Principal BMS Engineer

Navitas Systems LLC is seeking a Principal Battery Management System (BMS) Engineer to provide technical leadership, architectural ownership, and long-term stewardship of advanced BMS solutions for lithium-ion battery products serving military, commercial, and industrial markets.

Requirements

• Serve as technical authority for BMS architecture, including firmware, electronics, sensing, controls, and system integration.
• Define and maintain system-level BMS architecture, design patterns, and technical standards across multiple product lines.
• Lead technical trade studies for safety, performance, cost, manufacturability, and long-term maintainability.
• Establish best practices for embedded firmware architecture, hardware abstraction, diagnostics, and fault handling.
• Provide expert-level guidance on embedded firmware design, real-time systems, and safety-critical software.
• Lead development and review of core BMS algorithms, including SOC, SOH, SOE, cell balancing, protection, diagnostics, and degradation monitoring.
• Own interpretation and application of relevant safety and compliance standards (e.g., UL, IEC, ISO, functional safety guidance) as they relate to BMS design.
• Drive system-level requirements decomposition, traceability, and verification strategy.
• Lead DFMEA, FTA, and system-level risk assessments; ensure mitigation strategies are implemented and verified.
• Guide development of end-of-line test strategies, diagnostic coverage, and service tools.
• Ensure BMS designs are manufacturable, testable, and serviceable at scale.
• Support long-term sustainment, reliability improvements, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Group health insurance that includes high quality medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage with a low employee premium
• Retirement Savings Plan with company match and a 3% employer contribution
• Paid company holidays and Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Employee assistance program
• Fitness Discounts
• Promotional opportunities