Senior Reliability Engineer @ EnerVenue

“EnerVenue is building the batteries we need for grid-scale storage.” - Forbes

Launched in 2020 and now backed by $125,000,000 in Series A funding, we are quickly scaling our unique (but well-proven) grid-scale batteries for the world’s clean energy present and future. Our metal hydrogen batteries advance technology that has, until now, only been used in aerospace applications like the Hubble Space Telescope and International Space Station. EnerVenue’s technology brings game-changing differentiation to the stationary energy storage sector: unique durability, flexibility, safety, with cradle-to-cradle environmental and full local supply chain capabilities. Come join the clean energy revolution as part of a category-defining company.

With funding and new deals with energy companies like Schlumberger, we want you to join our expanding team to build a Gigafactory and put our technology to work for customers and partners across the world. Now is the time to join EnerVenue.

We’re excited to hear from you. It’s an exciting time for clean energy, and an especially exciting moment to join us at EnerVenue.

EnerVenue is looking for a Senior Reliability Engineer to join our growing start-up company. You will be responsible for testing electrochemical cells, battery packs and systems for advanced energy storage applications as a member of the Product Engineering team.

Requirements:

Hold an MS/PhD degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Applied Physics or a related field, coupled with over 3 years of industry experience in reliability, quality control, and Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) of batteries.
Proficiency in battery testing data analysis.
Hands-on experience in battery cells tear-down and electrode material characterizations.
Expertise in testing battery cells, including aging and performance evaluation.
Knowledge of battery electrochemistry and experience in electrochemical characterization techniques.
Experience with various material characterization techniques, including SEM, XPS, XRF, etc.
Previous experience in a production setting is highly advantageous.

Responsibilities:

Knowledge leader in reliability and quality control efforts for EnerVenue’s cell products, including identification of critical-to-quality characteristics, conducting cell failure analysis to determine the root cause of failure and identify opportunities for mitigation, analyzing experimental data to provide in-depth understanding of failure modes.
Developing new reliability tests, procedures, and specifications.
Collaborating with various cross-functional teams to develop and implement analytical, and experimental plans to gain a deeper insight into failure modes occurring at different stages of cell life, from production to end-of-life testing.
Take responsibility for identifying, escalating, and managing critical quality issues, and initiate the process of identifying root causes, leveraging cross-functional collaboration and delegation when necessary. Collaborate closely with production engineers to assess production processes and collaborate with cell design/R&D groups to evaluate material and electrochemical methods and knowledge.
Conduct in-depth root cause analysis of degradation and failure modes from a testing and reliability standpoint.
Advocate for, suggest, and coordinate Design of Experiments (DOEs) for hypothesis testing, process modifications, specification development, and validation in cell production and quality processes.

Salary Range:

$174,540 - 205,768

EnerVenue is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, national origin, ancestry, creed (religion), gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, military status, citizenship status, age, disability, genetic characteristics, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

For US geography, (not Bay Area specific) The starting base pay for this position is as shown below. The actual base pay is dependent upon a variety of job-related factors such as professional background, training, work experience, location, business needs, market demand and competitive market practice. Therefore, in some circumstances, the actual salary could fall outside of this expected range. This pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

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