Battery Cell Engineer — NPI & Advanced Chemistries (Equity)

Google Inc.; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 189,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Mountain View is seeking a senior battery engineer to help drive the development of custom silicon-powered hardware and high-density Li-ion cells. You will lead NPI testing across supplier sites and labs, shaping cell chemistry, packaging and manufacturability to deliver high-performance hardware.

You will collaborate with internal engineering, operations, and external vendors while leveraging DOE/ statistical analysis and EIS tools to optimize cell parameters.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience in a battery engineering technical environment, or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree.
• 2 years of experience with statistical analysis tools (e.g., Tableau, Minitab) for DOE, SPC, and process capability assessments.
• 2 years of experience with battery cyclers (e.g., Arbin, Maccor), Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS), and related analytical equipment.

Responsibilities

• Drive New Product Introduction build execution, oversee cell and pack-level testing at supplier sites and regional labs, and track KPIs for core engineering and battery leadership teams.
• Evaluate and qualify next-generation cell chemistries, advanced cell packaging architectures, and novel manufacturing technologies.
• Act as the primary battery technical lead partnering with internal engineering, operations, and external cell vendors to resolve complex multi-disciplinary issues.
• Interface with research laboratories and innovative industry partners to explore emerging battery technologies and support technical regulatory inquiries.
• Architect Li-ion cell designs by translating MCOs into ERS, leading DFM reviews, and executing DOE to optimize cell parameters and manufacturing processes.

Skills

Battery engineering

DOE analysis

Statistical tools

Electrochemical testing

Education

Bachelors in EE/CE/Physics

Tools

Tableau

Minitab

Arbin

Maccor

EIS

Job description

Google Mountain View is seeking a senior battery engineer to help drive the development of custom silicon-powered hardware and high-density Li-ion cells. You will lead NPI testing across supplier sites and labs, shaping cell chemistry, packaging and manufacturability to deliver high-performance hardware.

You will collaborate with internal engineering, operations, and external vendors while leveraging DOE/ statistical analysis and EIS tools to optimize cell parameters.