Staff Battery Cell Design Engineer – Pouch/Prismatic

Lyten, Inc.; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 141,000 - 212,000; Full time

Job summary

Lyten, Inc. in San Jose, CA seeks a Staff Cell Integration Engineer to lead pouch and prismatic cell design from concept to production. You will drive material choices, safety trade-offs, and DFx while steering cross-functional teams toward scalable manufacturing.

The ideal candidate holds a PhD with 3+ years in battery design, and is proficient in data analytics (R/Python/JMP/Minitab). Expect collaboration across Materials, Process, Quality, and Manufacturing.

Qualifications

• PhD in a relevant field with 3+ years of industry experience.
• Hands-on pouch cell design and development; prismatic is a plus.
• Experience transitioning products from R&D to pilot/mass production.
• Strong data analysis skills with R, Python, JMP or Minitab.
• Solid understanding of cell safety, formation and trade-space studies.

Responsibilities

• Drive material selection, electrode design, stack configuration and safety trade-offs.
• Lead pouch and prismatic cell design from concept to production.
• Analyze large multi-variant datasets to derive design-performance links.
• Collaborate with manufacturing to ensure scalability and yield.
• Produce reports and models for executives and customers.

Skills

Battery cell design

Data analysis

DFM/ DFA

Mechanical design

Safety analysis

Education

PhD in relevant field

Tools

R

Python

JMP

Minitab

Job description

Lyten, Inc. in San Jose, CA seeks a Staff Cell Integration Engineer to lead pouch and prismatic cell design from concept to production. You will drive material choices, safety trade-offs, and DFx while steering cross-functional teams toward scalable manufacturing.

The ideal candidate holds a PhD with 3+ years in battery design, and is proficient in data analytics (R/Python/JMP/Minitab). Expect collaboration across Materials, Process, Quality, and Manufacturing.