Test Engineer at SES (Shanghai, China)
SES· Shanghai, China·
Job description
Test Engineer
Responsibilities
- Responsible for environmental reliability testing, performance testing and abuse testing of lithium metal battery packs and modules according to the arrangement of the project leader
- Build a test platform according to the test requirements and solve various problems in the test process
- Proficient in office software, responsible for filling in and submitting the original records in the test process
- According to the requirements of the company's laboratory quality management system, correctly operate and maintain the test equipment, correctly dispose the samples in the test process, and comply with the laboratory 5S management requirements to ensure the safety in the test process
- Responsible for assisting the daily management of the laboratory
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or above, with battery safety testing experience, education requirements can be relaxed
- More than one year working experience in lithium battery related industry
- Experience in lithium battery testing is preferred
- Have strong learning ability and practical ability, can operate related test equipment independently
- Have good professional quality, no legal disputes, no bad hobbies
Why work at SES
- Culture: “SES welcomes all, but is not for everyone” – the company seeks top-tier talent in electrochemistry, computational chemistry, cell engineering, AI/ML, and materials science.
- Locations: Woburn (Boston HQ), Shanghai, Chungju (South Korea), with additional offices in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Malaysia.
- Work policy: Likely on-site/lab-intensive given battery R&D and manufacturing; specific remote/hybrid policies not disclosed.
- Notable perks: Not explicitly listed, but employees have backgrounds from MIT, Harvard, national labs, and top battery companies. Salary ranges from LinkedIn: Technician ~$60k, Senior Electrical Engineer ~$131k, Senior Software Engineer ~$130k.
- Engineering culture: Heavy emphasis on AI for science, autonomous labs, and real-world impact on energy transition.