What are the responsibilities and job description for the Battery Algorithms Engineer (BMS) position at Tesla?
Role
As a member of the controls group, you will model, develop, specify, and implement control and estimation algorithms in our high voltage battery.
Responsibilities
- Use a variety of cell and battery pack models, fleet data, and laboratory test data to create state-of-the-art feedback control and estimation algorithms for Tesla's high voltage battery packs.
- Work on projects from cell capacity, impedance, energy, and degradation estimation to diagnostics of sensors, cells and battery pack components.
- Create physics based modeling of cell and pack elements.
- Create and integrate models, define algorithms, write testing code, and evaluate the performance of algorithms throughout the life of the product.
- Work cross-functionally with cell modeling, firmware, and battery safety organizations.
Requirements
- Greater than 2 years of experience with battery algorithm design
- MS or BS in mechanical, electrical, aerospace, or materials engineering
- Experience with modeling of lithium ion cells
- Simulating dynamic models of electrical systems
- Have knowledge in linear systems analysis and estimation algorithm design
- Capable of analyzing algorithm performance in MATLAB/Simulink
- Strong communication and preference for working in teams
- Basic experience, understanding, and intuition for the electrochemical physics of lithium ion cells
- Experience in specifying or executing tests on cells in a laboratory environment
- Understanding of diagnostic techniques for cells and battery pack components
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