Sr. Reliability/Safety Engineer

AESC is looking to add a full-time Senior Reliability-Safety Engineer to our team in Smyrna, Tennessee.

AESC is a global leader in the development and manufacturing of high-performance batteries for zero-emission electric vehicles and energy storage systems. Founded in Japan in 2007 and headquartered in Yokohama, AESC has been building manufacturing capabilities around the world in the U.S., U.K., Europe, Japan and China to serve key markets and leading customers locally for over 14 years. Today, AESC has become the partner of choice for the world's leading OEMs and energy storage providers in North America, Europe, and Asia. Its advanced technology powers over one million electric vehicles and provides more than 15GWh of installed capacity for battery energy systems in over 60 countries.

As a key member of AESC US LLC, you will play a crucial role in advancing our mission to lead in full-value-chain battery solutions for a sustainable future. Reporting to a Sr. Manager, you will lead the reliability/safety analysis of battery products with the joint efforts from quality, process and RD teams to achieve enhanced reliability and safety targets for products including cells, modules and packs from both EV and ESS areas. Your work within the Reliability and Validation Center, RVC will directly impact our strategic goals and contribute to our position as a global leader in battery technology.

• Lead reliability/safety analysis: lead and coordinate the efforts of the failure modes' identification and study from D/P-FMEA, the study of process control specifications and the development of prevention and mitigation methods in production line, as well as the final product failure probability estimation. Technical documentation and communication with internal and external customers are required.
• Collaborate on Product Development: Work closely with cross-functional teams in US and China to ensure the product failure modes are well studied, controlled in production line in order to achieve enhanced reliability and safety targets.
• Drive Process Optimization: Implement and customize the developed process from RVC to the local work environment to enhance efficiency and effectiveness of overall reliability/safety analysis business.

Welcome to AESC, where you'll have the opportunity to tackle the world's most fascinating challenges alongside exceptionally talented individuals who are driven to make a difference. We strive to ensure that our employees are well taken care of, enabling them to focus on their work and contribute to our collective mission.

We offer:

• Comprehensive compensation packages including a competitive salary and a rewarding bonus program.
• An inclusive and diverse work environment that fosters and encourages professional and personal development.
• Highly automated, clean, safe, and temperature-controlled production environment
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• HSA and Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401K with company match
• Life Insurance (Company paid and additional voluntary life available)
• Paid Vacation and 14 Paid Holidays
• Short term and long-term disability coverage (Company Paid)
• Tuition reimbursement

At AESC, we are committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) to all individuals. We participate in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S Join us in our passion to design, manufacture, and sell high-performance products, contributing to a sustainable and zero-carbon emission future.

Candidate must perform the essential duties and responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodation efficiently and accurately, and without causing significant safety threat to self or others. The statements made herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this job classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive and inclusive list of all responsibilities, duties, and/or skills required of personnel so classified.

Hiring is contingent upon successful completion of drug screen and background check. AESC US LLC is a drug-free workplace.

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• Proven Experience & Educational Background: Bachelor's degree in battery related majors, including but not limited to chemistry, materials, mathematics, reliability, chemical, electrical, or mechanical engineering; Minimum of 3 years of RD experience in lithium-ion battery industry and 1 year of experience in reliability/safety study within the lithium battery industry.
• Technical Proficiency: experienced skills for technical communication and documentation for internal and external customers

• Master's Degree in technical studies
• Multilingual Skills: Proficiency in Chinese languages beyond English is advantageous, as it aligns with our global operations and enhances communication with diverse stakeholders.
• Cross-Cultural Experience: Previous experience working in cross-cultural environments, or a demonstrated understanding of cultural nuances would be beneficial, given our global presence and diverse team.
• Reliability skills: Master the principles and methods of reliability acceleration testing, FMEA, and 6Sigma theory, reliability data analysis software (Minitab, JMP, etc.).

Occasional domestic and international travel required.