About the Role – You will:
Manage, mentor, and support the cell engineering team as needed. Lead
recruitment efforts as the hiring manager.
Stay informed of the business' commercial and technical needs for the
future, and translate such needs into staffing, equipment, and resources
to support all necessary cell engineering activities.
Maintain relationships with current cell suppliers, support design/process
change approvals and support investigations into manufacturing anomalies.
Establish and develop relationships with new potential cell suppliers,
including those that have promising novel cell technologies.
Act as the primary point of contact for engineering teams to answer cell-
related questions.
Test cells in various industry standard and Proterra proprietary
experiments. Work with various chemistries and cell form factors. Perform
electrical, characterization, and safety tests.
Identify modeling needs to support all questions regarding performance,
lifetime, and thermal behavior of cells. Investigate best options and
support model development, validation, and usage.
Support BMS software development efforts by providing power limits and
algorithms that maximize cell performance without compromising safety and
lifetime.
Support battery engineering and customer engineering efforts as needed.
Oversee the collection and analysis of field data from deployed batteries.
Apply learnings to the entire cell engineering value chain as
opportunities arise.
Stay updated with the latest industry trends, advancements, and best
practices related to lithium-ion cells.
About Our Group:
This role is part of the larger Battery Technology Team. The Battery
Technology Team's work is guided by our team values:
Purpose: We work towards a sustainable future for all by leading battery technology development and enabling electrification in every sector of transportation.
Initiative: We encourage taking ownership to find creative solutions to challenges. We're not afraid to fail.
Humility: We recognize when we're not the expert, ask for help when needed, and change our minds when we get new information.
Critical Thinking: We are both creative and analytical. We break problems down to the fundamentals and question assumptions.
Intellectual Challenge: We are continuously learning and growing so that we can strategically tackle hard problems that push the industry forward.
Community & Diversity: We actively work to build a supportive space where people from diverse backgrounds can bring their whole selves to work, connect meaningfully, and grow both as individuals and as a group.
Kindness: We're more productive when we treat each other with empathy and respect. We support each other and offer meaningful help.
Fun: We purposefully create outlets to take breaks and have fun. We believe we should be inspired by our jobs and each other.
You will report to the Director of Systems Engineering and collaborate
with other Engineering team members located at our headquarters in
Burlingame.
About You:
Proactive
Able to adapt interpersonal styles and techniques to influence at all
levels of the organization.
Customer-focused attitude
Able to maintain strict confidentiality, establish trust and credibility,
and act with complete integrity.
Detail-oriented, resourceful, and diligent.
Flexible and open to change
Demonstrate sound judgment and problem-solving skills including
challenging assumptions.
Able to prioritize tasks and manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills
Your Experience Includes:
5-10 years of relevant experience in lithium-ion cells from an product
integrator role (e.g: automotive OEM).
BS in an engineering field or equivalent experience.
Travel: 0 - 15%
