We are Sila, a next-generation battery materials company. Our mission is to power the world’s transition to clean energy. To create this future, our team is building a better lithium-ion battery from the inside out today. We engineer and manufacture ground-breaking battery materials that significantly increase the energy density of batteries, while reducing their size and weight. The result? Smaller more powerful batteries that can unlock innovation in consumer devices and accelerate the mass adoption of electric cars to eliminate our dependence on fossil fuels. We're tackling one of the biggest challenges of our time every day, and together we're redefining what's possible. Are you ready to be a part of a team committed to changing the world?
Who You Are
As a R&D Battery Operations Engineer you will sustain and improve the capabilities necessary to enable our customers to realize the advantages of Sila’s technology in real-world cells.
Responsibilities and Duties
- Implement and monitor quality control procedures to reduce defects and improve overall product quality
- Establish incoming material, in-process material, and final material inspection
- Set-up SPC charts for process control
- Conduct RCAs
- Work collaboratively with technicians, scientists and other engineers to produce high quality
- Experience with battery production and testing processes highly desired
- Lead continuous improvement projects on the battery assembly and testing processes of the R&D lab to improve safety, quality and capacity
- Implement lean manufacturing techniques, Six Sigma methodologies, and other process improvement strategies.
- Mentor, train, coach, and support technicians
- Maintain detailed documentation of manufacturing processes, changes, and improvements
- Data mining and generation of reports on process performance, efficiency, and quality metrics for management review
- Scope, plan and integrate new equipment and processes, improving their performance, output and yield
- Invest in our company values and vision and champion them as we grow
Knowledge and Skill Requirements
- Hands-on industrial laboratory or manufacturing experience
- Demonstrated ability to learn new systems and improve them
- Collaborative and self-motivated working style
- Proficiency in data collection and analysis
- Ability to carefully plan and execute multiple projects simultaneously
- Understanding of materials
Physical Demands and Working Conditions
- Pass a respirator fit test and be able to wear respiratory protection on a daily basis
- Wear personal protective equipment including, but not limited to, a lab coat, gloves, safety glasses, and steel toe safety shoes
- Hands-on work in the lab expected up to 75% of the time
Work Schedule
Regular Shift: Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 6:00pm
The starting base pay for this role is between $128,000 and $162,000 at the time of posting. The actual base pay depends on many factors, such as education, experience, and skills. Base pay is only one part of Sila’s competitive Total Rewards package that can include benefits, perks, equity. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. LI#-RS1 LI#-Onsite
We believe that building a diverse team at Sila helps us amplify our individual talents. We are an equal opportunity employer and committed to creating an inclusive environment where good ideas are free to come from anyone. We are proud to celebrate diversity and all qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, national origin, or any other status protected by law.
Skills Required
- Hands-on industrial laboratory or manufacturing experience
- Proficiency in data collection and analysis
- Experience with battery production and testing processes
- Implement and monitor quality control procedures, including incoming, in-process, and final inspections
- Set up and maintain SPC charts for process control
- Conduct root cause analyses (RCAs)
- Lead continuous improvement projects using Lean and Six Sigma methodologies
- Mentor, train, coach, and support technicians
- Maintain detailed documentation of manufacturing processes and changes
- Pass a respirator fit test and wear respiratory protection and PPE daily
- Hands-on lab work expected up to 75% of the time
- Ability to scope, plan, and integrate new equipment and processes to improve yield
What We Do
We are Sila—a next generation battery materials company dedicated to accelerating energy transformation for a more sustainable future. Our next-gen anode material is the first significant chemistry improvement to lithium-ion batteries to reach the market in 30 years. Our silicon anode material is a simple drop-in replacement to graphite and significantly boosts the energy density of lithium-ion batteries without compromising performance. Today, Sila science powers innovative consumer electronics. Tomorrow, it will fuel our EV future and the electrification of everything. We work directly with leading consumer electronics and automotive OEMs to help accelerate product roadmaps, and partners with battery manufacturers commercial cell production. Our partners include BMW, Daimler, and ATL. Sila Nano’s first products significantly increase the energy density of state-of-the-art lithium-ion batteries. Our materials are manufacturable economically at scale and are drop-in replacements to existing battery manufacturing processes.
