Head of Battery Engineering

Are you an experienced automotive battery cell engineering leader?  Have you taken new battery designs from R&D to large scale production?  Have you dreamt of being part of the shift to solid-state?  Blue Current is an energy storage startup company focused on the next wave of innovation in the battery industry.  We’ve developed a 100% dry, safe and high-performance battery based on what we call “silicon elastic composite” technology. This is a fast-paced hands-on leadership position with a team that has a shared passion to change the energy storage landscape.  Responsibilities include the following.

What you’ll accomplish

You will own customer facing roadmap and product deliverables for first multi-layer and multi amp-hour cell designs

• Drive the overall battery technology platform and test plan as we move from R&D to pilot scale
• Drive quarterly cadence of updates and stage gate transitions partnering with R&D and process engineering to select best SOPs to meet performance and scalability goals
• Internalize compliance and system design concepts like cell to pack from customers
• Work with data analytics team to characterize and optimize performance
• Partner with manufacturing process engineering to ensure economics and scalability of design
• Own and ensure alignment on bill of materials with product requirements (BOM)

 Your experience and qualifications

• PhD or MS in chemistry, chemical or mechanical engineering, materials science, or related field.
• 10-15 years of work experience with pouch or prismatic compliant batteries for automotive
• Built and led engineering teams including setting goals, coaching and inspiring
• Experience working with high-speed battery manufacturing systems
• Experience assembling battery cells and developing new electrode and electrolyte formulations.
• Appreciation for and adherence to lab and work safety policies
• Positive, can-do attitude and experience coaching and inspiring team to overcome technical challenges
• Creative thinker with attention to detail
• Strong communication skills and experience sharing results with team members and leadership