Battery Process Engineer: R&D to Production Scale-Up

Plasma International; Chico (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Plasma International is seeking a Process Engineer to join a battery technology team working on development and mid-scale manufacturing of cylindrical Li-ion cells. You will own process development, trials, equipment projects, and troubleshooting while interfacing with cell development and scale-up teams.

The role focuses on electrode and cell assembly processes, DOE-led trials, and data-driven root-cause analysis to improve yield and process stability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in process development/manufacturing engineering.
• Experience with lithium-ion electrode processing or cylindrical cell manufacturing preferred.
• Knowledge of DOE, SPC, process capability, PFMEA, control plans and root-cause analysis.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize electrode and cell assembly processes.
• Plan and lead process trials, including DOE and capability work.
• Support NPI, scale-up, qualification, pilot builds and manufacturing transfer.
• Define equipment requirements and support commissioning, debugging and qualification.
• Investigate process/manufacturing issues using data-driven root-cause analysis.
• Produce and maintain technical docs including specs, work instructions, PFMEAs and control plans.
• Improve yield, process stability, coating consistency, cycle time, and scrap reduction.
• Provide technical guidance to junior engineers and technicians.

Skills

Process engineering

Troubleshooting

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

DOE

PFMEA

Control plans

SPC

Job description

Plasma International is seeking a Process Engineer to join a battery technology team working on development and mid-scale manufacturing of cylindrical Li-ion cells. You will own process development, trials, equipment projects, and troubleshooting while interfacing with cell development and scale-up teams.

The role focuses on electrode and cell assembly processes, DOE-led trials, and data-driven root-cause analysis to improve yield and process stability.