development
- Battery pack busbar design and material selection
- Electrical CAD tools (CATIA Electrical, Siemens Capital Harness, Zuken E3, SolidWorks Electrical or AutoCAD Electrical)
- Leading electrical design teams

4. Valuable To Have Skills

- HV and LV component integration
- Connector, terminal and cable sizing and routing
- Automotive electrical distribution systems
- Ansys
- DFM and DFA
- DVP&R;
- APQP, DFMEA and engineering change management
- Root cause analysis
- Harness manufacturing, crimping, termination and busbar fabrication processes
- High voltage safety systems
- EMC/EMI design and validation
- AIS 156, AIS 038 and related EV standards
- BMS integration
- Power distribution and protection systems
- Supplier development
- Cost optimization and VAVE

5. Roles and Responsibilities





- Lead and manage the Electrical Design team; drive concept-to-SOP electrical design; define standards and guidelines; plan resources and manage performance.
- Define pack electrical architecture, distribution strategy and interface requirements; design HV and LV circuits.
- Support integration of cells, modules, BMS, current sensors, contactors, fuses, relays, pre-charge circuits, HVIL and protection devices.
- Lead wiring harness design: architecture, cable sizing, routing, protection, retention, drawings, connector interfaces and manufacturing documentation; ensure vibration, temperature, ingress, EMC and durability compliance.
- Lead selection and validation of connectors, terminals, cables, fuses, relays, contactors, sensors and HV components; support supplier assessment; drive standardization and cost optimization.
- Lead busbar design: materials, sizing, current capability, thermal performance, insulation and joining.
- Review electrical schematics, layouts and harness drawings; support Ansys analysis; ensure design data integrity.
- Drive DFM and DFA, prototype builds, pilot production and SOP readiness.
- Support DVP&R; and electrical, thermal, vibration and EMC validation; apply APQP and DFMEA; analyze failures and drive corrective actions.
- Coordinate with Battery Systems, Mechanical Design, BMS, Validation, Manufacturing, Quality, Procurement and Vehicle Integration; engage harness vendors and connector manufacturers.

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