Senior Battery Cell Design Engineer — Pouch/Prismatic, Scale-Up

Lyten, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 128,000 - 192,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus & equity

Healthcare

Dental

Vision

401K

Relocation assistance

Paid holidays

PTO

Sick time

Job summary

Lyten, Inc. is seeking an experienced Sr Battery Engineer specializing in pouch and prismatic cell design to lead our cell development initiatives.

You will drive product design from concept through pilot production and manufacturing scale-up, partnering with cross-functional teams to meet performance targets. The role requires hands-on experience in pouch/prismatic cells, strong data analysis skills (R, Python, JMP, Minitab), and a track record of moving battery products from R&D to mass

Qualifications

• MS/BS in relevant field with a minimum of 4 years of industry experience in battery cell design or its equivalent.
• Extensive hands-on experience in pouch cell product design and development.
• Prismatic cell knowledge preferred.
• Proven track record of transitioning battery products from R&D to pilot/mass production.
• Strong expertise in data analysis tools (R, Python, JMP, Minitab).
• Deep understanding of cell mechanical design principles and manufacturing processes.
• Proven experience performing cell data analytics, degradation modeling, and cycle/performance correlation.
• Strong background in cell safety, formation, and performance trade-space analysis for high-demand applications.

Responsibilities

• Drive decision making in material selection, electrode design, stack configuration, N/P balancing and safety trade-offs.
• Analyze large multi-variant experiment datasets with advanced tools to derive design-performance correlations.
• Lead pouch/prismatic cell design and development projects from concept to production-ready products
• Drive design for manufacturability (DFM) and design for assembly (DFA) initiatives
• Collaborate with product + business teams to translate product requirements into battery performance targets and qualification plans.
• Work closely with manufacturing and automation teams to ensure scalability, yield, and transfer to pilot / production lines.
• Write technical reports, modeling insights, and decision frameworks for executive and customer visibility.
• Interface with cross-functional teams including Materials, Process, Quality, and Manufacturing.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership across projects

Skills

Pouch cell design

Prismatic cell know-how

Data analysis

R

Python

JMP

Minitab

DFM

DFA

Cell safety

Manufacturing

R&D to production

Electrode design

Education

MS/BS in relevant field

Tools

None

Job description

Lyten, Inc. is seeking an experienced Sr Battery Engineer specializing in pouch and prismatic cell design to lead our cell development initiatives.

You will drive product design from concept through pilot production and manufacturing scale-up, partnering with cross-functional teams to meet performance targets. The role requires hands-on experience in pouch/prismatic cells, strong data analysis skills (R, Python, JMP, Minitab), and a track record of moving battery products from R&D to mass