Principal Mechanical Design Lead, Solid-State Battery

QuantumScape; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

QuantumScape is seeking a Mechanical Engineer, Principal (PMTS) to design and scale solid-state Li-metal battery components for high-volume production. You will develop new cell architectures, enclosures, and tooling, and validate designs for manufacturing readiness.

You will lead cross-functional collaboration with cell build, equipment design, safety, quality, metrology, and production teams, utilizing CAD and thermal-structural simulations to meet mechanical, thermal, and pack requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent field.
• 10 years of experience with a Bachelor's degree, or 8 years with a Master's degree.
• Proven experience driving mechanical design projects across the product life cycle (concept through production).
• Expertise with major CAD tools (SolidWorks, Inventor, Catia).
• Experience with mechanical and thermal simulation tools (ANSYS, ABAQUS, COMSOL).
• Prior knowledge of lithium-ion batteries is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead in the design, development, and implementation of new solid-state Li-metal battery designs for manufacturing scale-up with cross-functional teams.
• Utilize thermal and mechanical simulation to drive the detailed mechanical design of cell architecture to meet mechanical, thermal, and pack level integration requirements.
• Identify and specify requirements with suppliers for cell components, assembly tools, and manufacturing solutions for scale-up.
• Develop methodologies and experiments to validate key cell design performance, reliability, and safety criteria.
• Collaborate with cell build process teams, equipment design teams, safety, quality, metrology, and production teams to execute on critical path projects.

Job description

QuantumScape is seeking a Mechanical Engineer, Principal (PMTS) to design and scale solid-state Li-metal battery components for high-volume production. You will develop new cell architectures, enclosures, and tooling, and validate designs for manufacturing readiness.

You will lead cross-functional collaboration with cell build, equipment design, safety, quality, metrology, and production teams, utilizing CAD and thermal-structural simulations to meet mechanical, thermal, and pack requirements.