High Voltage Battery Engineer
Location: North West
Salary: Competitive Salary + overtime
Permanent Role
Overview:
We’re looking for a hands-on High Voltage Battery Engineer to work with EV and Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) in real-world, safety-critical environments.
This is a site-based engineering role, focused on diagnosing, repairing, dismantling, and safely handling high-voltage lithium-ion battery systems (400V–1000V+ DC). You’ll act as the HV technical authority on site, ensuring work is carried out safely, compliantly, and to a high technical standard.
Key Responsibilities:
*Diagnose, repair, dismantle, and rework HV lithium-ion battery packs (EV & BESS)
*Perform HV isolation, discharge, testing, and fault-finding
*Identify issues at cell, module, pack, and BMS level
*Support site-based assessment, remediation, commissioning support, and decommissioning activities
*Act as HV technical lead on site, ensuring RAMS and safe systems of work are followed
*Write, review, and implement RAMS for HV battery activities
*Produce technical reports, repair records, and battery condition assessments
*Support continuous improvement of HV battery handling and dismantling processes
Essential Experience & Skills:
*Minimum 3 years’ hands-on experience with high-voltage lithium-ion battery systems
*Practical experience with EV batteries and/or BESS
*Proven background in HV battery diagnosis, repair, or dismantling
*Experience working under formal HV safety rules and permit-to-work systems
*Strong understanding of:
*Lithium-ion battery architecture (cell/module/pack)
*Battery Management Systems (BMS)
*HV isolation, testing, and fault-finding
*Confident writing and implementing RAMS
*Comfortable working in site-based, safety-critical environments
Desirable:
*Strong BESS exposure
*HV Authorised Person (AP) or equivalent
*Experience in recycling or end-of-life battery processing
Package:
*Competitive Salary
*Overtime available
*Pension scheme
*20 days annual leave + bank holidays
*Ongoing HV training and professional development
*Access to a company vehicle
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