Senior Solid-State Battery Cell Development Engineer

QuantumScape; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

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

You will work across automation, metrology, FA and manufacturing, owning projects and driving them to completion with strong cross-functional collaboration and technical communication.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree with 3+ years of relevant experience, or Bachelor’s with 5+ years.
• Experience 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).
• Proficient in Python for data analysis and 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.
• Model reliability performance (Weibull, Kaplan–Meier) and connect to design/process changes.
• Define CTQ metrics, acceptance criteria, and validation plans.
• Collaborate with cell build, equipment design, safety, quality, metrology, and production teams.

Skills

Engineering degree

Master’s degree with 3+ years

Electrochemistry knowledge

Python for data analysis

Statistics / DoE

Cross-functional collaboration

Project leadership

Communication skills

Education

Master’s degree

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Python

Job description

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

You will work across automation, metrology, FA and manufacturing, owning projects and driving them to completion with strong cross-functional collaboration and technical communication.