Senior Manager, Manufacturing Engineering

Anthro; California; Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Anthro is seeking a Senior Manager of Manufacturing Engineering to lead the manufacturing engineering function behind our advanced battery technologies. You’ll own equipment, tooling, and production processes, grow the team, and drive lines from bench to pilot to commercial scale across facilities in California and Kentucky.

You will design and optimize equipment, automation, and workflows to meet yield, throughput, and cost targets, while embedding manufacturability, safety, and quality across

Qualifications

• 7+ years in manufacturing or process engineering
• Experience in battery and chemicals manufacturing
• 3+ years leading an engineering team

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of manufacturing and process engineers
• Own the manufacturing process, equipment, and tooling design for Proteus electrolyte production and cell manufacturing
• Stand up maintenance and equipment reliability programs: TPM, CMMS‑tracked PMs, spare‑parts strategy
• Drive process and equipment optimization to hit yield, throughput, OEE, and cost targets
• Lead industrialization and technology transfer to commercial lines
• Lead safety reviews and ensure compliance with standards
• Report progress to internal and leadership stakeholders

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Leadership

Data-driven methods

Process optimization

Communication

Education

B.S./M.S. in engineering

Tools

CAD

P&IDs

GA drawings

Job description

We are seeking a Senior Manager of Manufacturing Engineering to lead the manufacturing engineering function behind Anthro’s advanced battery technologies, including our novel phase change electrolytes and the cells thatcontainthem. This is a hands‑on leadership role:you’llown the equipment, tooling, and production processes, grow the team behind them, and personally roll up your sleeves to take our lines from bench to pilot to commercial scale.

You’llmanage a team of manufacturing and process engineers and partner closely with R&D, equipment suppliers, and external partners to industrialize our processes and lines from the Alameda pilot facility through to our planned commercial facility in Kentucky.You’lldesign andoptimizethe equipment, automation, and workflows that hit our yield, throughput, and cost targets, drive design-for-manufacturability back into the product, and make sure every line meets industry, quality, and safety standards.Anthro is growing fast, and we expect this role to grow with us as scope and complexity continue to evolve.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of manufacturing and process engineers delivering on Anthro’s scale‑up initiatives

• Own the manufacturing process, equipment, and tooling design for Proteus™ electrolyte production and cellmanufacturing,partnering with R&D on design‑for‑manufacturability from pilot through commercial scale

• Stand up preventive and predictive maintenance and equipment‑reliability programs:TPM, CMMS‑tracked PMs, spare‑parts strategy, and calibration — and embed good manufacturing practices to maximize uptime, OEE, and first‑time quality

• Drive process and equipment optimization of the core cell‑finishing steps,in particular electrolyte filling (precise dosing and wetting/soak) and formation (charge/discharge recipes and aging/end‑of‑linescreening).Tuneprocess windows and equipment to raise first‑pass yield, cut cycle time and energy, and reduce scrap

• Apply data‑driven methods (SPC, Cp/Cpk, DOE, defectparetos), PFMEA, and control plans, together with lean/continuous‑improvement, to improve process capability, de‑bottleneck the line, and hit yield, throughput, OEE, and cost targets

• LeadfutureAnthroelectrolyte and cell production linesexpansion,specifying and buyingofequipment with vendors and automation partners, weighing technoeconomic trade‑offs on CAPEX and throughput, and driving layout, installation, commissioning, and ramp (SOP) to stable operation

• Own factory and site acceptance testing (FAT/SAT) and equipment qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ), managing punch‑list closure and hands‑on bring‑up of pilot and commercial equipment

• Lead industrialization and technology transfer of Anthro Proteus™ Electrolyte to commercial Li‑battery manufacturing lines, with the SOPs, batch records, and documentation that anchor a robust quality management system

• Lead process safety reviews (e.g., HAZOP) and ensure equipment and designs meet safety and regulatory requirements

• Report progress and results to internal and leadership stakeholders

• 7+ years in a manufacturing or process engineering role, with experience in the battery and chemicals manufacturing industry

• 3+ years managing or leading an engineering team

• Hands‑on experience with Li‑ion unit processes and the production equipment behind them:cell assembly, electrolyte filling, and formationandplus Li battery materials production

• Experience building and ramping Li‑battery lines:managing equipment vendors and automation partners; leading FAT/SAT, equipment qualification (IQ/OQ/PQ), and commissioning; and taking equipment frominstallationto stable SOP against yield, throughput, and OEE targets

• Demonstratedtrack recordimproving first‑pass yield, cycle time, and scrap using data‑driven methods: SPC, Cp/Cpk, DOE, PFMEA, and control plans (JMP/Minitab or similar); MES/ERP familiarity; Lean/Six Sigma

• Strong manufacturing-engineering fundamentals:Knowledgeonequipment, tooling, and automation design andselection,lineand station layout, DFM/DFA.Reading and creating PFDs, P&IDs, GA drawings, and CADareplus

• Track recordcommercializing and scaling new products and technologies

• B.S. or M.S. in mechanical, chemical, manufacturing, or industrial engineering, or a related field

• Adaptive between hands‑on individual contributor and team leader. Able to run multiple projects at once and hold the team accountable to deadlines and deliverables

• An excellent communicator and team player who can manage projects and technical agreements across internal teams and external partners

• Ambitious, with a ‘whateverittakes’ attitude and a desire to grow with a fast‑moving company

• Competitive salary and equity compensation commensurate with experience. Expected salary range for posted level is $180k-230k

• 15 Vacation Days, 10+ Holidays, Sick time off
• Full medical, dental, and vision coverage for team members, 60% coverage for dependents
• 401k with match
• Paid parental leave with flexible return‑to‑work policy

Diverse and inclusive work environment