Lead Mechanical Cell Engineer - Metal-Air Fuel Cells

Voya Energy, Inc.; Hayward (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Employer-paid medical, dental, vision

401(k) plan

Job summary

Voya Energy, Inc. in Hayward, CA is seeking engineers and scientists to help develop and scale metal-air fuel cell technology.

You will lead the technical direction, design, build, and validate high-power cells, working closely with material scientists and cross-functional teams to optimize components and architectures. You will prototype bench-scale cells, iterate designs, and collaborate with stack teams to enable scale-up to pilot and production.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of developing novel electrochemical cell architectures and hands-on stack hardware.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams on system or device development.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Results-oriented with a strong sense of urgency.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and validate a high-power metal-air fuel cell for Voya’s generator.
• Collaborate with materials scientists to optimize cathode, anode, membrane/separator, and electrolyte materials.
• Develop and iterate current collector, separator/membrane, and electrode architectures.
• Create manufacturing procedures for novel architectures.
• Identify scale-up limitations with subscale and stack teams and implement solutions.
• Develop operational strategies to improve cell power, efficiency, and durability.
• Prototype bench-scale electrochemical flow cells to test new chemistries and architectures.
• Design and iterate cell and stack hardware, including bipolar plates and flow fields.
• Own mechanical design and tolerancing of cell and stack components in CAD.
• Work with product development to scale cells from bench to pilot production

Skills

Electrochemical cell design

Cross-functional teamwork

Start-up environment

Fast-paced work style

Tools

SolidWorks

CAD

DFM

Job description

Voya Energy, Inc. in Hayward, CA is seeking engineers and scientists to help develop and scale metal-air fuel cell technology.

You will lead the technical direction, design, build, and validate high-power cells, working closely with material scientists and cross-functional teams to optimize components and architectures. You will prototype bench-scale cells, iterate designs, and collaborate with stack teams to enable scale-up to pilot and production.