Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Senior Cell Engineer - Qualification

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Full-timePalo Alto, CA, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Material Science, or equivalent experience.
At least 3 years of industrial experience in cell testing and qualification.
Hands-on experience in battery assembly, teardown, testing, characterization, and diagnostics.
Experience performing Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) to identify potential risks in a new or changed design or process.
Familiarity with degradation mechanisms of batteries and battery materials.
Ability to learn new concepts and methods, propose designs of experiments, and execute independently.

Responsibilities

Serve as a key member of a cross-functional team and lead qualification efforts for new cell programs from concept to completion.
Conduct investigations, prepare related status reports for problems or issues, and make recommendations as required.
Interpret and quantify degradation modes of various battery chemistries and propose countermeasures.
Develop new electrochemical and chemical tests to analyze battery materials or parameters, elucidate mechanisms leading to degradation, and improve cell performance.
Interpret electrochemical and electrode characterization data to optimize lithium-ion battery performance on new and existing cells.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to advance battery technology and improve customer product experience.
Characterize battery materials, understand degradation mechanisms, and optimize cell charge capability, energy, and lifetime.
Manage multiple high-impact projects, use existing techniques, develop new approaches, and analyze data to accelerate battery characterization.

Desired Qualifications

Some coding experience, such as MATLAB, Python, or a similar data-analysis tool.

Category	Engineering & Information Technology
Location	Palo Alto, California
Requisition ID	289141
Type	Full-time

Job Description

<p>Battery cells are the common denominator for every Tesla product. We want team-focused employees with strong communication skills who challenge and want to be challenged, and who create and innovate. We want teammates who will thrive in a fast-paced company with real hardware and are self-motivated, disciplined, and detail oriented. You will work alongside seasoned industry experts, high aptitude recent graduates, and people from every stage in between. We look for anyone with an exceptional ability to solve problems in both individual and team settings.</p><p>In this role, you will work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to push the boundaries of battery technology and improve the product experience for our customers globally. You will play a key role in characterizing battery materials, understanding degradation mechanisms, and optimizing cell performance in areas such as charge capability, energy, and lifetime. In this position you will manage multiple high-impact projects, utilizing existing techniques, developing innovative approaches, and analyzing data to accelerate the characterization of batteries. </p>

Job Responsibilities

Be a key member of a cross functional team to lead qualification efforts for new cell programs from concept to completion
Conduct investigations, prepare related status reports for problems or issues and make recommendations as required
Interpret and quantify degradation modes of various battery chemistries and propose countermeasures
Develop new electrochemical/chemical tests to analyze battery materials or parameters, elucidate fundamental mechanisms leading to degradation, and improve cell performance
Interpret electrochemical and electrode characterization data to optimize lithium-ion battery performance on new and existing cells

Job Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Material Science, or equivalent experience
3+ years of industrial experience in cell testing and qualification
Hands-on experience in battery assembly, teardown, testing, characterization and diagnostics
Experience with performing FMEA as a methodical approach for identifying potential risks in a new or changed design /process
Familiar with degradation mechanisms and of batteries and battery materials
Ability to learn new concepts and methods, propose design of experiments, and execute independently
Some coding experience preferred (i.e. MATLAB, Python, and/or similar data analysis tool)

About the Company

Tesla

Makes electric cars, robotaxis and grid batteries

Tesla makes electric cars and batteries that store power for homes and utilities, and it develops self-driving software and humanoid robots. In 2023, its Model Y became the first electric vehicle to rank as the world's best-selling car. Buyers order the Model 3 sedan, Model Y SUV, or Cybertruck pickup directly from Tesla instead of through dealers, and they charge on its Supercharger fast-charging network. It also sells Megapack and Powerwall batteries, runs a robotaxi service, and charges drivers a monthly fee for self-driving software that still needs their supervision. Tesla was founded in 2003, with Elon Musk as its lead early investor and a recognized co-founder, and it is based in Austin, Texas.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Austin, TX
Founded: 2003

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