Director Of Cell Engineering

Battery Cell Engineering Director required for a rapidly growing innovative company involved in the development of the next generation of batteries for transportation and consumer electronics.

Our client currently seeks to recruit a highly adept principal engineer / scientist to provide leadership for their battery cell prototyping and manufacturing team in California.

The successful candidate will be leading a highly talented team engineers and scientists involved in the development and manufacturing of advanced lithium-ion and lithium-sulfur batteries. The responsibility of this position will be covering the development, validating, and commercializing a patented energy storage technology based on commercial and proprietary materials. This role also includes cell design, analysis, validation, and support for the product launch.

You will be able to demonstrate extensive experience in cell design, electrode processing and translating battery technology from the lab to pilot manufacturing lines. You will be the residential expert in batteries and is expected to assist other scientists and engineers in the team in designing and executing the electrochemical experiments and in characterizing materials, electrodes and other cell components and cell design.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Lead, grow, and mentor Cell Engineering, Cell Safety, Cell Modeling & Cell Testing groups.
• Responsible for formulating, implementing and evaluating new battery technologies to meet the requirements of the electric car and portable electronics markets.
• Manage development timelines, budgets, testing equipment, and technical deliverables both with Cell Engineering team and Executive Leadership team.
• Initiating, planning, and directing research and development projects to resolve complicated battery and battery material related technical problems.
• Develop or improve slurry and coating characterization techniques to determine formulation-performance relationships and offer chemical and cell level corrective strategies.

Required Qualifications

• PhD in Materials Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering or related field with a focus on electrochemistry.
• Extensive experience in battery development, preferably within a lithium-ion battery manufacturing organization in support of portable electronics and electric cars.
• Industrial experience in the lithium-ion pouch and/or cylindrical cells.
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of lithium-ion battery technologies including material selection, cell design, electrode fabrication, cell assembly, testing and failure mode analysis are required.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and able to design and conduct complex experiments, employing DOE approach to interpret and correlate experimental results with battery product performance.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a rapidly growing company with a patented technology that will change the future of energy storage.

Interested Cell Engineering specialists should apply without delay