Senior Battery Engineer - Scale-Up & Data-Driven Innovator

Sila Nanotechnologies; Alameda (CA); On-site; USD 151,000 - 191,000; Full time

Job summary

Sila Nanotechnologies in Alameda, CA, is seeking a Battery Engineer to advance electrode and cell technologies from prototype to commercialization. You will run experiments, analyze data, and collaborate across R&D, manufacturing, and business partners to deliver robust battery solutions for industrial devices.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in lithium-ion battery work, hands-on lab experience, strong communication skills, and proficiency with data tools such as JMP and Python.

Qualifications

• Experience in pilot scale electrode scale-up and cell design.
• Strong background in lithium-ion batteries and process steps (slurry, coating, cell design, tear down).
• Excellent communication with internal groups and customers; language skills a plus.

Responsibilities

• Advance electrode and cell products from prototype to commercialization.
• Scale up electrodes and execute experiments to validate performance and safety.
• Collaborate with contract manufacturing partners to transfer pilot line technology to mass production.
• Translate learnings to other cell form factors through modeling.
• Drive cross-functional alignment and root-cause analysis.
• Apply data analysis to interpret results and inform design iterations.
• Communicate results to stakeholders and support data packages.
• Develop new testing methods to detect challenges early.
• Uphold company values while growing.

Skills

Electrode scale-up

Cell design

Failure analysis

Data analysis

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Python

JMP

SQL

Batteries experience

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering or Science

Tools

JMP

Python

Databases

Job description

Sila Nanotechnologies in Alameda, CA, is seeking a Battery Engineer to advance electrode and cell technologies from prototype to commercialization. You will run experiments, analyze data, and collaborate across R&D, manufacturing, and business partners to deliver robust battery solutions for industrial devices.

The ideal candidate has 7+ years in lithium-ion battery work, hands-on lab experience, strong communication skills, and proficiency with data tools such as JMP and Python.