Sr. Cell Engineer

Job Description

The Senior Cell Engineer will be responsible for leading the design and execution of experiments in EnPower’s pouch cell line, either for internal cell development or for joint development work with automotive OEM (or other specialty market) customers. This requires a deep understanding of electrode formulations and cell design, prototyping/manufacturing processes, active material chemistries, and electrolytes in order to develop optimized cell designs. The Sr. Cell Engineer is expected to work closely with Electrode Processing and Cell Assembly team members to produce electrodes on schedule and manage experiment/project timelines. The Sr. Cell Engineer is also expected to design test protocols accordingly. All members of the team are expected to communicate frequently and directly with the CTO to review results from experiments, and continually advance the mission of building better batteries.

· Designing and optimizing advanced electrode architectures and cell designs for internal cell development or customer-driven joint development work

· Designing experiments (DoEs), managing execution, and presenting experimental results to technical team

· Sourcing, characterizing, and evaluating active materials, electrolytes, and inactive materials from

various suppliers

· Managing pouch cell pilot prototyping line build quality and ensuring rapid turnaround time from powder-to-product

· Supervising/coaching junior engineers on daily activities

· Manage the master coating/cell building schedules to targets

· Working with third-party organizations (including contractors, test labs, and universities) when necessary

Qualifications

• M.S. or PhD. in Materials Engineering or Electrochemistry with a focus on energy storage

• 2 - 5 years’ industrial commercial experience in Li-ion battery research and development
• Knowledge of multilayer pouch cell construction (>3Ah) and various electrochemical testing techniques, including familiarity with Arbin/Maccor/Neware/Bio-Logic battery analyzers, EIS/FRA, CV, LVS, 3-electrode cell testing, etc.
• Ability to quickly and efficiently analyze data. Knowledge of Python programming a plus
• Knowledge of basic materials characterization techniques, including SEM, XRD, BET, laser particle size analyzers, TGA, etc.
• Previous experience with the following will be highly preferred:
• Formulations design for Li-ion battery electrodes and/or electrolytes
• Hands-on pouch cell, 18650/26650/2170, prismatic cell assembly experience
• Production-scale manufacturing of Li-ion cells and familiarity with production equipment
• Physics-based electrochemical modeling
• High-throughput Design of Experiment

Self-driven, independent, and capable of solving problems on the fly

Effective communicator using precise language

Ability to work in a diverse, intellectually-challenging, and rapid-paced team

Must love dogs

Additional Information

• Self-driven, independent, and capable of solving problems on the fly
• Effective communicator using precise language
• Ability to work in a diverse, intellectually-challenging, and rapid-paced team
• Must love dogs

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