Senior Battery Deployment Engineer - Consumer Programs

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.

• 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 and vision and champion them as we grow

• At least a B.S. in engineering or physical science; backgrounds in materials/chemical engineering/chemistry a plus but not required.
• At least 4 years of industry experience; lithium-ion battery materials and/or cell manufacturing experience is highly preferred.
• Ability to communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical audiences
• Strong collaboration and data-driven experimental design skills
• Demonstrated ability to quickly master new technologies

• Able to work in a laboratory using glove boxes and fume hoods
• Pass a respirator fit test and be able to wear respiratory protection on an occasional basis