Senior Director of Battery Electrochemistry and Analytics
Houston, TX, USA
Product – Battery Systems /
Full-time /
Hybrid
About Fluence: Fluence (Nasdaq: FLNC) is a global market leader delivering intelligent energy storage and optimization software for renewables and storage. Our solutions and operational services are helping to create a more resilient grid and unlock the full potential of renewable portfolios. With gigawatts of successful implementations across nearly 50 markets, we are transforming the way we power our world for a more sustainable future. For more information, please visit fluenceenergy.com.
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In this role, you will be leading the Battery Electrochemistry and Battery Analytics teams. You will be creating and executing strategies that allow Fluence to integrate cutting-edge chemistries earlier and successfully.
Responsibilities include:
- Deliver the objectives from Product Management on-time with excellence
- Understand current battery chemistry capabilities as well as analytical tools needed to better integrate and understand these chemistries
- Find or create the most cutting-edge tools for better understanding of cell electrochemistry and associated analytical models
- Anticipate new battery chemistries developing a technical position on the benefits, risks and implementation of these chemistries. Understand the analytical tools needed to integrate and utilize these chemistries successfully
- Understand the competitive landscape for analytics and data management.
- Determine strategies and partnerships to further Fluence’ capabilities.
- Create and oversee advanced testing and manufacturing plans that allow Fluence to understand characteristics of the cell faster in the product lifecycle
- Work with Purchasing partners to assess supplier engineering/manufacturing capability
- Ability to collaborate with teams outside of Engineering to reach Fluence overriding goals
- Travel as needed up to 25%
What you will bring to Fluence:
- M.S. in Engineering (PhD preferred)
- 10+ years in the development and testing of electrochemistry and/or battery analytical modeling
- Extensive knowledge of cell electrochemistry
- Extensive knowledge of cell analytical modeling
- Extensive knowledge of cell manufacturing processes and how these processes affect cell data and quality metrics
- Experience with staffing projects – especially where highly ambiguous or involving new technology
- Experience developing a positive culture with a high performing, fun team
- Experience with managing supplier development, especially related to advanced chemistry
- Experience creating complex cell characterization setups (life, thermal, etc.)
- Experience with handling and analysis of large data sets
- Strong technical communication skills
- Experience leading teams or projects where scope is large and ambiguous
- Passion for batteries, sharing know-how, and learning from others
Fluence IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER and fully subscribes to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity to ensure that all applicants and employees are considered for hire, promotion, and job status without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital or familial status.