Alexander Battery Technologies has appointed five engineers and a project manager as it expands its technical team. The company has recruited Mark Burton as technical manager, Andrew Stevenson as senior test engineer, Alastair Pollitt as electronics test engineer, Chris Muteham as senior project manager, Alexander Johnson as senior mechanical design engineer and Sameed Rashid as artificial intelligence (AI) engineering apprentice.
Mr Burton joins to lead the company’s engineering operations, overseeing the electronics, firmware, mechanical design and testing teams responsible for developing and validating new battery systems. In his role he will also work closely with the production engineering team to ensure battery products move effectively from development through to manufacturing.
Strengthening the testing function, Mr Stevenson joins with more than 15 years’ experience in electronics testing and manufacturing environments. His background includes roles at Cicor Group and TT Electronics, as well as more than a decade at Tridonic where he developed and commissioned automated manufacturing test systems. He is joined in the test team by Mr Pollitt, who brings experience in electronics development, prototyping and software engineering, alongside doctoral research at Newcastle University focused on modelling and verification of complex digital systems.
As senior project manager, Mr Muteham will support the delivery of engineering programmes as they progress towards production, helping to maintain oversight, consistency and control across projects, Mr Johnson as senior mechanical design engineer, joins with experience in battery system development from a previous role at Saft following a dual engineering apprenticeship with Rolls-Royce and Hyperdrive Innovation. He will support early-stage battery pack design and mechanical integration.
Alongside the experienced hires, the business has recruited Sameed Rashid as an AI engineering apprentice. Working with the engineering and production teams, he will support the development of tools that analyse production and testing data to identify patterns and improve product performance.
Mark Burton, technical manager at Alexander Battery Technologies, said: “Expanding the engineering team gives us the depth of expertise needed across development, testing and mechanical design. As the business grows it is important that we continue strengthening those areas while also investing in the next generation of engineers.”
The expanded team will support both battery systems designed in-house and battery packs manufactured for OEM customers. Sameed Rashid said: “Joining the company as an AI engineering apprentice gives me the opportunity to learn from experienced engineers while developing practical skills. Exploring how AI can be applied within engineering and manufacturing is particularly interesting.”
Alexander Battery Technologies designs and manufactures custom battery packs used across sectors including drone (UAV), industrial power tool, robotics and defence applications.
Mark Rutherford, Alexander Battery Technologies’ CEO, concluded: “These appointments strengthen the depth of engineering and project expertise within the business as we continue to develop advanced battery technologies for our customers. Bringing in experienced engineers alongside developing new talent through apprenticeships is an important part of how we grow the company and maintain the technical capability needed to support a wide range of applications.”