Process Development Engineer - Ceramic Films & Treatment

QuantumScape; United States; On-site; USD 162,000 - 217,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

RSU/Equity package

Health care coverage

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Job summary

QuantumScape is seeking an experienced Process Development Engineer to advance next-generation heat treatment processes for our Cobra ceramic separator program. You will collaborate with hardware and controls engineers to prototype, test, and deploy production-ready tooling.

The role emphasizes designing experiments, analyzing materials data, and guiding hardware modifications while ensuring robust, scalable solutions for production.

Qualifications

• PhD in engineering or science with 6+ years of industrial process R&D experience (MS/BS with equivalent experience also considered).
• Experience in materials characterization techniques (e.g. XRD, SEM, FIB, EDS).
• Hands-on troubleshooting of mechanical systems, preferably processing equipment for battery, semiconductor, or related fields.
• Familiarity with mechanical design using CAD packages such as SolidWorks or AutoDesk Inventor.
• Working knowledge of statistics and data analysis software (e.g., JMP, Python).
• Capability to drive projects to completion with little oversight.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute experiments for fabricating ceramic films on prototype heat treatment equipment
• Analyze materials characterization data, prepare reports, and recommend process/hardware improvements
• Suggest and evaluate effects of hardware modifications to existing processing equipment
• Bring up, debug and transfer processes to new production equipment
• Identify potential failure modes and develop robust mitigation strategies

Skills

Materials characterization techniques

Troubleshooting of mechanical systems

CAD packages (SolidWorks, Inventor)

Statistics and data analysis (JMP, Py

Project execution with minimal oversig

Education

PhD in engineering or science

MS/BS with equivalent industry experience

Tools

SolidWorks

AutoDesk Inventor

Job description

QuantumScape is seeking an experienced Process Development Engineer to advance next-generation heat treatment processes for our Cobra ceramic separator program. You will collaborate with hardware and controls engineers to prototype, test, and deploy production-ready tooling.

The role emphasizes designing experiments, analyzing materials data, and guiding hardware modifications while ensuring robust, scalable solutions for production.