Sr Applications Engineer

QuantumScape; San Jose (CA); Sur place; USD 120 000 - 165 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

QuantumScape in San Jose is seeking a seasoned professional who can translate complex lithium-ion cell technology into actionable plans for customers and internal teams. You will coordinate cross-functional programs, present technical information, and produce timely project updates.

Strong communication, planning, and data-analysis skills are essential to drive milestones with customers and vendors. This role requires advanced degree plus years in materials or chemistry, and experience in

Qualifications

• Masters or PhD with 3+ years in materials, chemistry, or related field and experience with customer/vendor environments.
• Strong interpersonal and presentation skills for cross-functional collaboration.
• Deep knowledge of lithium-ion cell technology and architecture; solid-state experience is a plus.
• Experience applying Python and statistics to analyze large datasets.

Responsabilités

• Coordinate with internal cell R&D and manufacturing teams to create customer plans, track specifications and roadmaps.
• Communicate technical customer information to internal stakeholders.
• Coordinate and deliver technical presentations to customers.
• Conduct internal meetings, calls, follow-ups and other communications to ensure deliverables.
• Provide timely responses and project reports to internal teams and customers.

Connaissances

Interpersonal communication

Presentation skills

Community building

Program planning

Advanced degree + experience

Lithium-ion cell technology

Solid-state battery knowledge

Python data analysis

Verbal and written communication

Formation

Master's degree

PhD in materials/chemistry

Description du poste

QuantumScape is on a mission to transform energy storage with solid-state lithium-metal battery technology. The company’s next-generation batteries are designed to enable greater energy density, faster charging and enhanced safety to support the transition away from legacy energy sources toward a lower carbon future.

What we need:

You will utilize your extensive experience and understanding of lithium-ion cell technology and architecture, materials, and components to collaborate with a multidisciplinary team and be accountable for aspects of customer information management.

What you''ll do:

• Coordinate with internal cell R&D teams and cell manufacturing teams to create customer plans, track, and maintain cell specifications and roadmaps, release schedules, program milestones and deliverables, etc.
• Communicate technical customer information to internal stakeholders.
• Coordinate and deliver technical presentations to customers.
• Conducts internal meetings, calls, follow-ups and other communications with stakeholders and management throughout the business project development and implementation stages to ensure deliverables to customers.
• Provide timely responses and project reports to internal teams and customers.

Skills you'll need:

• Excellent interpersonal communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to create a sense of community amongst members of the project teams.
• Good knowledge of techniques for planning, monitoring, and controlling programs.
• Masters +3 years of industry experience or PhD in materials or chemistry-related area with professional experience in customer and vendor environments.
• Extensive experience and understanding of lithium-ion cell technology and architecture, materials and components and ideally experience in solid-state battery technology.
• Application of scientific programming (e.g., Python) and statistical methods to analyze large datasets
• Possess outstanding communication skills both verbal and written form. These are vital because the position is cross-functional in nature and demands frequent interactions and deliberations with other departments, customers.