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Most of your time will be hands-on at Base's outdoor test site outside Austin (transportation provided), with time in the office too.\nWhat You'll Do\nEvaluate designs for safety with DFMEA and similar tools.\n\nDesign and run safety and abuse tests, including thermal runaway, battery and inverter short circuit, and full-voltage switch interruption.\n\nOwn the safety of every test setup.\n\nSet up data acquisition: thermocouples, voltage and current, and accelerometers.\n\nRun certification tests in-house or at external labs.\n\nImprove test throughput, quality, and the test site itself.\n\nWrite world-class test reports and share results with the people who need them.\n\nWhat You'll Bring\nDegree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.\n\n1+ years designing and running tests on electrical equipment.\n\nExperience working around lithium-ion batteries, high voltage, and DAQ systems.\n\nComfort with hands-on, mostly outdoor work.\n\nPreferred Skills\nBattery thermal runaway testing.\n\nUL 9540, UL 9540A, or UL 1973.\n\nShort circuit or other high-energy testing.\n\nFixture and test setup design in CAD.\n\nAbout the Team\nOur hardware reliability and test team breaks Base products before our members can. We run mechanical, electrical, environmental, and abuse testing from component to full system, track how the fleet holds up in the field, root-cause the failures that matter, and feed fixes straight back to design. Homeowners across the country rely on Base for whole-home backup and lower electricity bills. Our network of home batteries also helps keep the grid stable as demand climbs from AI, electrification, and extreme weather. We build in-house and expand at a speed and cost incumbents can't match, and this team makes that possible.\nPlease note: Base is a startup, which means priorities shift and evolve quickly. Your role may expand or change based on the needs of the business at any given time, so the responsibilities listed may not be exhaustive.\nOur Values\nFirst Principles Thinking: Question assumptions. 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