BMS Applications Engineer

• Support in-vehicle battery pack integration activities for development and prototype builds
• Calibrate and drive tuning of BMS application parameters, including:
• SOC/SOH estimation behavior
• Charge and discharge current limits
• Thermal management thresholds and protections
• Cell balancing strategies
• Power and thermal derate strategies
• Participate in vehicle integration activities and drive testing to verify BMS performance and system behavior
• Translate vehicle usage profiles and environmental conditions into optimized BMS calibration and configuration
• Support customer-facing battery attributes, including range, charging performance, and drivability
• Analyze vehicle and pack data logs to verify behavior and identify issues
• Assist with issue resolution during prototype builds, integration events, and validation testing
• Perform root cause analysis and coordinate corrective actions with BMS software and systems teams, At Slate, we’re fueled by grit, determination, and attention to detail. The start-up spirit of ingenuity and resourcefulness move our business forward. Team Slate fosters a culture of excellence, innovation, and mutual respect, and is motivated by shared principles.
• Safety First
• Delight Customers
• One Team
• Relentless Improvement
• Fast, Frugal, and Scrappy
• Respectful Collaboration
• Positive Legacy

• Engineer capable of bridging vehicle-level requirements and real-world vehicle behavior with BMS configuration and operation
• Strong understanding of lithium-ion battery systems and BMS functionality (SOC/SOH estimation, current limits, thermal management, balancing)
• Experience working with vehicle-integrated battery packs and system-level validation
• Comfortable analyzing vehicle CAN data, diagnostics, and test results to understand pack and BMS behavior
• Ability to translate vehicle usage profiles and performance targets into BMS application settings
• Strong cross-functional collaborator able to work with Vehicle Integration, BMS Software, Validation, and Systems Engineering teams
• Practical, hands-on problem solver with strong root cause investigation and debugging skills, * Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical or related engineering field (Masters degree preferred)
• Minimum 5 Years of relevant experience (7+ preferred)
• Experience working with battery systems, BMS software behavior, and battery pack integration
• Familiarity with vehicle communication networks (CAN) and data analysis tools
• Ability to analyze system-level interactions between vehicle, battery pack, and BMS controls
• Experience supporting vehicle testing, validation, or integration activities
• Strong technical communication skills for coordinating across software, hardware, and vehicle engineering teams
• Ability to move between data analysis, hands-on vehicle testing, and system-level troubleshooting

Physical Requirements

• Must have the ability to travel (up to10%)
• Must have the ability to lift up to 35 pounds
• Must have the ability to stand, walk and perform repetitive tasks for extended period of time.

At Slate, we’re building safe, reliable vehicles that people can afford, personalize and love-and doing it here in the USA as part of our commitment to reindustrialization. The spirit of DIY and customization runs throughout every element of a Slate, because people should have control over how their trucks look, feel, and represent them.