Senior Analytical and Characterization Engineer - Senior Member of Technical Staff

QuantumScape is on a mission to transform energy storage with solid-state lithium-metal battery technology. The company’s next-generation batteries are designed to enable longer range, faster charging and enhanced safety in electric vehicles to support the transition away from legacy energy sources toward a lower carbon future.

We are located in San Jose, California with a new energy storage technology that will allow electric vehicles to outperform internal combustion cars. We have enabled a step-change in performance with a different chemistry and cell architecture that also benefits safety.Do you want to make a contribution to this critical part of the future energy economy? As a member of our analytical team, you will develop state-of-the-art material characterization methods to convert physical signal to electrical signal and versa vice!
Job Responsibilities:
Setup a mechanical test method for thin films with large deflections. Apply both classical and nonlinear bending model to perform stress analysis on films to characterize their mechanical properties.Develop a scalable and reliable crack detection method, both in-operandoand post mortem.Determine interface adhesion for multilayered structures
Minimum Requirements:
Ph. D degree in Materials Science/Physics/Mechanical Engineering/Electrical Engineering/Chemical Engineering or B.S. degree with five years of experience in a relevant industry Thorough knowledge of solid mechanics and strength of materialsHand-on experience in crack detection techniques, such as image and video image processing, ultrasonic imaging, acoustic emission and dye penetrationProven experience in test method developmentStrong communication and presentation skillProficiency in JMP, CAD, Finite Element Analysis and Python
Nice to haves:
Experience in COMSOL/ANSYS and InventorFamiliar with mechanical properties of ceramic materials, metals and elastomers


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