45 jobs found in Alameda

WHO YOU ARE You are an experienced engineer with the skills and passion to co-invent the next generation of lithium-ion batteries. You’ll lead our efforts to test Sila’s materials in commercial production cells and to qualify our cells for product launch. You have intimate experience designing, making, and/or testing technology at scale - now be part of the next leap forward in lithium ion batteries. RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES Serve as the main technical point of contact for customers, effectively communicating ideas and results in support of our cell qualification efforts Collaborate with our engineering team to scale up and integrate our technology in development, validation, and early production builds Design, carry out, and analyze experiments to test and troubleshoot cells made using Sila’s materials against cell qualification standards Work closely with our Customer Programs team to build our customer relationships Invest in our company values...

WHO YOU ARE You are an experienced engineer with the skills and passion to co-invent the next generation of lithium-ion batteries. You’ll lead our efforts to test Sila’s materials in commercial production cells and to qualify our cells for product launch. You have intimate experience designing, making, and/or testing technology at scale - now be part of the next leap forward in lithium ion batteries. RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES Serve as the main technical point of contact for customers, effectively communicating ideas and results in support of our cell qualification efforts Collaborate with our engineering team to scale up and integrate our technology in development, validation, and early production builds Design, carry out, and analyze experiments to test and troubleshoot cells made using Sila’s materials against cell qualification standards Work closely with our Customer Programs team to build our customer relationships Invest in our company values...

WHO YOU ARE As a senior manager in Sila’s supply chain team, you will develop and execute a strategy for building operational excellence across our supply chain ecosystem.  In this role, you will design and implement results-oriented and data-informed process improvements that provide sustainable competitive advantage for Sila.  Areas of focus include procurement, compliance, and risk management processes, systems, and technology, and enhancements to data visibility and analytics.  You are detail oriented, technically astute, and committed to ethics and integrity, and you possess the intrinsic motivation to build a growing and critical operational function to deliver competitive advantage to Sila.  You’ll be working in a dynamic and fast-paced environment across multiple organizations in the company where business and technical acumen along with high levels of engagement and collaboration with other team members are prerequisites for success. RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES...

WHO YOU ARE You are creative, proactive, meticulous, and hands-on. You understand the synthesis and scaleup of novel, advanced materials. You are relentless at designing and developing scalable chemical and physical processes to manufacture novel materials to enable the global transition to renewable energy for Li-ion batteries. You possess a diverse skill set and are equally effective working with internal and external material development partners, proactively developing IP opportunities, and rigorously developing structure/process/property relationships to support new product development. You will utilize your previous experience in materials synthesis and scaleup to collaborate with a team with varied strengths of Research, Equipment Development, and Product representatives and help drive the development of novel, materials-based battery products RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES  Plan and execute designed experiments (DOEs) both internally and with external development...

WHO YOU ARE You’re an experienced hands-on, team-oriented engineer with an aptitude for learning new things and a desire to help deploy the next generation of lithium-ion batteries. In your work at Sila, you’ll optimize the integration of our material into automotive cells through both internal development experiments and prototype cell builds. You’ll work across technical teams and with business partners to design experiments, analyze data, and create robust plans to meet our goals and support our customer programs. You’ll be an integral part of the team working to usher in the next generation of electric vehicles. RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES  Design, carry out, and analyze experiments to test the performance of cells made using Sila’s materials against automotive cell qualification standards Collaboratively define and prioritize areas of exploration and development relating to commercial readiness of Sila materials and tailor plans to customer requirements...

WHO YOU ARE As an analytical technician in Quality Control you will help create the next generation of battery materials by performing analyses on production and research/development samples. You will analyze test data, report test results, and communicate unexpected results. RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES  Execute analytical testing in support of routine production, research/development work, and analytical method development Communicate and coordinate daily priorities with requestors and management Communicate roadblocks and issues to management and other partners Maintain and improve laboratory operating standards, procedures, and systems Maintain, calibrate, and troubleshoot testing equipment KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS Bachelor's degree or a relevant technical discipline preferred 2 years or more of laboratory experience in a research or manufacturing environment required Experience in performing routine analytical work efficiently,...

WHO YOU ARE You’re a self-directed, hands-on engineering technician with a passion for solving time-critical problems. You’re energized by digging deep into complex technical issues, finding root causes, and making fixes that last. Your teammates trust your work because they know you don’t miss details and you always lead with objectivity and practicality. You’re excited to learn about new technical disciplines and new ways of working alongside engineers, scientists, and production staff. You’re good at communicating complicated observations clearly to a wide range of audiences. You’ve built your intuition and technical judgment working on multidisciplinary systems (e.g., mechanical, electronic, pneumatic, hydraulic) and you’re excited to apply that intuition to a new set of problems. You’re flexible and can quickly find the right balance between speed and refinement; you know that the right solution always depends on the big picture.    RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES...

