Sr Cell Integration Engineer

Lyten • San Jose, CA

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About The Position

Lyten is seeking an experienced battery engineer specializing in pouch and prismatic cell design to lead cell development initiatives. The role drives product design from concept through pilot production and manufacturing scale-up, translating product requirements into battery performance targets and qualification plans. The engineer works across product, business, materials, process, quality, manufacturing, and automation teams to deliver scalable, production-ready cell products.

The position includes technical leadership across cell design, data analytics, safety, manufacturing readiness, and production transfer. It also involves documenting technical findings and decision frameworks for executive and customer visibility, and mentoring junior engineers.

Requirements

• BS or MS in a relevant field.
• At least 4 years of industry experience in battery cell design or equivalent experience.
• Extensive hands-on experience in pouch cell product design and development.
• Proven track record transitioning battery products from R&D to pilot or mass production.
• Strong expertise in data analysis tools such as R, Python, JMP, or Minitab.
• Deep understanding of cell mechanical design principles and manufacturing processes.
• Experience performing cell data analytics, degradation modeling, and cycle/performance correlation.
• Strong background in cell safety, formation, and performance trade-space analysis for high-demand applications.

Nice To Haves

• Prismatic cell know-how.

Responsibilities

• Drive decisions on material selection, electrode design, stack configuration, N/P balancing, and safety trade-offs.
• Analyze large, multi-variant experiment datasets with advanced tools to identify design-performance correlations.
• Lead pouch and prismatic cell design and development projects from concept to production-ready products.
• Lead design-for-manufacturability (DFM) and design-for-assembly (DFA) initiatives.
• Collaborate with product and business teams to translate requirements into battery performance targets and qualification plans.
• Work with manufacturing and automation teams to ensure scalability, yield, and transfer to pilot and production lines.
• Write technical reports, modeling insights, and decision frameworks for executive and customer visibility.
• Interface with Materials, Process, Quality, and Manufacturing teams.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership across projects.

Benefits

• Tier-based bonus and equity eligibility.
• Healthcare, dental, and vision benefits.
• Corporate discounts.
• Paid holidays, PTO, and sick time.
• 401(k).
• Employee relocation plan, if applicable.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior