A Battery Technician develops and tests energy efficient batteries for electric vehicles and machinery
Improving the technology of all sorts of batteries has never been more important, with manufacturers, design companies and construction companies all searching for new ways to power their products, infrastructure and processes with clean and renewable energy.
Battery makers develop and test different battery types to see how effective they are at supporting what a customer’s product or process does. This includes finding out how long a battery lasts before it needs recharging. You could be the technician who develops energy efficient batteries to power electric vehicles, devices and machinery, helping to address climate change.
In the early stages of your career you will learn the different processes involved in battery making and progress through each of them as your skills develop.
With experience, you could become a team leader, running a process in a research or manufacturing plant. Alternatively you might develop your career into product design, creating things that use batteries.
There’s no perfect career path or ideal way into your dream job.
But if you’re interested in education and training options that could be relevant to this role, you might want to consider:
Options available after GCSEs:
More options available after that:
Schools and colleges each have their own career guidance plan and can provide detailed information, advice, and guidance on options and next steps.
A Battery Technician is involved in the research and design phase of work which includes analysing alternative battery options and making refinements to meet the needs of each client. When a solution is agreed upon it progresses to a pilot testing phase and if this is successful the battery you’ve helped to develop will progress to full-scale manufacturing.
This role can also be known by some other job titles including:
Battery Testing Characterisation Engineer
Mechanical Technician
Process Engineer
Quality Engineer
Test and Commissioning Engineer
