BETA Technologies Battery Management System Engineer at BETA Technologies responsible for end-to-end BMS and Charge Control system design, prototype development, and debugging. Supports hardware and software improvements for electric aircraft.
Responsibilities
The ideal candidate will have a broad knowledge of embedded software and hardware development, from bare-metal board bring-up and understanding of microcontroller timing and execution characteristics to high-level software specification and design methods and techniques.
How you will contribute to revolutionizing electric aviation:
Design battery and charge management systems with world class safety and fuel gauging capabilities
Provide support and improvements for existing hardware and software on aircraft
Write system level, software, and hardware requirements for certification-intent aircraft charge controller
Lead development of new and improved software and implementation/testing on the hardware and in the aircraft
Support debugging and testing of hardware and software in a certification environment
Work with the Ground Support Equipment (GSE) team to provide a seamless charging experience across BETA’s platforms and with 3rd party EVSEs
Qualification
Programming skills in CExperience with EV charging standards
Required
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in electrical engineering, computer science, embedded systems, or related fields.
Experience and understanding of electrical fundamentals, switching power supplies, electrical isolation/insulation strategies.
Ability to operate lab equipment including low and high-voltage power supplies, function generators, oscilloscopes, multimeters, soldering irons, etc
Programming skills in C, C++, and Python
Experience with software development and debugging for embedded systems
Experience with version control systems (git, SVN, etc.)
Above and Beyond Qualifications that will distinguish you: (preferred qualifications):
Master’s degree or equivalent experience
Experience with EV charging standards
Experience with schematic capture and printed circuit board layout. (Altium preferred)
Understanding of electrical overcurrent protection coordination and high-voltage insulation
Experience with circuit simulation software, especially related to power electronics stability, line/load regulation, control system responses, etc.
Preferred
Master’s degree or equivalent experience
Experience with EV charging standards
Experience with schematic capture and printed circuit board layout (Altium preferred)
Understanding of electrical overcurrent protection coordination and high-voltage insulation
Experience with circuit simulation software related to power electronics stability, line/load regulation, control system responses
In-depth knowledge of high-voltage (>800V) designs and isolation boundaries/techniques for power and signal transmission