Director of Process Development
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Job Location:
San Leandro, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 170000 - 195000
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Position: Director of Process Development
Reports To: EVP of Battery Manufacturing & Commercialization
Coreshells metallurgical Silicon anode technology delivers high capacity fast-charging and superior safety. Our low-cost liquid-phase nano-coating addresses critical electrode-surface degradation issues and enables batteries with a Silicon-dominant anode that have higher energy density superior intrinsic thermal safety and significantly lower cost/kWh compared to current LIBs. Our Si anode material is lower than the cost of graphite and 100% domestically sourced. We strive to transform the global automotive market by enabling low-cost and long-range EVs as a first step towards net-zero sustainability in the near future.
Position Summary
As the Director of Process Development you will lead the hands-on development optimization and validation of battery manufacturing processes across electrode fabrication cell assembly and formation at the pilot and production scale. This individual will develop optimize and scale the battery manufacturing process to ensure high quality throughput ensuring process stability and improving yield. The ideal candidate will be a strong technical leader with direct experience working in scaling and optimizing battery manufacturing production
Reporting to the EVP of Manufacturing and Commercialization this role focuses on translating cell designs and performance targetsdeveloped in collaboration with Cell Developmentinto robust and statistically controlled manufacturing processes. You will provide system-level ownership of process quality ensuring that process development outcomes evolve into scalable and auditable production-ready processes.
Core Responsibilities
1. End-to-End Process Development Ownership
- Lead process development across electrode fabrication (mixing coating calendaring) cell assembly and formation/aging/testing
- Translate cell design intent and performance targets into manufacturable scalable and controllable process conditions
- Lead and govern scientifically grounded DOE strategies across all process development teams and Identify statistically significant CTPs (Critical-to-Process parameters)
- Translate DOE results into defined process windows and control plans enabling sustained quality reproducibility and process capability
- Partner with production teams to embed CTPs into systematic monitoring and change-control processes
- Identify opportunities to improve productivity decrease costs increase throughput improve reproducibility and deliver cells in accordance with project timelines.
2. Process Risk Management & Failure Mitigation
- Own and implement Process FMEA (PFMEA) across electrode assembly and formation processes and identify and mitigate process risks
- Apply Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) to trace system-level cell failures (e.g. gas generation impedance growth voltage drift yield loss) to specific process material or equipment contributors
- Ensure PFMEA and FTA outputs are consistently reflected in cell design priorities process changes and control strategies
3. Cross-Functional Integration and team leadership
- Work closely with Cell Development to ensure consistency between electrochemical design and process execution and also work closely with Production & Equipment teams to ensure developed processes are manufacturable
- Through hands on leading provide technical direction prioritization to electrode assembly and formation process team leads
- Establish consistent standards for documentation data integrity and technical decision-making across process development teams
Required Experience & Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in Mechanical Electrical Chemical Engineering or a related field (Masters degree or PhD a plus not required)
- 7 years of experience in lithium-ion battery process development scaling up and improving yield and maintaining high quality standards
- Demonstrated success scaling processes from pilot to production environments
- Proven experience PFMEA DOE-based process development CTP definition and control plans
- Strong understanding of process interactions across electrode assembly and formation
- Experience with prismatic or cylindrical cell formats preferred
Location & Benefits
- Location: San Leandro CA
- Employment: Full-time
- Compensation: $170000 $195000 base salary (salary and equity dependent on experience)
- Benefits: Medical dental vision 401(k)
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
Required Experience:
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