Abuse Testing Technician, Lead

Position Summary:

The Lead Abuse Testing Technician IV is a highly skilled lead role responsible for high-voltage battery abuse testing, teardown, and failure analysis. The role performs safety-critical test procedures on battery modules and packs and leads the day-to-day work of the technician team by delegating assignments in JIRA, applying work priorities, and removing blockers. The role partners with engineers and safety teams and coaches with less experienced technicians, with formal supervisory authority. This is a fully on-site role at McCarran, NV.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Leads the daily work of the abuse testing technician team, delegating assignments from JIRA and tracking progress to completion

Applies work priorities set by engineering and test leadership to sequence team assignments and adjusts as priorities shift

Resolves technical, equipment, and logistical blockers to keep testing and teardown work moving, coaching less experienced technicians and escalating to engineers and safety teams as needed

Performs thermal, electrical, and mechanical abuse tests and teardowns on battery modules and packs to analyze internal components, failure modes, and degradation patterns

Installs sensors, instrumentation, and harnessing on battery packs and test fixtures and verifies setups for accurate, repeatable testing

Documents test results with detailed notes, photos, and reports and supports data collection and analysis for performance and safety evaluations

Enforces high-voltage safety protocols and PPE requirements and maintains a clean, organized test lab with tools and equipment properly stored

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

Bachelor’s degree and/or 5+ years of relevant work experience

Experience in a managerial, supervisory, or lead role, including delegating and prioritizing work for a technical team, with working knowledge of JIRA or similar work-tracking tools

Working knowledge of high-voltage systems, battery modules, or power electronics, with hands-on mechanical assembly, disassembly, and electrical harnessing experience

Knowledge of safety procedures and PPE requirements for hazardous materials and high-voltage environments

Ability to read and follow technical drawings, schematics, and written test procedures and to record test results accurately

Experience with multimeters, oscilloscopes, and other electrical testing equipment; prior battery testing, automotive, aerospace, or energy storage experience preferred

Physical requirements:

Ability to lift and work with hand tools for extended periods.

Working conditions:

Comfortable working in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment with shifting priorities.