Staff Engineer, Mechanical Design
About The Position
QuantumScape is seeking a Staff Engineer, Mechanical Design to join its Cell Engineering and Manufacturing Development team. The role is responsible for designing and scaling the company’s solid-state lithium-metal batteries for high-volume production. Work includes designing cell structures, encasings, components, and assembly tools, as well as developing methodologies to validate new designs. The position requires experience with electrochemical energy storage devices such as lithium-based batteries or similar technology. The engineer will lead the design, development, and implementation of solid-state lithium-metal battery designs for manufacturing scale-up, working with cross-functional teams. The role uses thermal and mechanical simulation to guide cell architecture design and meet customer mechanical, thermal, and pack-level integration requirements. It also involves setting requirements with suppliers for cell components, assembly tools, and manufacturing solutions, and developing experiments to validate cell design performance, reliability, and safety. This position is onsite five days per week in an R&D and manufacturing operations environment. Work may take place in a dry room, fume hood, lab area, or glovebox. The expected salary range is $136,700 to $208,500, with final compensation based on experience, education, and internal equity. Compensation also includes an annual bonus and RSU/equity package. Benefits include employee-paid health care, an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and other benefits.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in mechanical engineering, material science, or a similar concentration.
- At least 10 years of experience with a bachelor’s degree, or at least 8 years of experience with a master’s degree.
- Experience working with electrochemical energy storage devices such as lithium-based batteries or similar technology.
- Expertise with at least one major CAD package, such as AutoDesk Inventor, SolidWorks, or Catia.
- Expertise with mechanical and thermal simulation packages, such as ANSYS, ABAQUS, or Comsol.
- Ability to work onsite five days per week.
- Ability to use fine motor skills in a dry room, fume hood, lab area, or glovebox; sit or stand for extended periods; reach and twist with hands; and lift up to 25 pounds.
Nice To Haves
- Proven experience driving mechanical design projects across the product life cycle, from concept through production.
- Prior experience or knowledge of lithium-ion batteries.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, and implementation of new solid-state lithium-metal battery designs for manufacturing scale-up with cross-functional teams.
- Use thermal and mechanical simulation to drive detailed mechanical design of cell architecture to meet customer mechanical, thermal, and pack-level integration requirements.
- Identify, specify, and set requirements with suppliers for cell components, assembly tools, and manufacturing solutions for scale-up.
- Develop methodologies and experiments to validate key cell design performance, reliability, and safety criteria.
- Collaborate with cell build process, equipment design, safety, quality, metrology, and production teams to execute critical-path projects.
Benefits
- Annual bonus
- RSU/equity package
- Employee-paid health care
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
- Other benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
