Battery Cell Engineer

• Develop Li-ion cells for consumer electronics applications working with a cross-functional team of mechanical, electrical, reliability and safety engineers
• Work with vendors to mass produce cells in a cost-effective way
• Develop specifications and qualification methods for cell performance and reliability
• Conduct testing, evaluation, and failure analysis of cells during new product development, reliability testing, and potential field returns
• Evaluate emerging cell technologies, suitability for consumer electronics applications, and timelines for commercial introduction
• Work with external partners to demonstrate and accelerate new technology introduction
• Travel requirements: 10-15%

• MS in Material Science, Electrochemistry, or Chemical Engineering or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of direct experience in Li-ion battery development including components such as electrodes, electrolytes, separators, additives etc
• Knowledge of electrochemistry as it relates to Li-ion batteries in a production environment
• Experience in battery characterization to meet application performance requirements and regulatory compliance
• Knowledge of process statistics and experience in setting up design of experiments
• Experience modeling of battery phenomenon including impedance increases, cycle life prediction, calendar life aging
• Experience working with offshore partners
• Experience communicating with and working collaboratively with Product Design engineers and other hardware/software cross-functional functions

PhD in Material Science and Electrochemistry or Chemical Engineering

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