Key skills
Communication
About this role
Role Overview
- Support the design, integration, and verification of the battery management system (BMS) for a safety-critical battery-electric aircraft
- Turn BMS requirements into tested, traceable behaviours (normal and fault cases)
- Improve integration readiness by finding issues early through bench/HIL tests and clean evidence
- Keep the BMS reviewable: clear interfaces, controlled changes, reproducible results
- Support BMS requirements capture (functional, safety, interfaces) and keep them traceable to verification evidence
- Help define BMS sensing and monitoring (cell voltages, temperatures, currents) and support architecture trade-offs with guidance
- Implement and test BMS features (state estimation, protections, limits, fault handling) under supervision
- Support supplier co-development (review specs, test plans, interface control documents)
- Build and maintain test set-ups (HIL, bench, pack-level) and run scripted test campaigns
- Analyse logs, reproduce issues, propose fixes, and document results in clear test reports
- Support FMEA-style thinking: identify likely failure modes and help verify detection/mitigation
- Work closely with battery pack, powertrain, and software teams to close integration issues
Requirements
- BSc/MSc in Electrical, Embedded, Mechatronics, or similar
- 2-4 years’ experience (or internships) in embedded systems, controls, or battery systems
- Basic understanding of batteries and BMS fundamentals (protections, balancing, sensing)
- Hands-on ability: wiring, instrumentation, bench testing, safe lab practices
- Comfortable reading schematics and debugging with basic test equipment (multimeter, oscilloscope)
- Ability to write simple analysis scripts to process test data
- Care for traceability and configuration control (versions, changes, evidence organised)
- Clear written communication in technical notes and test reports.
- Nice-to-have: Experience with CAN, UDS, or similar automotive/aerospace comms
- Exposure to HIL tools or embedded CI test practices
- Familiarity with functional safety concepts (FMEA/FHA-level; no certification claims).
Benefits
- Hybrid work arrangements