Senior Cell Development Engineer

QuantumScape Corporation•San Jose, CA

1d•$112,500 - $163,200•Onsite

About The Position

QuantumScape is on a mission to transform energy storage with solid-state lithium-metal battery technology. The company’s next-generation batteries are designed to enable greater energy density, faster charging and enhanced safety to support the transition away from legacy energy sources toward a lower carbon future. We’re looking for a Senior Cell Development Engineer to scope and lead end‑to‑end development efforts that directly impact cell performance and reliability. You’ll lead projects to devise innovative cell designs, specify and optimize assembly processes, and integrate new materials/components into our anode‑less solid‑state batteries. You’ll partner across automation, metrology, FA and manufacturing, owning projects and driving them to completion.

Requirements

BS or higher degree in engineering, materials science, physics, or a related field.
Minimum of Master’s degree with 3+ years of relevant experience; OR Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of relevant experience.
Proven track record of leading projects to successful completion.
Prior experience in or knowledge of electrochemistry/electrochemical systems and battery test methods.
R&D process‑development experience (cell assembly, metrology, process specs, scale‑up).
Prior experience with Python for data analysis/visualization; solid statistics (DoE, regression, confidence intervals).
Excellent technical communication and cross‑functional collaboration.

Nice To Haves

Reliability analysis experience (Weibull, survival analysis, life test planning).

Responsibilities

Lead integration and validation of new components and materials on next‑generation cell platforms.
Develop methodologies and experiments to validate key cell design performance, reliability, and safety criteria.
Design rigorous DOEs; apply statistical and analytical methods to evaluate approaches and compare effectiveness.
Model reliability performance (e.g., Weibull, Kaplan–Meier) and connect mechanisms to actionable design/process changes.
Define critical‑to‑quality (CTQ) metrics, acceptance criteria, and validation plans.
Collaborate with cell build process teams, equipment design teams, safety, quality, metrology, and production teams to execute on critical path projects.