Battery Development Process Engineer: Electrode Slurry

General Motors; Warren (MI); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

General Motors is seeking a Process Engineer to support electrode manufacturing at the Wallace Battery Development Center. You will transform emerging battery chemistries into scalable processes, focusing on electrode slurry mixing and related formulation development.

The role resides in a pilot-scale development environment and requires close collaboration with engineering, quality, and operations teams to enable future battery technologies to move from development into production.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science or closely related field.
• Three+ years of hands-on process engineering experience in lab, pilot plant or manufacturing.
• Direct experience with slurry mixing, chemical formulation, wet chemistry or similar materials‑processing operations.
• Strong understanding of chemical processing fundamentals, material interactions, and manufacturing process controls.
• Experience developing, documenting, and executing manufacturing processes, recipes, or SOPs.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize electrode slurry mixing processes for advanced battery materials and next-generation technologies.
• Create, maintain, and execute detailed mixing recipes including formulations, sequencing, parameters, temperatures, speeds and durations.
• Execute slurry mixing batches adhering to defined process controls, quality standards, and safety requirements.
• Perform slurry characterization and testing (viscosity, solids content, particle size, coating performance).
• Investigate process deviations and equipment issues using structured problem-solving and implement corrective actions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize processes and support scale-up to manufacturing.
• Analyze chemical interactions to improve slurry performance, stability, and manufacturing consistency.
• Maintain accurate process records, batch logs, and GMP/GM-related documentation.
• Support continuous improvement activities focused on yield, capability, throughput, and quality.
• Develop SOPs, control plans, and manufacturing best practices for electrode manufacturing.

Skills

Chemical Engineering

Process Engineering

Slurry Mixing

Materials Science

Lab to Manufacturing

Root Cause Analysis

Documentation

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Technical Communication

Safety and Quality

Education

Bachelors in Chemical Engineering / Chemistry / Materials Science

Tools

Laboratory Equipment

Process Control Systems

Statistical Analysis

Job description

General Motors is seeking a Process Engineer to support electrode manufacturing at the Wallace Battery Development Center. You will transform emerging battery chemistries into scalable processes, focusing on electrode slurry mixing and related formulation development.

The role resides in a pilot-scale development environment and requires close collaboration with engineering, quality, and operations teams to enable future battery technologies to move from development into production.