Test Engineer, Abuse Engineering

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Base Power Test Engineer at Base Power responsible for designing and running safety and abuse tests on batteries and inverters, including certification tests. Evaluates designs for safety and sets up data acquisition systems.

Responsibilities

Base is hiring a Test Engineer to push our batteries and inverters past their limits on purpose, so our members never see it. You'll review designs, find gaps in test coverage, then plan, build, and run the tests, including the ones required for certification. Most of your time will be hands-on at Base's outdoor test site outside Austin (transportation provided), with time in the office too.
Evaluate designs for safety with DFMEA and similar tools.
Design and run safety and abuse tests, including thermal runaway, battery and inverter short circuit, and full-voltage switch interruption.
Own the safety of every test setup.
Set up data acquisition: thermocouples, voltage and current, and accelerometers.
Run certification tests in-house or at external labs.
Improve test throughput, quality, and the test site itself.
Write world-class test reports and share results with the people who need them.
What You'll Bring
Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
1+ years designing and running tests on electrical equipment.
Experience working around lithium-ion batteries, high voltage, and DAQ systems.

Qualification

Degree in Electrical EngineeringComfort with hands-onBattery thermal runaway testingUL 9540Fixture and test setup design in CADPlease noteFirst Principles ThinkingOperate at Base Pace

Required

Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field
1+ years designing and running tests on electrical equipment
Experience working around lithium-ion batteries, high voltage, and DAQ systems
Comfort with hands-on, mostly outdoor work

Preferred

Battery thermal runaway testing.
UL 9540, UL 9540A, or UL 1973.
Short circuit or other high-energy testing.
Fixture and test setup design in CAD.
Our hardware reliability and test team breaks Base products before our members can. We run mechanical, electrical, environmental, and abuse testing from component to full system, track how the fleet holds up in the field, root-cause the failures that matter, and feed fixes straight back to design. Homeowners across the country rely on Base for whole-home backup and lower electricity bills. Our network of home batteries also helps keep the grid stable as demand climbs from AI, electrification, and extreme weather. We build in-house and expand at a speed and cost incumbents can't match, and this team makes that possible.
Please note: Base is a startup, which means priorities shift and evolve quickly. Your role may expand or change based on the needs of the business at any given time, so the responsibilities listed may not be exhaustive.
First Principles Thinking: Question assumptions. Principles > rules.
Operate at Base Pace: Focus on what matters, act quickly, and learn by doing.

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Base Power

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