Senior/Staff Battery Manufacturing Engineer
Senior/Staff Battery Manufacturing Engineer
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About Zipline
Do you want to change the world Zipline is on a mission to transform the way goods move. Our aim is to solve the worlds most urgent and complex access challenges by building manufacturing and operating the first instant delivery and logistics system that serves all humans equally wherever they are. From powering Rwandas national blood delivery network and Ghanas COVID19 vaccine distribution to providing ondemand home delivery for Walmart to enabling healthcare providers to bring care directly to U.S. homes we are transforming the way things move for businesses governments and consumers. The technology is complex but the idea is simple: a teleportation service that delivers what you need when you need it. Through our technology that includes robotics and autonomy we are decarbonizing delivery decreasing road congestion and reducing fossil fuel consumption and air pollution while providing equitable access to billions of people and building a more resilient global supply chain.
About You and The Role
Does working on large integrated electromechanical systemsfrom smallscale engineering builds to fullscale production and global deploymentexcite you Do you feel driven to dive in when others say something is too difficult or impossible Are you the goto engineer when it comes to figuring out how to build and scale something thats never been done before
At Zipline our work is built for the real world. Families and patients rely on us every daytheres no room for falling short or aiming low. If youre passionate about using your engineering talent to create elegant effective manufacturing solutions read on.
Were looking for a highly experienced and dynamic Senior Battery Manufacturing Engineer to join our team. In this role youll be responsible for designing and scaling manufacturing lines to integrate battery packs from individual cells into highquality complete assemblies. You will adapt the line to balance increasing demand while maintaining excellent safety and quality. You will work with the team to identify inefficiencies and bottlenecks in the line adding automation conveyance and process improvements tactfully to maximize return on investment of effort and capital. If you thrive in a fastpaced environment enjoy managing multiple new developments at once and can quickly align teams and drive toward solutions wed love to hear from you.
What Youll Do:
As a Senior Battery Manufacturing Engineer you will play a critical role in setting up a 01 battery production line as Zipline scales its production capacity. Youll apply your technical expertise to understand fundamental design requirements for the battery and translate this into a manufacturing line. This role is highly crossfunctionalyoull collaborate with design engineers supplier industrial engineers operations program managers quality engineers maintenance teams and manufacturing technicians. As the ultimate owner of the battery manufacturing lines youll be responsible for developing and validating inhouse processes designing and modifying line layouts and overseeing fixture and equipment design and fabrication. Your first major project will involve building a battery manufacturing line from the ground up taking responsibility for the layout equipment and safety. .
About You:
Youre a seasoned battery manufacturing engineer with a track record of developing manufacturing lines from prototype and early engineering builds through to fullscale (potentially highly automated) battery or cell production. Youre adept at identifying failure modes that could disrupt highvolume operations and you proactively design solutions to detect or prevent issues before they arise. With a strong understanding of manufacturing constraints and capabilities you offer design suggestions that are both efficient to produce and straightforward to inspect. You approach process improvement with an unbiased mindset distinguishing between critical fixes and nicetohaves. You raise design and process concerns with humility and foster a collaborative environment where ideas are openly shared. As a trusted technical mentor you provide guidance and share best practices with junior team members reviewing their work and supporting their growth.
What Youll Do
- Develop and optimize all battery manufacturing lines from development launch and ramp.
- Lead the development of automated workstations and integration of automated processes and metrology equipment into battery production.
- Lead the development of key processes including wirebonding laser welding automated adhesive dispense and highly toleranced fixturing..
- Responsible for the cycle time and throughput of End Of Line equipment.
- Collaborate closely with design engineers to drive designformanufacturability (DFM) ensuring product designs are optimized for reliable and costeffective assembly.
- Own tooling and fixture development from concept through fabrication installation and validation to support scalable and repeatable manufacturing.
- Troubleshoot and resolve production issues working crossfunctionally with quality design and maintenance teams to implement corrective and preventive actions.
- Track and analyze manufacturing performance metrics including firstpass yield throughput downtime and cost of poor quality to drive datainformed decisions.
- Support prototyping efforts of new battery concepts and products.
- Provide technical mentorship to junior manufacturing engineers and technicians sharing best practices and reviewing designs and process approaches.
What Youll Bring
- 7 years of experience designing and developing manufacturing lines at least 4 years of battery or batteryrelated manufacturing experience.
- Specific experience leading the development launch and ramp of automated battery production lines or battery modules.
- Deep experience with battery manufacturing technologies including wirebonding and laser welding.
- Deep experience in equipment design and automation design for battery production.
- Skilled at identifying root causes and rapidly implementing sustainable corrective actions in a fastpaced environment.
- Design for Manufacturability (DFM/DFA) manufacturing process validation and statistical process control.
- Proficiency in 3D CAD Software (Siemens NX preferred).
- End of Line Test Development Experience and experience with scoping test plans executing tests analyzing data.
What Else You Need to Know
Zipline is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws or our own sensibilities.
We value diversity at Zipline and welcome applications from those who are traditionally underrepresented in tech. If you like the sound of this position but are not sure if you are the perfect fit please apply!
If youd like to learn more about Zipline and our teams feel free to check out our Instagram one of our Reddit AMAs or our website!
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
