Battery Pack Architect M/F

Verkor

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Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Posted on: 2026-06-04

Category: energy

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Intermediate

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

Verkor is a French industrial company founded in 2020 that specializes in the production of low-carbon lithium-ion battery cells for electric mobility and energy storage applications. The company is headquartered in Grenoble and has developed its first Gigafactory in Bourbourg, near Dunkirk, which was officially inaugurated in December 2025 under the patronage of French President Emmanuel Macron. With an initial production capacity of 16 GWh per year, the facility represents a major step toward large-scale industrial battery manufacturing in Europe. Verkor's core mission is to produce low-carbon batteries in Europe while contributing to industrial sovereignty and decarbonization. The company positions itself as a key player in the European energy transition, addressing the dual challenge of reducing dependence on non-European battery supply chains and accelerating the shift to electric mobility. Its Gigafactory is expected to create 1,200 direct jobs and approximately 3,000 indirect jobs in the region. What sets Verkor apart is its 'digital by design' industrial model, which integrates digital technologies throughout its manufacturing processes to optimize ramp-up speed and production efficiency. The company has progressed rapidly through commissioning and line balancing phases, moving toward full-scale serial production. Backed by prominent industrial and financial partners, Verkor is establishing itself as a fully-fledged European battery manufacturer in a strategically critical sector.

As a Battery Pack Architect, you are responsible for defining the overall system architecture and ensuring the technical coherence and performance of the battery pack. You drive key design decisions by balancing electrochemical, electrical, thermal, mechanical, and safety constraints to deliver a solution that is safe, high-performing, manufacturable, and cost-effective.

You act as a cross-functional technical leader and the main guarantor of the system-level vision.

Main responsibilities :

1. System Architecture Definition

Define the overall battery pack architecture, including:

Electrical topology (series/parallel configuration, HV/LV interfaces)
Mechanical concept (modules integration, pack integration, pack enclosure design)
Busbar routing
Thermal architecture
Ensure consistency between cells, BMS, power electronics, and system-level requirements
Drive architectural trade-offs considering performance, cost, risk, manufacturability (ergonomic, value chain, process flow chart) and industrial constraints (existing means compatibility)

2. Requirements & Performance Management

Define and cascade system requirements
In charge of design justification document as well as its integration into PLM
Ensure requirements traceability across the system
Define and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) for the battery pack

3. Multi-Domain System Integration

Ensure proper integration of all subsystems:

Cells
BMS
Thermal system
High-voltage components (contactors, fuses, etc.)
Manage critical interfaces (electrical, thermal, mechanical, communication)
Guarantee system behavior under all operating conditions (normal and fault cases)

4. Safety & Compliance

Integrate safety constraints from early design stages:
Define mitigation strategies (detection, isolation, protection mechanisms)
Ensure compliance with relevant standards and regulations

5. Technical Leadership & Risk Management

Identify and manage technical risks across the system
Drive key trade-offs (cost vs performance vs safety)
Lead architecture and design reviews
Support high-level product and technical decisions

Requirements :

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or equivalent.
Minimum of 5 years of experience in battery system architecture, with at least 5 years owning system architecture on complete pack programs.
An experience with EV OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, or pack integrators is preferred.
Proven greenfield program experience (building a product from scratch).
Fluent English mandatory.
Willingness to travel to customers and suppliers internationally.
Knowledge of applicable standards: IEC 62619, UN 38.3, GB38031, ECE R100, ISO 26262 fundamentals.
Required management tools: DOORS, Polarion, or Jama. JIRA or an equivalent for project tracking.
Proven knowledge in high-voltage battery pack design and development and battery pack mechanical design
Good understanding in battery pack main characteristics sizing, thermal management, and system-level validation (components to full battery pack)
Familiarity with the simulation approach and DFMEA
Functional safety fundamentals (HARA, ASIL allocation)
Knowledge of CATIA V5/SolidWorks (system & electrical layout), and MATLAB/Simulink (pack performance simulation