Process Engineer / Sr Engineer / Principal

ENOVIX Corporation; Penang; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

ENOVIX Corporation in Penang, Malaysia is seeking a Process Engineer to develop and industrialize next generation high energy density Li-ion battery processes. You will own degas, electrolyte fill, and adhesive dispensing with robust control, DOE-based experimentation, and transfer to high-volume production.

You will lead cross-functional teams, analyze CTQ metrics, and drive process capability, yield, and cycle-time improvements while maintaining QMS compliance and ensuring device integrity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering or related field; 7+ years experience or Master/PhD preferred.
• Ability to analyze process data and summarize meaningful information.
• Strong program management skills: meeting deadlines and milestones; excellent written and verbal communication.
• Willingness to travel in future as needed.
• Independent and cross-functional teamwork to solve complex problems.
• Familiarity with SPC, DOE, FMEA and 8D methodologies.
• Experience in Li-ion battery design, development and scale-up is highly desired.
• Proven track record of process integration from R&D to high-volume manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Own degas process—develop and qualify vacuum degas, final seal and trim recipes, optimizing vacuum profile and dwell time.
• Develop and qualify electrolyte fill processes; ensure dose accuracy, fill weight, and QC checks.
• Develop adhesive dispensing processes; control bead geometry, dispense pressure and cure profile.
• Characterize CTQ parameters across degas, fill and dispense; apply gauge R&R, SPC and Cpk targets.
• Collaborate with Equipment Engineering on tool capability and consumable life.
• Lead root-cause analysis for defects using FMEA and 8D methodologies.
• Support scale-up and transfer to high-volume production; improve cycle time and yield.
• Design and run DOE experiments to define process windows and optimize yield.
• Lead cross-functional teams to develop processes and tooling for next-gen cell designs.
• Analyze performance metrics with data tools (e.g., JMP).
• Create and maintain project plans and ensure on-schedule delivery.
• Deliver data-driven analyses and communicate results to stakeholders.
• Create and maintain Work Instructions, OCAP, FMEA and Control Plans per QMS.

Skills

Data analysis

Program management

Communication

Travel willingness

Self-motivated

SPC/DOE/FMEA

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering

Master's or PhD preferred

Job description

Job Summary:

We are seeking a Process Engineer to support the development and industrialization of our next generation high energy density Li-ion battery. You will own key cell assembly and packaging processes — developing and qualifying process recipes, defining robust process windows through structured experimentation, and establishing the process controls and inspection methods that sustain quality at volume. Working across engineering functions, you will drive equipment qualification, lead root cause analysis and continuous improvement, and transfer capable processes into high-volume production with strong cycle time, yield and material utilization.

Responsibilities:

• Own degas process — develop and qualify vacuum degas, final seal and trim recipes, optimizing vacuum profile, dwell time, seal temperature/pressure and time to eliminate residual gas, gas pockets and seal defects while protecting cell integrity.
• Develop and qualify liquid dispensing (electrolyte fill) processes — dose accuracy and repeatability, fill volume and weight control, wetting/soak time, vacuum-assisted fill, and dry-room/moisture controls; establish leak, weight-gain and dispense-verification checks.
• Develop and qualify adhesive/glue dispensing processes — needle and jet dispense path programming, bead geometry and volume, dispense pressure and flow rate, viscosity and pot-life control, cure profile, adhesion and bond-strength qualification.
• Characterize and control critical-to-quality parameters across degas, liquid fill and glue dispense, including gauge R&R on dispense weight and vision inspection, SPC limits and Cpk targets for each parameter.
• Work with Equipment Engineering on tool capability, maintenance intervals and consumable life (nozzles, needles, seals, pumps).
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective action for degas, fill and dispense defects — seal leaks, underfill/overfill, electrolyte contamination, glue voids, stringing, skips and squeeze-out — using FMEA and 8D methodologies.
• Support scale-up and transfer of degas, liquid and glue dispensing processes from development to high-volume production, improving cycle time, first-pass yield and material utilization.
• Design and run DOE-based experiments on degas, electrolyte fill and dispense parameters to define process windows and optimize yield against the company technology roadmap.
• Lead and participate in cross-functional teams of process, mechanical, equipment and test engineers to develop process and tooling for next generation cell designs capable of large scale manufacturing.
• Analyze and summarize performance metrics via data analysis tools such as JMP.
• Create and execute on project plans and drive projects to completion on schedule
• Deliver final product, data driven analyses on schedule and effectively communicate the results to various stakeholders
• Create and maintain Work Instructions, OCAP, FMEA and Control Plan documents as per QMS requirements

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering or related discipline required (7+ years of work experience and/or Master’s and Ph. D preferred)
• Demonstrated capability to effectively analyze process data and extract/summarize meaningful information required
• Demonstrated technical program management skills such as meeting deadlines and milestones as well as excellent communication skills such as summarizing data and writing reports required
• Willingness to travel in future as needed
• Self-motivated and demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of cross-functional teams to solve complex multi-disciplinary problems required
• Familiarity with SPC, DOE, FMEA and 8D methodologies required
• Experience in design, development, and integration of Li-Ion batteries highly desired
• Demonstrated creative and critical thinking ability and attention to detail is highly desired
• Proven track-record of process integration in the scale-up of R&D processes to high-volume manufacturing desired

Good interpersonal skills.