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We are seeking an experienced Diagnostics & Cybersecurity Expert to interface with automotive OEMs and subject matter experts (SMEs) to define systems and software-specific requirements. Additionally, this role will support residential, commercial, and industrial projects related to communications and cybersecurity across the company's Energy Storage product portfolio.

The ideal candidate will possess deep technical expertise in communications, diagnostics and cybersecurity, along with a strong understanding of testing methodologies to assist software developers in validating feature implementations.

Collaborate with OEMs and internal teams to define systems and software requirements for automotive diagnostics and cybersecurity.

Support residential, commercial, and industrial projects within the Energy Storage sector, ensuring robust communications and cybersecurity strategies.

Ensure alignment of diagnostics strategies with industry standards and OEM-specific protocols.

Assist software developers in testing and validating diagnostics & cybersecurity features, ensuring compliance with best practices.

Conduct hands-on testing using industry-standard tools such as CANalyzer, CANoe, DBC File Editor, PDX/ODX Editor, CDD File Editor, and Diva diagnostic testing tool, as well as any other relevant software.

Support cybersecurity risk assessments for energy storage solutions, ensuring compliance with communication security protocols.

Establish secure data transmission methodologies for connected systems in both automotive and energy storage applications.

Work cross-functionally with engineering teams to optimize system architecture for scalability and cybersecurity hardening.

Ensure compliance with automotive cybersecurity standards (such as ISO/SAE 21434) and energy storage security protocols.

Stay up to date with emerging cybersecurity threats across both automotive and energy storage industries, proactively contributing to risk mitigation strategies.

Overview:

 We are seeking an accomplished Senior Platform Software Engineer with deep expertise in embedded systems to lead the development and integration of foundational software components across both automotive ECU platforms (serving multiple OEMs) and energy storage system ECUs. This role demands a high level of technical proficiency in bootloaders, MCAL, CDD, AUTOSAR BSW, and embedded cybersecurity, as well as a collaborative mindset to enable seamless coordination with application software teams in resolving complex, system-level challenges.

The ideal candidate thrives on innovation and is eager to apply their skills across diverse domains spanning automotive and energy sectors.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect and implement secure bootloaders and robust software update frameworks
• Develop, configure, and validate MCAL and CDD drivers for a variety of microcontrollers and peripheral devices
• Integrate and optimize AUTOSAR BSW stacks, with emphasis on:
  • Diagnostics stack (including OBD)
  • Memory stack
  • CAN stack (including J1939)
  • Crypto stack
• Implement and maintain J1939 stack functionality tailored for heavy-duty automotive platforms
• Design and implement embedded cybersecurity solutions including secure boot, cryptographic services, and memory protection
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to analyze, diagnose, and resolve software issues across platform and application layers
• Interface with stakeholders to support system software integration, validation, and deployment
• Lead code reviews, mentor junior engineers, and promote software quality best practices
• Ensure adherence to safety and cybersecurity standards such as ISO 26262, ISO/SAE 21434, and ASPICE

A123 Systems LLC is seeking a dynamic, results-driven Senior Sales Manager to join our team. Reporting to the Director of Sales, this role is responsible for identifying, nurturing, and converting new business leads into long-term partnerships, while ensuring a consistent and sustainable growth pipeline.

The ideal candidate will be highly motivated and strategic in approach new sales, leveraging a strong industry network and deep technology expertise. This role is dedicated exclusively to new business generation and managing new sales opportunities, with the goal to securing short-term and long-term growth through new business accounts.

This role is not intended to be filled as a Customer Account Manager position.

• Develop and implement a strategic New Business Opportunity (NBO) funnel to support corporate growth objectives.

• Prospect, identify and qualify new customers, maintain a healthy and high-probability business pipeline.

• Execute corporate business strategies and new product launches to drive growth objectives.

• Pursue and introduce market research results to A123 leadership team, represent and build A123 brand awareness by attending networking events, industry and technology shows.

• Establish customer relationships between customer decision maker and A123 sales leadership.

• Function as the key point of contact for all commercial matters from lead generation to close new businesses in line with customer and company targets and policies.

• Own and drive negotiation strategy from lead generation to new business closure.

• Collaborate with relevant business units across the global organization to develop customized proposals that address the commercial and technical needs of each customer.

• In time response to customer inquiries with maintaining high-quality communication regarding warranty, service, and other critical expectations. Coordinate with internal teams to ensure appropriate support is provided as needed.

• Adhere to corporate business directions and sales process, report sales initiatives, status, progress and business forecast per NBO. Prepare weekly, monthly sales analysis reports as directed by sales leadership.

• Collaborate and support other sales team members to accomplish corporate goals and cross customer satisfaction. Support sales activities outside described territory during times team members are unavailable.

• Contribute to improve the NBO process by analyzing business outcomes and customer feedback to refine approach and prospect messaging.

• Performs special assignments as directed by the Director Sales and Executive Management.

A123 Systems LLC is seeking a dynamic, results-driven Senior Sales Manager to join our team. Reporting to the Director of Sales, this role is responsible for identifying, nurturing, and converting new business leads into long-term partnerships, while ensuring a consistent and sustainable growth pipeline.

The ideal candidate will be highly motivated and strategic in approach new sales, leveraging a strong industry network and deep technology expertise. This role is dedicated exclusively to new business generation and managing new sales opportunities, with the goal to securing short-term and long-term growth through new business accounts.

This role is not intended to be filled as a Customer Account Manager position.

• Develop and implement a strategic New Business Opportunity (NBO) funnel to support corporate growth objectives.

• Prospect, identify and qualify new customers, maintain a healthy and high-probability business pipeline.

• Execute corporate business strategies and new product launches to drive growth objectives.

• Pursue and introduce market research results to A123 leadership team, represent and build A123 brand awareness by attending networking events, industry and technology shows.

• Establish customer relationships between customer decision maker and A123 sales leadership.

• Function as the key point of contact for all commercial matters from lead generation to close new businesses in line with customer and company targets and policies.

• Own and drive negotiation strategy from lead generation to new business closure.

• Collaborate with relevant business units across the global organization to develop customized proposals that address the commercial and technical needs of each customer.

• In time response to customer inquiries with maintaining high-quality communication regarding warranty, service, and other critical expectations. Coordinate with internal teams to ensure appropriate support is provided as needed.

• Adhere to corporate business directions and sales process, report sales initiatives, status, progress and business forecast per NBO. Prepare weekly, monthly sales analysis reports as directed by sales leadership.

• Collaborate and support other sales team members to accomplish corporate goals and cross customer satisfaction. Support sales activities outside described territory during times team members are unavailable.

• Contribute to improve the NBO process by analyzing business outcomes and customer feedback to refine approach and prospect messaging.

• Performs special assignments as directed by the Director Sales and Executive Management.

The Simulation Engineering Team at A123 is hiring a Battery FEA Engineer with the major responsibilities of conducting cell-, module-, pack- and system- level FEA structural simulation for Li-ion batteries used in electric vehicles (EVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and energy storage systems (EES).

• Develop/validate non-linear FEA models of Li-ion battery cells, modules, packs and systems.
• Conduct static and dynamic FEA structural simulation, including vibration, shock, crush, etc.
• Conduct thermal-mechanical simulation through integrating thermal and FEA.
• Post-process FEA structural simulation results, to determine whether internal and external requirements can be met or not and draft the technical report.
• Structural optimization of new battery cell, module, pack and system design.
• Explore the swelling mechanism through conducting FEA structural simulation and identify its role in the long-term life usage of Li-ion battery cell/module/pack.
• Support regular and NBO structural simulation activities through our global collaboration.
• Collaborate with teammates and interact with test, validation and product engineers to identify potential simulation issues, conduct root cause analysis, and provide technical proposals/solutions to resolve the engineering problems relevant to structural simulation.
• Communicate findings to internal/external customers using appropriate media in a positive and constructive manner, and establish/maintain technical communications for any open FEA structural simulation issues. 

A123 Systems, LLC in Novi, MI is hiring a Battery Simulation Engineer for Life Model/Simulation

The Simulation Engineering Team at A123 is hiring a Battery Simulation Engineer – Life Model/Simulation with major responsibilities of developing innovative and complicated semi-empirical/semi-physics life aging models for Li-ion battery systems used electric vehicles (EVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and energy storage systems (ESS). The battery simulation engineer is also responsible for conducting cell-, module-, and pack-level life simulation based on developed new life aging models to predict capacity fade and impedance growth over prolonged battery usage duration.

Why You Should Work Here:

• Great annual salary dependent on experience
• Multiple health benefit options to fit you and your family.
• 401k with company match
• Employer Paid Life Insurance, STD and LTD
• Automotive Supplier Discounts including GM products.
• An abundance of voluntary benefits including Dependent Care FSA, Pet Insurance, Critical Care Insurance and more!

Primary Responsibilities:

• Conduct comprehensive literature search for summarizing all possible semi-empirical/semi-physics life aging models (SOH and DCR), including calendar/cycling capacity fade and calendar/cycling impedance growth, developed and published by various researchers and engineers in the battery modeling field.
• Propose an innovative life aging model framework based on the comprehensive literature survey conducted and the new life aging model framework needs to consider all possible feasibility factors.
• Collaborate with cell team to design, optimize and finalize life aging tests for various cell chemistry and cell types regarding to life aging model development.
• Develop innovative life aging models for various cell chemistry and cell types based on new life model framework and life test data provided by our cell team.
• Validate the proposed innovative life aging models and executing life simulation based on new validated life aging models through our in-house life simulation tool.
• Support regular and NBO life simulation workload through our global collaboration (Hangzhou, China; Novi, US; Stuttgart, German).
• Collaborate with teammates and interact with test and product engineers to identify potential life model/simulation issues, conduct root cause analysis, and provide technical proposals/solutions to resolve the technical engineering problems.
• Communicate his/her findings to internal/external customers using appropriate media in a positive and constructive manner and establish/maintain technical communications for open issues listed in assigned work.