Experience

I have been fortunate to have three co-op placements that have developed my technical, professional and interpersonal skills!

Battery Algorithms Engineer 

Duration: Sep. 2025 - Present 

Skills and Tools 

• MATLAB/Simulink

  • Model-based algorithm design 

  • Processing, visualization, fitting and validation of time-series data 

  • Code generation 

• Cell and Pack Characterization

  • NMC/LFP cell chemistries

  • Aged Cell Parameters 

  • EIS characterization

• SoX Estimation

  • Robust SOC, SOP and SOH estimation algorithms 

  • Remaining Charge Time

  • Cell failure detection diagnostic algorithm

• AUTOSAR

  • AUTOSAR project management 

  • AUTOSAR mappings and connections

• Vector CAN Tools

  • CANape

  • CANalyzer

Responsibilities

• Development of more robust battery estimation algorithms in MATLAB/Simulink

• Implementation of auxiliary features for user-facing metrics by building upon the current framework

• Updating software behaviour and limits for new cell types and different pack architectures 

• Understanding best practices for complete AUTOSAR project management 

• Utilizing CANape, CANalyzer and others for testing software features on in-house HiL setups. 

Projects

• Scaling in-house MiL models to validate algorithm performance and rapid algorithm prototyping 

• Data processing, analysis and implementation of new and aged cell data into software 

• Developing first iteration of robust cell failure detection algorithm

What I've Learned

• The learning curve for this role was as steep as it could get: the roles and responsiblies expected of me dwarfed any of the ones I've had in all my different experiences. Surprisingly, the biggest thing I've learned from this learning process is the ability to ask great questions. One great question will assist my learning far more than several small and scrambled questions, and will save time as well. 

• All members of my team are expected to be agile, efficient and delibrate in all their actions but also while keeping the work environment open and welcoming. Both are equally as important, and start by being able to set reasonable but challanging expectations on yourself and others 

• Performance and efficiency in your project can come from everywhere, no matter how big or small your change is. It is about the cumulation of small changes, not just one big change.