Test Development Engineer
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Employment type:
Full time
Experience required:
Intermediate
Salary
Salary not provided
About the company:
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 works directly with leading consumer electronics and automotive OEMs to help accelerate product roadmaps, and partners with battery manufacturers commercial cell production.
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.
WHO YOU ARE
You’re an engineer excited to create innovative and scalable battery testing solutions. You keep an open mind, know when to be practical, and love seeing others benefit from your work. As a Test Development Engineer on Sila’s Battery Capabilities & Modeling team, you’ll deliver safe, powerful, and accessible systems that accelerate battery R&D by building shared understanding and revealing new insights that unlock higher performance. You’ll work closely with experienced battery scientists and engineers across multiple teams to understand their priorities, translate those into clear requirements, and work with internal and external collaborators to provide streamlined best-in-the-world testing systems. Your projects will include work at the battery component, electrode, and cell levels and fuel progress from early research to deployment at cell manufacturers.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES
- Identify battery test system priorities and specify requirements in collaboration with teammates
- Develop, test, document, and release new hardware, software, and protocols to support experimentation throughout the company
- Train and educate teammates on the operation of these systems and interpretation of the data they generate
- Improve data organization and accessibility
- Invest in our values and vision and champion them as we grow
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS
- Experience delivering physical and electrical testing solutions for complex devices; lithium-ion battery experience is a plus
- Collaborative approach, with strong listening and communication skills
- Demonstrated project management skills
- Familiarity with best practices and tools for working with large data sets; database and coding/scripting experience is a plus
- Familiarity with statistics and test/measurement concepts, e.g. accuracy vs. precision
- At least a B.S. in engineering or physical science and 2 years of hands-on industry experience
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS
- Wear personal protective equipment including, but not limited to, a lab coat, gloves, safety glasses, and safety shoes
- Move long distances (such as from building to building)
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