WHO YOU ARE You’re a collaborative engineering leader with the skills and passion to help build capabilities to accelerate the next generation of lithium ion batteries at Sila. As the Battery Test Platforms Manager, you’ll lead and grow a team developing unique state-of-the-art tools for battery analysis and testing (e.g. electrical test protocols and analysis algorithms, performance models, custom cell designs, safety testing, and post-mortem and failure analyses). In both your own projects and those of the engineers you’ll support, you’ll collaborate closely with several teams at Sila from early-stage research to commercialization in order to design, develop, and provide capabilities that enable deeper insights and faster learning. RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES  Coach and support engineers by providing consistent feedback, guidance through challenges, and development opportunities to encourage technical and professional growth Design and build new battery test and...

WHO YOU ARE As a Facilities Maintenance Engineer you are responsible for maintenance, operations, troubleshooting and improving the facility & utility systems that support a 24/7 manufacturing environment.  Utilities are the lifeblood of the manufacturing plant, so high reliability is critical to Sila’s manufacturing success!   You have a strong focus on operational uptime, which will be essential in your day-to-day responsibility for building and maintaining infrastructure systems: mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, process cooling, and much more. You will draw on your technical skills to solve complex multidisciplinary problems and work seamlessly with internal teammates and external contractors.  A top-notch facilities reliability engineer should have excellent project management skills and collaborate effectively with other engineers and maintenance technicians. You will lead data visualization and process monitoring tool development to empower operations...

WHO YOU ARE As a Product Manager, you will work across all technical and business disciplines to help set the direction and drive the development of Sila's next-generation battery materials. You’ll be working with the Research, Process, Battery Engineering, and Business Development groups, as well as engaging with customers, so mental flexibility and excellent collaborative problem solving abilities are valued. You are someone with product management experience who knows what it takes to understand the customer point of view and use that perspective to inform a company’s product direction.  You are an active listener, strong synthesizer of data and an excellent communicator.  Finally, you are passionate about Sila’s technology and the impact it can have. RESPONSIBILITIES: Investigate and synthesize the needs of customers in target markets through customer and internal discussions, industry reports, announcements, etc.  Understand the competitive landscape...

WHO YOU ARE You are a detailed technical leader and an effective people manager. You will direct a team to critically examine data, interpret results, and set process specifications for manufacturing. You like challenges, you take pride in your work, and can manage numerous projects simultaneously while delivering results on time. As a technical contributor and manager, you’re passionate about clean technology and are excited to be a key contributor to set the standard for the next generation of Li-ion batteries. RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES  Coordinate and execute cross-functionally with Process, Manufacturing, & Quality teams, to define process specification limits and process capability indices (Cpk). Determine optimal yield and throughput targets in coordination with Finance, Manufacturing and Business Development teams. Working knowledge of analytical techniques such as Brunauer, Emmett, & Teller (BET) surface analyzers, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA),...

WHO YOU ARE You are a self-sufficient, experienced, hands-on Equipment Design Engineer with an aptitude for learning new things and completing big, sophisticated projects. You take real ownership of your responsibilities from early concept through validation and handoff, while working collaboratively with your teammates across the organization to deliver the best possible outcomes. Your work is thoroughly documented; it’s rare that a question posed to you doesn’t already have the answer written down. You have excellent communication skills and are able to deftly navigate through technical discussions and debates. You’re flexible, not formulaic, in your approach to solving problems. RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES  Work collaboratively with other teams to design machines and subsystems for scaling up first-of-their-kind chemical reactions. This includes mechanical, electronic, plumbing, and automation systems. Turn these designs into robust machines, using both...

WHO YOU ARE You are a self-sufficient, experienced, hands-on Equipment Design Engineer with an aptitude for learning new things and completing big, sophisticated projects. You take real ownership of your responsibilities from early concept through validation and handoff, while working collaboratively with your teammates across the organization to deliver the best possible outcomes. Your work is thoroughly documented; it’s rare that a question posed to you doesn’t already have the answer written down. You have excellent communication skills and are able to deftly navigate through technical discussions and debates. You’re flexible, not formulaic, in your approach to solving problems. RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES  Work collaboratively with other teams to design machines and subsystems for scaling up first-of-their-kind chemical reactions. This includes mechanical, electronic, plumbing, and automation systems. Turn these designs into robust machines, using both...

