Senior Battery Development Engineer - Automotive Programs

almost 3 years ago
Full time role
Emeryville, CA, US... more
Emeryville, CA, US... more

Company

Sila Nanotechnologies is an electronics company that offers new battery materials chemistry. It works directly with leading consumer electronics and ...

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Job Description

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 lead efforts to 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 build robust plans to meet our goals and support our customer programs. You’ll be a technical leader and an integral part of the team working to usher in the next generation of electric vehicles.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES 

  • Collaboratively define and prioritize areas of exploration and development relating to commercial readiness of Sila materials and tailor plans to customer requirements
  • Design, carry out, and analyze experiments to advance our understanding of Sila material and improve cell performance in automotive scale cells
  • Communicate across diverse internal teams to distill organizational knowledge and incorporate ideas into automotive cell designs
  • Mentor engineers, scientists, and technicians
  • Invest in our company values and vision and champion them as we grow

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS

  • Well-organized approach to problem solving and experimental design, driven by curiosity and attention to detail
  • Strong leadership and communication abilities with both internal groups and external partners
  • Comfortable with ambiguity; you enjoy determining what needs to be done—and then doing it
  • Ability to quickly master new fields and drive improvement (e.g. materials and lithium-ion batteries)
  • Understanding of lab safety best practices; experience with lithium-ion batteries is a plus
  • Experience taking products out of the lab and into the market is a plus
  • At least a B.S. in engineering or science and 5-8 years of industry experience (fewer for candidates with an advanced degree)

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS

  • Pass a respirator fit test and be able to wear respiratory protection on an occasional basis

 

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