Senior Staff/Principal Battery Cell Engineer

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, electrochemistry, or a related technical discipline.
• Seven or more years of experience in lithium-ion battery cell development, characterization, testing, or validation.
• Demonstrated experience completing at least one full lithium-ion battery cell product-development cycle, from concept and requirements definition through cell design, validation, manufacturing scale-up, production launch, and post-launch support.
• Hands-on experience designing, executing, and interpreting lithium-ion cell performance, life, and degradation tests.
• Experience with incremental capacity analysis and differential voltage analysis, including dQ/dV and dV/dQ methods.
• Working knowledge of electrochemical characterization techniques, including GITT, EIS, CV, and PITT.
• Familiarity with lithium-ion cell manufacturing processes, including electrode manufacturing, cell assembly, electrolyte filling, formation, aging, and end-of-line testing.
• Strong understanding of cell chemistry, material behavior, electrochemical performance, aging, and degradation mechanisms.
• Demonstrated ability to connect cell design and test results with manufacturing-process capability and end-product performance.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and root-cause-analysis skills.
• Ability to work effectively with global and cross-functional teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Preferred/Nice to have:
• Experience developing or optimizing lithium-ion cells for fast-charging applications.
• Knowledge of applicable battery safety standards and regulations, such as UN 38.3, UL, IEC, GB, and FMVSS requirements.
• Experience working directly with automotive or electric-vehicle OEM customers.
• Experience developing DFMEAs and PFMEAs and supporting APQP, PPAP, product qualification, change management, and customer audits.
• Hands-on laboratory experience with electrochemical characterization techniques such as GITT, EIS, CV, and PITT.
• Hands-on experience with material-characterization methods such as XRD, FTIR, Raman spectroscopy, SEM, or NMR.
• Experience analyzing large battery datasets using Python, MATLAB, or comparable data-analysis tools.
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