WHO YOU ARE You are a self-sufficient, experienced, highly capable Controls and Automation Engineer with an aptitude for learning new things and taking big, sophisticated projects across the finish line. In your work at Sila, you will be responsible for architecting, designing, and deploying industrial machine control software and electronics that are robust, expandable, deterministic, and exceptionally well-documented. You have excellent communication skills to harmoniously collaborate with a wide range of skill sets: from scientists to technicians during the design stage, to out-of-house service providers across big, complicated interfaces during the build stage. RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES  Work collaboratively with other teams to craft robust, modular, well documented machine control code and electrical subsystems for synthesis tools. Architect and deploy software for next generation synthesis tools Contribute to and improve internally-developed software...

WHO YOU ARE As the Technical Program Manager in manufacturing technology, you lead the cross-functional development of our next generation integrated equipment and processes for our new North America 100 GWh plant.  You ensure we take our most promising concepts from our manufacturing technology portfolio through exploration and execution. You are a program manager with a track record of successful technology development from pilot to mass production, who knows that change is the nature of high innovation, and navigates the team to hit our strategic goals. RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES  Manage complex, integrated multi-project manufacturing technology development programs from concept to full production Translate business requirements into cohesive plans, with clear assumptions, scope and deliverables Drive progress, prioritize key critical activities, and proactively manage risks and opportunities Crisply and clearly communicate program status to key...

WHO YOU ARE Sila Nanotechnologies is seeking a hands-on, team-oriented engineer with an aptitude for learning new things and a desire to innovate lithium-ion battery technologies. This position will focus on optimizing the performance of our materials in state-of-the-art lithium-ion batteries. You will be working cross-functionally with scientists, equipment engineers, process engineers, and technicians, so mental flexibility and collaborative problem-solving abilities are required. The ideal candidate will have a comprehensive range of technical know-how, a versatile cooperative skill set, and a resilient passion to bring our technology to market. RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES Iterate on materials and process combinations to generate knowledge about and optimize performance of cells made with Sila material Work independently to direct projects, effectively prioritize experiments, troubleshoot problems, and drive results to completion Proactively invest in our...

WHO YOU ARE As a hands-on engineer with an aptitude for learning new things, you will focus on developing and optimizing the performance of electrolyte systems for next-generation lithium-ion batteries. You enjoy a collaborative environment, and have the communication skills and mental flexibility to work cross-functionally with research scientists, process engineers, and operations technicians to solve key problems. You are excited about innovating on battery technology, and are eager to apply your technical know-how, collaborative skill set, and resilient passion to bring our technology to market. RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES Design and iterate on electrolyte formulations to optimize the performance of cells made with Sila materials Develop electrolyte characterization techniques to determine formulation-performance relationships and offer chemical and cell level improvement strategies Proactively invest in our company values and vision and champion them as...

WHO YOU ARE As a Technical Program Manager, you will be essential to Sila’s success in developing manufacturing technologies that drastically increase efficiency and reduce costs for Sila’s next-generation battery materials.  You work cross-functional with Process Development, Equipment Development, Supply Chain, Capital Projects, Finance as well as business partners.  You will ensure tight coordination and alignment while executing plans to meet project results. RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES  Plan and lead program details to meet deadlines Translate business requirements into plans, with clear assumptions, scope and results Drive progress, prioritize key activities, and proactively lead risks Crisply and clearly communicate program status to partners and across teams Streamline and optimize reporting mechanisms and processes Cultivate strong, collaborative relationships and promote a supportive program team environment KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL...

WHO YOU ARE Sila Nanotechnologies is seeking an experienced Staff Project Engineer for our Capital Projects team to play a leading role in the design and construction of new battery material manufacturing facilities. Your initial multi-year project will take on a variety of responsibilities to support the planning and building of Sila’s next-generation 100 GWh anode material factory. This is not your typical Project Engineering position; in our small team, you’ll be asked to take on broad project management and technical responsibilities to keep our projects on track. You’ll work closely with internal teams and external engineering and construction partners to effectively coordinate, execute, and close out large-scale capital projects at Sila.  RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES  Support project management with: schedule planning and execution; budget control; risk management; performance metrics; change orders; record-keeping; and site safety management  Manage all...

WHO YOU ARE As a Program Manager at Sila, you’ll play a key role both inside the company and out, as a strong advocate for the customer. You will support and lead our work programs to successful completion and help ensure our customers’ successful products launch in the market. You’ll work directly with our customers and partners in North America, Europe, and Asia. Our programs are highly technical: the ideal candidate will be comfortable working directly with technical teams, and also able to communicate clearly across different parts of the organization. RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES Build relationships within Customer, Partner, and Sila teams to align program strategy, direction, and changes Responsible for tracking key program milestones and recommending adjustments Establish and maintain relationships with cross-functional teams at Sila and Customers Represent and advocate for Customer Create efficient processes for assessing, reporting on, and managing...