SDET (Battery Management System Focus)

Title: SDET (Battery Management System Focus)



Location: Hybrid in Palo Alto, CA 3-4 days onsite
Duration: 6+ Months
Client: Ford
Rate: $65/hr on C2C
Visa: USC, GC, GC EAD, H4 EAD, TN
Interview Mode: Video

LINKEDIN MUST

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

Need Genuine LinkedIn- NO RECENT OR MULTIPLE LINKEDIN

Must have Visa Copy with the submission (FOR GC and EADs)

Don't submit 8-13 years candidates who completed their Bachelor's from India

Must have full educational details with University Name and year of completion in resume.

WITHOUT ABOVE MENTIONED PREREQUISITE RESUME WILL BE DEEMED AS FAKE.

Job Description

BMS validation organization

Hiring Priorities for the BMS SDET Role

Must-Haves

Strong Python developer

Good C programming background

BMS experience

Embedded communication protocols

Automotive environment exposure

Ability to work cross-functionally

Software design experience

Fundamentals independent of AI

The engineer must become a bridge between:

BMS Developers

and

Test Engineers

Responsibilities include understanding:

• Test gaps
• Validation needs
• Coverage improvements
• Failure trends

Goal of the Role

Move validation earlier in the development process.

Instead of identifying issues on:

• $500K HIL systems
• $1M+ HIL systems
• Lab Cars
• Physical Vehicles

The team wants simpler internal platforms to catch issues sooner.

This increases availability of expensive validation assets for more advanced testing.

Communication Requirements

An interesting takeaway:

This is not purely a technical role.

The engineer must constantly communicate with:

• Test engineers
• BMS developers
• Validation teams

Candidates lacking BMS terminology and industry knowledge may struggle despite strong coding skills.

several technologies that would immediately stand out.

Strong Signals

ISO-SPI

Particularly valuable.

Example project discussed involved:

• Bare BMS board
• Simulated cell modules
• Voltage simulation
• Temperature simulation

using ISO-SPI communication.

Additional Protocols

Experience with:

• I2C
• UART
• Similar embedded communication protocols

they should be capable of explaining:

How the protocols operate

Why they're used

Architectural tradeoffs

High Voltage Automotive BMS Experience

Ideal backgrounds:

EV manufacturers

Automotive battery teams

High-voltage systems

He noted candidates coming purely from:

Consumer electronics

Lower-voltage devices