Jobs at Sila Nanotechnologies

Develop physics-based and computational models for lithium-ion battery materials and cells. Integrate quantum chemistry, advanced materials characterization, electrochemical testing, and high-performance computing to establish material-property and performance relationships. Build automated Python and Linux-based workflows, translate modeling insights into material and cell design improvements, and guide internal teams and customers on energy and power optimization.

Supports EHS&S programs at a 24/7 battery-materials manufacturing facility. Responsibilities include hazard and exposure assessments, industrial hygiene monitoring, incident investigations, audits, CAPA tracking, emergency response, regulatory compliance, safety documentation, and trend analysis. The role develops practical safety procedures and training, collaborates with shop-floor teams, participates in on-call ERT coverage, and drives continuous risk reduction across manufacturing operations.

Leads and scales a battery engineering team supporting customer integration and qualification of silicon anode materials. Partners with cell manufacturers and automotive and consumer OEMs to troubleshoot technical challenges, accelerate commercial adoption, align technical and commercial roadmaps, and optimize workflows. Responsibilities include recruiting, mentoring, advocating for team resources, communicating technical trade-offs, and serving as a senior technical advocate with customers and internal stakeholders.

Leads Sila’s Battery Engineering organization across customer application engineering and cell scaling. Oversees cell design transfer, prototyping, OEM qualification, manufacturing integration, contract manufacturer execution, and customer adoption. Partners with Commercial, Business Development, Product, R&D, and Operations to support commercial milestones. Builds organizational structure, workflows, career pathways, and team development while identifying scaling risks and resolving technical bottlenecks.

Leads R&D testing for battery-materials hardware and process development. Designs and executes experiments on laboratory and pilot-scale equipment, analyzes experimental data and system logs, identifies failure modes and root causes, implements solutions, manages test platforms, and communicates findings. The role requires expertise in reactive or thermo-mechanical systems, engineering fundamentals, Python-based data analysis, instrumentation, electronics, sensors, actuators, and measurement systems.

Leads Sila’s talent acquisition strategy, recruiting operations, workforce planning, and end-to-end hiring processes. Manages and develops talent acquisition professionals, partners with leaders and hiring managers, improves recruiting governance and candidate experience, builds employer branding and diverse talent pipelines, and uses analytics, AI, and automation to optimize hiring. Supports headcount planning, recruiting training, compliance, and scalable processes in a high-growth environment.

Leads Sila’s battery foundry operations from pilot production through multi-GWh industrialization. Owns site selection, facility delivery, equipment and process engineering, commissioning, vendor development, team building, product integration, capacity planning, quality systems, operational excellence, and production scaling. Partners with executive, commercial, product, and R&D leadership while overseeing capital programs, yield, OEE, cost, safety, and manufacturing readiness.

Leads Sila’s enterprise Sales, Inventory, and Operations Planning process for next-generation battery materials. The role owns demand, production, inventory, supply chain, scenario, and financial planning while developing real-time systems, automation, ERP reporting, and value-chain optimization models. Responsibilities include supporting gigafactory scaling, aligning long-term forecasts with commercial and capital plans, and building a high-performing strategic planning team.

Designs, commissions, and starts up large-scale chemical manufacturing processes for next-generation battery materials. Owns critical process units, develops FEED deliverables, modifies control schemes, supports scale-up, optimizes production, and drives plant improvements. Collaborates with engineering, R&D, operations, maintenance, and vendors while managing technical risks, HAZOPs, and change processes. Requires extensive plant or process design experience and frequent travel during startup.

Designs and implements process systems for battery materials manufacturing facilities, especially bulk material handling, conveying, blending, screening, and packaging. Develops process documentation, equipment sizing, control schemes, and safety deliverables through detailed engineering, construction, commissioning, and startup. Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams and external partners to resolve design issues, close HAZOP and MOC actions, and support reliable, compliant, cost-effective plant operations.

Leads instrumentation and controls engineering for greenfield manufacturing capital projects, including instrument selection, sizing, specification, procurement, installation, commissioning, design reviews, documentation, SIS integration, loop checks, calibration, FAT/SAT, and startup. Collaborates with process, automation, vendors, and external engineering partners while providing technical leadership across construction and commissioning activities.

Lead end-to-end new product introduction for battery cell products, including supplier and manufacturing-partner qualification, cross-functional execution, risk management, FMEA frameworks, safety certification, NPI documentation, and transition to mass production. Manage international partner relationships, coordinate R&D, operations, quality, and product teams, and communicate program risks and progress to executive stakeholders.

Leads complex, multi-year programs integrating battery R&D, manufacturing scale-up, capital projects, and commercial execution. Orchestrates cross-functional workflows, sequencing, governance, executive communication, risk management, financial targets, and strategic decision-making. Ensures novel technologies transfer from research into high-volume manufacturing while maintaining alignment across executives and technical teams.

Oversee environmental, health, safety, process safety, and sustainability programs at Sila’s Moses Lake research and battery manufacturing facility. Lead compliance with air and water permits, OSHA, Washington DOSH, NFPA, fire, CGA, and environmental regulations. Advise managers and employees, manage training and incident response, partner with property management, and improve EHS&S and Process Safety Management systems. Build an organization-wide culture of safety, environmental stewardship, engagement, and continuous improvement.

Architects, designs, and deploys deterministic industrial automation control software and electrical systems for production-scale materials processing equipment. Responsibilities include PLC programming in Structured Text, HMI development, industrial networking, electrical design, functional safety, system integration, troubleshooting, FAT/SAT validation, technical documentation, vendor engagement, and mentoring controls engineers.

The Process Engineer designs and optimizes chemical processes, oversees process performance, troubleshoots issues, ensures safety compliance, and leads engineering projects while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams.

Develop bespoke software solutions to enhance battery data management and user interaction. Collaborate with various teams to optimize workflows and ensure data integrity through advanced architecture and visualization.

Lead quality systems and controls across lithium-ion cell production and CM sites. Manage IQC/IPQC/OQC/ORT, drive RCCA/8D, implement SPC and metrology, define PFMEAs and control plans, execute reliability testing, monitor quality metrics and lot disposition, and ensure production-level compliance with battery safety standards. Travel to contract manufacturers in Asia (~30–40%).

Partners with business units on budgeting, forecasting, performance analysis, and financial strategy. Develops financial models, conducts variance analysis, creates reports and presentations, and provides actionable insights to senior management. Owns key financial systems, including SAGE X3, and leads financial-system implementation, integration, automation, and process improvements. The role is onsite at the Alameda campus.

Leads annual budgeting and reforecasting, partners with business units, analyzes budget-to-actual performance, builds financial models, and presents reports to executives. The role improves financial systems and processes, supports enhancement projects, conducts portfolio analysis, and mentors finance team members. It requires strong financial modeling, communication, cross-functional partnership, and project management skills in an onsite manufacturing environment.