Lead Battery Pack DVP

Role & responsibilities

Position Summary

Lead Design Verification Planning for lithium-ion battery packs used in EVs, BESS and advanced energy applications. Define validation requirements, test coverage, DVP documentation and certification requirements so programmes meet performance, safety, reliability and regulatory objectives. The role reports to the Lead Battery Pack R&D.

Experience framing: battery pack validation, testing, DVP or homologation, with EV battery system and/or BESS exposure and experience in validation planning and compliance.

3. Must Have Skills

• Design Verification Planning (DVP/DVPR)
• Battery pack validation
• AIS, IEC, UL and GB/T standards
• Safety, abuse, reliability and durability test requirements
• EV battery systems and/or BESS

4. Good To Have Skills

• Mechanical, electrical and environmental test requirements
• DFMEA and risk assessment
• Validation documentation
• Compliance evaluation
• Product development lifecycle
• Battery pack architecture understanding
• Requirements traceability
• Validation data interpretation
• Reliability engineering
• Automotive product development processes

5. Roles and Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Design Verification Plans and Reports; define validation requirements from product specifications, customer needs and applicable standards.
• Establish test matrices across mechanical, electrical, environmental, safety, reliability and performance; define acceptance criteria.
• Ensure traceability between system requirements and verification activities.
• Lead validation planning for battery pack programmes; coordinate requirements with Pack Design, BMS, Thermal and System Engineering.
• Review test procedures, plans and results; identify compliance gaps; support closure through corrective and preventive actions.
• Interpret AIS, IEC, UL, GB/T and other battery standards; translate regulatory requirements into testable validation requirements; monitor regulatory updates.
• Support certification readiness reviews; take part in design and validation readiness reviews; support DFMEA and risk assessment.
• Evaluate engineering changes and define the validation they need.
• Coordinate with Testing & Homologation, Design, BMS, Manufacturing, Quality and Program teams and testing laboratories; report validation progress and risk; support audits.

Preferred candidate profile