Advanced Battery Manufacturing Engineer

Advanced Battery Manufacturing Engineer

The Advanced Battery Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for developing, optimizing, and scaling advanced battery manufacturing processes from laboratory through pilot production. The role includes independent project leadership, process development, troubleshooting, cross-functional collaboration, and customer support for advanced battery technologies including lithium-ion and emerging chemistries.

Salary Range: $80,000 - $85,000 Per Year

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

· Independently manage customer and internal battery manufacturing projects from planning through execution, ensuring milestones, documentation, and deliverables are achieved.

· Develop and optimize slurry mixing, coating, drying, calendaring, slitting, cell assembly, electrolyte filling, formation, and testing processes.

· Support scale-up from laboratory to pilot manufacturing using Design of Experiments (DOE), Statistical Process Control (SPC), and root-cause analysis.

· Lead process validation, equipment qualification, manufacturing documentation, and continuous improvement activities.

· Collaborate with R&D, quality, suppliers, and customers to resolve technical issues.

· Analyze electrochemical and manufacturing data to improve yield, quality, and performance.

· Ensure compliance with safety and quality procedures.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

· B.S. or M.S. in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrochemistry, or related field.

· 3 years of experience in advanced battery manufacturing, process engineering, or pilot-scale production.

· Demonstrated ability to independently manage technical and customer-driven projects from planning through successful execution

· Minimum of 3 years of experience in proposal writing and project management, including project planning, budgeting, scheduling, customer communication, and technical reporting.

· Knowledge of lithium-ion battery materials, cell design, manufacturing, formation, and testing preferred.

· Knowledge of lithium-sulfur battery materials and cell fabrication preferred.

· Experience working in a production or pilot manufacturing environment is highly preferred.

· Hands-on experience with slurry preparation, coating, calendaring, cell assembly, and electrochemical testing.

· Knowledge of DOE, FMEA, SPC, Lean Manufacturing, and root-cause analysis preferred.

· Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, and explosives. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. However, on some instances this job may require work in areas where ear protection is necessary.

Pay: $80,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Application Question(s):

• Are you a United States Citizen?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Battery Industry : 3 years (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Newberry, IN 47449 (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $80,000 - $85,000