🔋 Battery Workforce Challenge | Developing the next generation of the automotive workforce. The Battery Workforce Challenge is a premier collegiate engineering competition that prepares students for high-demand careers in automotive engineering, advanced manufacturing, and EV battery technology. Supported by the U.S. Department of Energy and Stellantis, and managed by Argonne National Laboratory, this program provides students with hands-on experience in battery design, vehicle integration, and supply chain innovation. 🏆 12 university & vocational teams designing, testing, and integrating battery systems into a Ram ProMaster EV 🔧 Real-world training in engineering, technology, and automotive innovation 📈 Strengthening North America’s workforce and competitive edge
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Save the Date – Battery Workforce Challenge Year 2 Competition in May! 🔋🚐 🏁 Trainings & presentations 🏁 Expos 🏁 STEM event 🏁 Sponsor Social 🏁 Year 2 Competition Awards Ceremony This is a pivotal week for our teams as they showcase their hard work and innovation. Don’t miss the moment when the winners are announced! #WorkforceDevelopment #AdvancedVehicleTechnology #STEMCareers #RAMProMasterEV #FutureTechnicians
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Ajay Gnanasekaran led a standout panel at The Battery Show on developing a highly skilled workforce to meet the growing demand in the battery industry. The discussion focused on closing the skills gap and expanding educational partnerships — critical pillars of the Battery Workforce Challenge. With 12 North American teams collaborating to design, build, test and integrate advanced battery packs into the Ram Professional ProMaster EV van, we're proud to support hands-on training and job readiness for future technicians and engineers. 💼🔋
WOW! The future's looking bright! 😎 It is so inspiring to moderate The Battery Show South 's Developing a Highly Skilled Domestic Workforce panel to talk about . ⚙️ Skills gap facing the battery industry 🎓 Partnership development with educational institutions from battery workforce champions including . . . ✅ Renu D. Dalal, @The University of Alabama workforce program manager ✅ Matthew McDowell, @Georgia Institute of Technology associate professor ✅ Jill Pestana, @Pestana Solutions founder and CEO ✅ Kevin Taylor, @AIDT deputy director This panel serves as a great reminder of the work we're committed to doing in the Battery Workforce Challenge, where 12 North American teams, consisting of universities and their vocational college partners, team up to design, build, test and integrate an advanced EV battery pack into Stellantis' Ram Professional's ProMaster EV. BattChallengers, there's no doubt about it, the vital and critical skills you're gaining in this three-year competition are essential in building a truly innovative workforce. Let's keep driving that momentum forward. #TheBatteryShowSouth #BatteryWorkforce #FutureEngineers #FutureTechnicians #Innovation
Hey Chat GPT, create a starter pack for the Battery Workforce Challenge. 🤖🔋 Parts included: ✅ Ram Professional’s ProMaster EV provided by Stellantis ✅ EV battery cell Samsung SDI America Inc. ✅ EV battery module ✅ Battery disconnect unit Eaton Sponsors and students, what’s your BattChallenge starter pack look like? #StarterPack #STEMEducation #BatteryWorkforce #FutureEngineers #FutureTechnicians
The Ram Professional ProMaster EV van has landed at Clemson University and Greenville Technical College — and it’s a big moment for their Battery Workforce Challenge Clemson University team! This is where classroom concepts meet real-world application. Students are now diving into the hands-on phase of the competition, working to design, build, and integrate advanced battery systems into a real vehicle platform. Let’s go, BattChallengers! #WorkforceDevelopment #AdvancedVehicleTechnology #FutureTechnicians #FutureEngineers #STEMCareer
Big milestone for the Clemson & Greenville Tech Battery Workforce Challenge team — the Ram ProMaster EV has officially arrived! Now the real work begins: turning simulations into hands-on innovation as students design the next generation of EV battery systems. ⚡🚐 #EV #BatteryWorkforceChallenge #STEM #SustainableMobility
From classroom to career conversations — Battery Workforce Challenge student Tahmina Fatima BattChallengeOSU recently had an inspiring call with Alan Falkowski, Director of Product Releasing for Batteries & Engines at Stellantis North America. 💬 They discussed: • Breaking into the battery and vehicle technology industry • Core skills today’s engineers and technicians need to succeed • Balancing technical work with leadership development • The value of gaining full product life cycle experience • Resume tips and how to navigate early-career choices ✨ One of Tahmina Fatima's takeaways from the call: “Every engineer should aim to be part of a full product development cycle at least once. It teaches you how all the pieces come together.” This mentorship moment is a perfect example of how the Battery Workforce Challenge connects students with industry leaders. The Ram Professional ProMaster EV van, the vehicle platform used in this competition, gives students real-world experience working on advanced vehicle systems, preparing them for careers in the battery industry. #AutomotiveCareers #RAMProMasterEV #BatteryDevelopment #WorkforceDevelopment
Bringing hands-on learning to the next level! Illinois Institute of Technology students got an exclusive look inside some of the most advanced battery research facilities, exploring everything from prototype manufacturing to battery recycling innovations. Experiences like this are what the Battery Workforce Challenge is all about — connecting students with real-world opportunities to drive the future of battery technology. Huge thanks to David Robertson for making this visit happen! #BattChallenge #FutureEngineers #BatteryTech #STEM #Innovation
