Principal Mechanical Engineer

Description

• Utilize thermal and mechanical simulation to drive the 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
• Lead in the design, development, and implementation of new solid-state Li-metal battery designs for manufacturing scale-up with cross functional teams
• Collaborate with cell build process teams, equipment design teams, safety, quality, metrology, and production teams to execute on critical path projects
• Develop methodologies and experiments to validate key cell design performance, reliability, and safety criteria

Requirements

What we need: Join us on our mission as we transform energy storage to enable a more sustainable future. We are looking to add a Principal Mechanical Design Engineer to our Cell Engineering and Manufacturing Development team. This individual will be responsible for designing and scaling QuantumScape’s unique solid-state lithium metal batteries for high volume production. This work includes designing new cell structures, encasings, components, and assembly tools in addition to methodologies to validate the fidelity of these new designs. You must have experience working with electrochemical energy storage devices such as lithium-based batteries or similar technology.

• Expertise with mechanical & thermal simulation packages ex: ANSYS, ABAQUS, Comsol, etc.
• Minimum of 10 years experience with a Bachelor’s degree, or minimum of 8 years experience with a Master’s degree
• Proven experience driving mechanical design projects across the product life cycle, concept through production experience is preferred.
• BS or higher degree in mechanical engineering, material science, or similar concentration
• Expertise with at least one major CAD package ex: AutoDesk Inventor, SolidWorks, Catia, etc.
• Prior experience or knowledge of lithium-ion batteries is preferred

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance