Battery Engineer in Southam, Warwickshire

Role: Battery Engineer

Location: Southam

Hours per week: 37.5 Monday to Friday

Salary: c£45k (Depending on Experience)

Key Responsibilities

• Diagnose, test and validate automotive, bus, truck, personal mobility battery systems.
• Safely disassemble LV and HV battery systems using appropriate tools, equipment and procedures.
• Identify, assess and harvest reusable battery components and modules.
• Build and assemble battery modules, packs and complete battery systems.
• Diagnose battery, BMS, electrical, mechanical, thermal and communications faults.
• Record and retain accurate technical data, test results, component information and repair history.
• Support root cause analysis, fault finding and structured problem solving.
• Contribute to the development and improvement of SOPs, work instructions, test procedures and technical documentation.
• Work closely with Operations, Engineering, Quality and Programme teams to resolve technical issues and improve processes.
• Represent GreenTech professionally when working with customers, partners and other external stakeholders.
• Undertake other reasonable duties associated with the role and the needs of a fast-paced, growing SME.

Required Experience

• IMI Level 4 standard EV Battery qualification or equivalent competence.
• Practical experience working with high-voltage automotive battery systems.
• Experience diagnosing battery and electrical system faults.
• Understanding of Battery Management Systems (BMS), contactors, wiring and battery monitoring systems.
• Experience working within defined safety procedures and conducting or contributing to risk assessments.
• Ability to work flexibly within a small business where priorities can change and additional duties may occasionally be required.

Key Skills

• HV battery diagnosis and safe working.
• Battery build and assembly.
• Battery testing and validation.
• BMS and battery system understanding.
• Electrical and electronic fault finding.
• CAN and battery communications.
• Practical use of hand tools and battery test equipment.
• Methodical and structured problem solving.
• High attention to detail and accurate technical record keeping.
• Root cause analysis.
• Dynamic risk assessment and safe systems of work.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Reliable, punctual and professional approach to work.

**Sponsorship is not available so you must have the full right to work in the UK both now, and in the future**