Base Power
Safety and Abuse Test Engineer
Austin, TX · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 20, 2026
- Experience
- 3 years designing and running tests on electrical equipment.
About the job
Tests Base’s battery and electrical equipment designs for safety and abuse, from planning test coverage through executing tests and reporting results.
What you'll do
- Evaluate systems for safety using DFMEA and similar tools; design and execute safety and abuse tests.
- Own test-setup safety, manage test space, and set up data acquisition for tests.
- Write test reports and communicate results to stakeholders.
What they ask for
- 3 years of designing and running tests on electrical equipment.
- Experience working around lithium ion batteries, high voltage, or DAQ systems.
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience with battery thermal runaway.
- Exposure to UL 9540 / UL 1973.
Tools
DFMEA, thermocouples, voltage measurement, current measurement, accelerometer measurement, UL 9540, UL 1973
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