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Base is rebuilding America's power grid by deploying distributed battery networks to transform the centralized grid into a resilient, abundant system. The Safety and Abuse Test Engineer will join the safety and abuse team within hardware engineering to design, plan, and execute rigorous testing of in-house battery and power system designs, ensuring product safety throughout the lifecycle.
You will review new and existing designs to identify test coverage gaps, design and execute safety and abuse tests, and communicate results to key stakeholders. Some testing is required by governing bodies and will be run in-house or at external labs for product compliance. You will also work to increase test throughput and quality, and optimize the test laboratory spaces.
Much of the work occurs at Base's satellite test laboratory (less than an hour from Austin HQ, with transportation provided), which is primarily outdoor and hands-on. You will spend the majority of time at this lab during sprints, with additional time in the office.
Key responsibilities include:
- Evaluate systems for safety using DFMEA and similar tools
- Design test setups and execute safety and abuse testing, including thermal runaway testing of batteries, short circuit testing of batteries and inverters, and switch interruption testing at full voltage
- Own the safety of all safety/abuse test setups
- Find and manage space for executing safety and abuse testing
- Set up data acquisition systems (thermocouples, voltage/current measurement, accelerometer measurement, etc.)
- Write comprehensive test reports
Base operates as a startup with rapidly shifting priorities. Your role may expand or change based on business needs.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 3 years of designing and running tests on electrical equipment
- Experience working with lithium ion batteries, high voltage systems, and DAQ (data acquisition) systems
- Hands-on experience with battery thermal runaway (preferred)
- UL 9540 / UL 1973 exposure (preferred)
