Senior Cell Development Engineer - Solid-State Battery Innovation (Onsite)

Quantumscape; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 113,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

RSU/Equity package

Health care benefits

Job summary

QuantumScape is seeking a Senior Engineer, Cell Development to scope and lead end-to-end development efforts that directly impact cell performance and reliability. You’ll lead projects to devise innovative cell designs, specify and optimize assembly processes, and integrate new materials into our solid-state battery technology.

You’ll collaborate across automation, metrology, FA and manufacturing to own projects through completion, build rigorous DOEs, and model reliability to drive design

Qualifications

• BS or higher degree in engineering, materials science, physics, or a related field.
• Master’s degree with 3+ years of relevant experience; OR Bachelor’s with 5+ years.
• Proven track record of leading projects to successful completion.
• Experience in electrochemistry/electrochemical systems and battery test methods.
• R&D process development experience (cell assembly, metrology, process specs, scale‑up).
• Proficiency in Python for data analysis/visualization; solid statistics (DoE, regression).
• Excellent technical communication and cross‑functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead integration and validation of new components and materials on next‑generation cell platforms.
• Develop methodologies and experiments to validate key cell design performance, reliability, and safety criteria.
• Design rigorous DOEs; apply statistical and analytical methods to evaluate approaches and compare effectiveness.
• Model reliability performance (e.g., Weibull, Kaplan–Meier) and connect mechanisms to actionable design/process changes.
• Define critical‑to‑quality (CTQ) metrics, acceptance criteria, and validation plans.
• Collaborate with cell build process teams, equipment design teams, safety, quality, metrology, and production teams to execute on critical path projects.

Skills

Project leadership

Electrochemistry knowledge

Python data analysis

Statistics and DoE

Cross-functional collaboration

Technical communication

Education

Master’s degree in engineering, materials science, physics, or related field

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, materials science, physics, or related field

Tools

Python

Job description

QuantumScape is seeking a Senior Engineer, Cell Development to scope and lead end-to-end development efforts that directly impact cell performance and reliability. You’ll lead projects to devise innovative cell designs, specify and optimize assembly processes, and integrate new materials into our solid-state battery technology.

You’ll collaborate across automation, metrology, FA and manufacturing to own projects through completion, build rigorous DOEs, and model reliability to drive design