Battery Mechanical System Engineer

Mercedes-Benz Group China Ltd.

Mercedes-Benz Group China Ltd., Beijing (Hybrid)

Job Type Full-time

Experience Senior

Posted 1 month 2 weeks ago

Hybrid Senior Level

Tasks

Objective of Job: Development of the battery pack mechanical system and/or components for Mercedes-Benz in-house or “buy battery” projects, from the conceptual phase through serial production.

Ensure battery mechanical KPI fulfillment, project milestones, product robustness and cost through digital development, hardware validation and optimization loops.
Conduct failure analysis and risk assessment to support plant topics and field issue resolution.
Manage change, documentation for R&D release, lessons learned and knowledge sharing.
Report and align cross-functionally with stakeholders.

Battery mechanical system and component development

Derive and manage requirements from the vehicle and e-drive to the battery mechanical system and components, defining design targets and interfaces.
Evaluate pack and key component designs with suppliers and finalize technical concepts, considering mounting, vehicle crash, bottom damage, structural durability, corrosion and assembly.
Drive design maturity through digital development, including DMU and simulation/CAE.
Plan and coordinate mechanical system validation through DVP&R.
Ensure correlation between simulation and physical test results.
Develop design improvements based on validation results.
Track supplier technical documents, drawings, BOMs, FMEA, GD&T and release documentation.
Support plant try-out, assembly and relevant R&D topics during production ramp-up.
Analyze and resolve field issues.

Cross-functional coordination

Align with the R&D battery project manager, e-drive system and vehicle departments on milestones, interfaces and technical topics.
Prepare technical content for design reviews, risk assessments and releases, including deviation and waiver proposals when needed.
Document optimization, evidence and lessons learned for future projects.

Other tasks

Optimize and standardize existing processes and implement new processes to improve efficiency and development speed.
Act as the technical R&D contact for Mercedes-Benz internal interfaces and the BBAC plant cooperation partner.
Collect Chinese market information on market requirements and advanced technology and communicate it to teams and Mercedes-Benz R&D in China and Germany.

Qualifications

University degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering or a related field.
5+ years of OEM or supplier experience in automotive or high-voltage battery mechanical development.
Profound knowledge of battery pack mechanical system and/or component development.
Experience with automotive standards and development processes from specification creation through R&D release.
CTP/CTC battery development and vehicle integration experience preferred.
Knowledge of CTP/CTC production processes, key mechanical component design and validation, and production processes.
Strong CAD software skills, such as Siemens NX, and MS Office skills.
Structured problem-solving skills, including 8D, Ishikawa, risk assessment and corrective-action tracking.
Project management skills are beneficial.
Team-player attitude, knowledge-sharing and continuous-improvement mindset.
Cross-functional communication skills in intercultural teams.
Fluent written and spoken English; German is beneficial.