Francis L Wu
Senior EV HV Systems Engineer at Norton Motorcycles- Claim this Profile
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Norton Motorcycles
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United Kingdom
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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100 - 200 Employee
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Senior EV HV Systems Engineer
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Jan 2023 - Present
• Research and Development for EV electrification of future Motorcycle products • Systems Requirements Definition / Component Requirements Definition for the HV System i.e. Battery/BMS, HV Propulsion, HV Distribution • Benchmark study of existing EV Motorcycle products i.e. dyno test characterisation, teardown • Research and Development for EV electrification of future Motorcycle products • Systems Requirements Definition / Component Requirements Definition for the HV System i.e. Battery/BMS, HV Propulsion, HV Distribution • Benchmark study of existing EV Motorcycle products i.e. dyno test characterisation, teardown
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Apollo Future Mobility Group (AFMG)
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Hong Kong
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Battery Technology Engineer
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Dec 2020 - Nov 2022
• Research and Development for upcoming novel EV battery technology and fast charging techniques • Bilingual (Technical Mandarin Chinese) project coordination and technical liaison; leading technical development with key Taiwanese/Chinese battery suppliers • Supplier Engagement / Project Management e.g. Authoring key ‘SoW’ document for Battery TKO • Compilation of EV Battery/Charging/Power Electronics/Infrastructure Technology Database • Authoring of Apollo Battery Testing Strategy • Research for Hypercar Market Analysis and Development – Market Trends, Manufacturing, Homologation, Legislation, and Key Vehicle Attributes Show less
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FEV Europe GmbH
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Germany
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Project Engineer - Energy Storage
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Mar 2020 - Aug 2020
• Subcontractor to Jaguar Land Rover ABE Battery Testing facility – responsibility as main operator for all Battery Cell and Module tests for upcoming vehicle programmes • Coordination of test operations, UUT setup, environmental chamber allocation, authoring test script (Maccor/Arbin) specific to each test, ultimately delivering customer UTIs to completion • Subcontractor to Jaguar Land Rover ABE Battery Testing facility – responsibility as main operator for all Battery Cell and Module tests for upcoming vehicle programmes • Coordination of test operations, UUT setup, environmental chamber allocation, authoring test script (Maccor/Arbin) specific to each test, ultimately delivering customer UTIs to completion
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EDAG Group
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Germany
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Engineering Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Project Engineer (Design Release) – EV E/E Commodity, EDAG Engineering Limited
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Aug 2019 - Dec 2019
• Lead team of engineers and designers on EV projects to meet component / commodity requirements and project gateways with regular project meetings and gateway reviews • Manage E/E system with suppliers including component & software delivery plan, system/component requirements, and associated DVP testing plans • Direct and liaise with local and European technical design / engineering resources / suppliers • Setting and managing delivery of system attributes including function, timing, performance, costs, weight, and quality Show less
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SAIC Motor UK Technical Centre Limited
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United Kingdom
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Automotive
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1 - 100 Employee
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New Energy Vehicles Project Engineer – ESS Battery Systems
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Oct 2018 - Jul 2019
• Project Lead - heading NEV development activities for UK/EU products in conjunction with SAIC China Engineering Teams. Providing prompt EV technical support for launch/aftersales field issues • Providing power battery technical solutions and rectify faults with substantial field diagnosis involvement within UK/EU for EP level vehicles prior to launch; Providing technical support to ESS architecture maintenance via validation strategies • Management of objectives and development through utilising engineering problem solving techniques (8D, DFSS) • Testing & Validation for EV charging architecture of new vehicle models, addressing EVCC/PLC and Battery Management System issues • Developing fluency with vehicle on board diagnostic tools e.g. CANalyser, converging with technical EV architecture skillset • Planning and verifying EV legislation requirements for government organisations VCA and OLEV from a battery technical perspective prior to product launch • Authoring engineering technical documents; Formulating EV after-sales strategy • Bilingual (Technical Mandarin Chinese) project coordination and technical liaison Show less
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Emerald Automotive (a Geely Group company)
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United Kingdom
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Automotive
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Engineer
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Apr 2017 - May 2018
• Project Engineer – Bilingual project coordination/technical lead between UK and China vehicle programmes with utilisation of Mandarin language skills. Actively engaging different teams within the business to facilitate delivery of engineering targets • Vehicle Launch Engineering – Facilitating launch of the ‘TX5’ EV ‘London Black Cab’ by achieving key engineering objectives. Addressing engineering issues that arise through different build phases by developing engineering containments and engaging suppliers, EQ, and SQA using an 8D structured problem solving approach, resolving functionality and quality issues. Subsequent development and implementation of high level engineering work instructions for production, with monitoring/auditing of production personnel to ensure correct fixes are applied. Engineering Issue closure by coordinating revised vehicle builds (PCA following successful trials) • Research and Development – Research application for future vehicle programmes (Lightweight Commercial Vehicles) Show less
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JLR
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United Kingdom
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Engineer, Traction Battery, Research and Technology
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Jun 2015 - Apr 2017
• Traction Battery/Battery Management System Research & Development • Cell characterization/capacity testing – Bitrode programme execution; Cell Long-term Ageing test strategy execution • Cell Abuse Testing – specialist abuse chamber testing and analysis of all cell types • TCDS Gateway process development – X590 (I-Pace) Battery Management System • 12V Li-Ion starter battery research and implementation using TCDS • Project Management - collaborative development with external clients of Wireless BMS System involving hardware and software research and integration • Pack-Level Research – advanced 18650/busbar implementation; Bonding techniques Show less
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Toyota Motor Corporation
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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EV/HEV Research Engineer
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May 2014 - Oct 2014
• Research & Development (R&D) department reporting to R&D Manager • Research, study and development of new EV/Hybrid technology (MY17 Prius) • Responsible for analytical testing of EV battery technology • Research and development of battery management systems including temperature control and charge/discharge techniques • Involved in production up-scaling trials of new battery products • Research & Development (R&D) department reporting to R&D Manager • Research, study and development of new EV/Hybrid technology (MY17 Prius) • Responsible for analytical testing of EV battery technology • Research and development of battery management systems including temperature control and charge/discharge techniques • Involved in production up-scaling trials of new battery products
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Education
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Loughborough University
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, EESE Systems Engineering