What an awesome opportunity it was to bring my Illinois Institute of Technology / Kaplan Institute IPRO course students, who are developing battery recycling innovations, to Argonne National Laboratory earlier this week. 🔋♻️ The IPRO course, ”Sustainable Future: Innovations in Battery Recycling ” is one of our latest educational programs supporting battery workforce from our Sustainable Transportation Education and Partnerships (STEP) Department. Students got to explore the lab’s . . . ✅ AURORA, one of the world’s first exascale supercomputers able to perform over a quintillion calculations per second, giving the global science community a powerful new research tool with unprecedented abilities for simulations, AI and data analysis. ✅ Cell Analysis, Modeling and Prototype (CAMP) Facility, which allows battery researchers to manufacture full-size prototype battery electrodes and cells. ✅ Electrochemical Analysis and Diagnostics Laboratory, which tests everything from small cells for consumer electronics to full-size EV batteries. ✅ Materials Engineering Research Facility (MERF), which develops economically viable processes for materials manufacturing at scale and produces detailed process descriptions for accurate cost modeling. ✅ ReCell Center, which grows an advanced battery recycling industry by developing economic and environmentally sound recycling processes that can be adopted by industry for lithium-ion and future battery chemistries. ✅ Smart Energy Plaza, which drives innovation in energy storage, EV infrastructure and grid integration to help shape future energy systems. A big shoutout to Alison Dunlop, Marco Rodrigues, LeRoy Flores, Daniel Dobrzynski, Trevor Dzwiniel, Jeffrey Spangenberger and Christopher Knight for hosting us. #BatteryWorkforce #STEM #BatteryRecycling #EnergyStorage #WeareArgonne
Exciting things are happening at McMaster University’s Automotive Resource Centre! Big thanks to Scott Sullivan for stopping by and catching up with the McMaster University and Mohawk College BattChallengeMAC team as they tackle their Battery Disconnect Unit (BDU) build. Eaton is a sponsor of BattChallenge, supporting technicians and engineers as they dive into vehicle technology innovation and advanced battery systems. #BattChallenge #Eaton #MACBattChallenge #MohawkCollege #NextGenTech
While on Eaton business travel, I made a pitstop at McMaster University's Automotive Resource Centre (MARC). I had some awesome discussions with the McMaster/Mohawk BWC team while touring the facility. The team is making great progress on their BDU build! Thank you to the Dr. Saeid Habibi, Romulo Vieira, Lewis Gross and the whole McMaster University/Mohawk College BWC team. #MARC #MACBattChallenge #MohawkCollege #BatteryWorkforceChallenge #Eaton Supporting the next generation of engineers!
Hands-on experience is the engine of learning! 🚀 Thanks to Stellantis North America Ram Professional, our teams are diving deep into battery pack design with the Ram ProMaster EV vans. We are excited to see how these future industry leaders will power up the automotive world! #BatteryWorkforceChallenge #RamProMasterEV #JobCreation #FutureTalent
BATTCHALLENGE: FUELING THE FUTURE OF ELECTRIC POWER. Fostering innovation and talent in North America’s battery industry, the Battery Workforce Challenge is a premier three-year collegiate competition that challenges students to design, build, test and integrate advanced electric vehicle battery packs. For 2024, Ram provided each of the twelve invited universities and vocational partners with the newly introduced Ram ProMaster EV. It serves as an excellent work van that allows the students to design battery applications for bigger vehicles. Check up on exciting developments from the teams here: https://lnkd.in/gHhtun6Q) #BatteryWorkforce #RamProfessional #RamProMasterEV #FutureTech #TalentDevelopment #ElectricInnovation
Throughout our Year 2 Winter Workshop, we ran a LinkedIn Engagement Campaign to spotlight our Battery Workforce Challenge teams' creativity, teamwork, and communication skills. Today, we're excited to announce the results on LinkedIn! 🥇 California State University, Los Angeles & Cerritos College (Batt Challenge CSULA - Cerritos College) earned the top spot with an impressive 49% engagement rate, securing an extra seat at the May competition! 👏 Close behind: 🥈 The Ohio State University & Columbus State Community College (BattChallengeOSU) – 36% engagement 🥉 Colorado School of Mines & Arapahoe Community College (Battery Workforce Challenge at Colorado School of Mines) – 23.7% engagement These teams’ success wouldn’t have been possible without their dedicated communications leads, who worked behind the scenes to capture content, coordinate posts, and highlight their teams’ achievements. Shoutout to: 🔹 Madison Reddy – Cal State LA & Cerritos College 🔹 Yi-Tzu Wang – The Ohio State University & Columbus State Community College 🔹 Viviana Nelson – Colorado School of Mines & Arapahoe Community College Their efforts exemplify the leadership, skills, and workforce readiness that the Battery Workforce Challenge fosters. #WorkforceDevelopment #CareerDevelopment #AutomotiveIndustry #BatteryIndustry #StudentSuccess #Leadership #EngineeringEducation
Now On-Demand: Career Opportunities in the Battery Industry! 🔋 Missed the live panel? Watch "Career Opportunities in the Battery Industry" on-demand, hosted by Volta Foundation Industry experts, including Ajay Gnanasekaran, Sr. Program Director - Battery Workforce Development for the Battery Workforce Challenge, shared insights on: ✅ What recruiters look for in top candidates ✅ How to stand out at career fairs and in interviews ✅ Career pathways in battery technology, R&D, engineering, and manufacturing Prepare for your next career move and get ahead before the Battery Career Fair in April! Watch now: https://bit.ly/426Zerd #VoltaFoundation #WorkforceDevelopment #BatteryIndustry #CareerGrowth #STEMJobs #JobOpportunities #BatteryTechnology