About the position
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 greater energy density, faster charging and enhanced safety to support the transition away from legacy energy sources toward a lower carbon future. Join us on our mission as we transform energy storage to enable a more sustainable future. We are looking to add a Principal Engineer to our Product Design and Manufacturing Engineering team. This individual will be responsible for conceptualizing, developing, and validating manufacturing equipment and process technology to enable scale manufacturing of our solid-state lithium-metal batteries. Experience working with electrochemical energy storage devices such as lithium-based batteries, fuel cells, or similar technologies is highly desired.
Responsibilities
- Lead pilot-scale cell design and assembly programs
- Work directly with OEM’s to specify cell design requirements based on thermal and mechanical simulation
- Serve as subject matter expert in equipment design, design validation and development of high-speed manufacturing systems
- Develop a strong partnership with product design & R&D teams to drive DFM/DFA, process control & simplicity considerations to enable high volume & cost
- Drive PFMEA and OEE considerations as far upstream in product development as possible
- Responsible for managing external machine integrators from RFP, RFQ through FAT/SAT and subsequent handoff to manufacturing teams
- Generate machine system specifications, interfaces, and concept designs
- Manage technical risks and drive design validation throughout the project lifecycle.
Requirements
- BS or higher degree in mechanical, controls, or electrical engineering
- Minimum 10 years of experience working in hardware manufacturing and design engineering
- Proven experience in manufacturing scale-up and ability to transfer complex technologies from research to commercialization
- Expertise in thermal and mechanical simulation, modeling, and experimental validation
- Proven track of record of successfully managing projects to meet deadlines amidst changing requirements and priorities
- Knowledge or experience of lithium-ion, solid-state battery, or fuel cell manufacturing is highly desired
- Strong written, verbal, and organizational skills
Benefits
- Salary range for this role has a range of $121,900 to $185,900
- Annual bonus
- Generous RSU/Equity package
- Employee paid health care
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
- Other exciting perks
