Staff NPI Engineer, Integration

The role

This person will lead new battery cell product development and qualification with manufacturing partners. They will work at the intersection of internal R&D, operations, and external suppliers to deliver mass-production-ready cell products.

What you will do

• Lead end-to-end NPI execution and drive qualification for new suppliers and external manufacturing partners.
• Manage cross-border partner relationships.
• Coordinate cross-functional deliverables between R&D, Product Management, Operations, and Quality.
• Develop and steward DFMEA and PFMEA frameworks for cell designs and manufacturing processes.
• Support the qualification of new battery materials, cell designs, and advanced manufacturing methods.
• Ensure products meet global battery safety and certification pathways.
• Own core NPI documentation including Engineering Bills of Materials, design specifications, and partner Statements of Work.
• Hand off mass-production-ready cell products to Operations for scale-up.
• Present technical updates, risks, and status reports to executive and engineering stakeholders.

Required qualifications

• 6+ years in high-tech, hardware product development (batteries, semiconductors, chemical processing, or automotive).
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrochemistry, or a related field.
• Practical understanding of cell manufacturing processes, risk analysis (FMEA), and global safety/certification frameworks.
• Ability to align diverse engineering, operations, and commercial teams around high-velocity timelines.
• Clear verbal and written presenter comfortable translating technical details for technical teams and executive leadership.
• Ability to wear required PPE (lab coat, safety glasses, steel-toe shoes) and navigate manufacturing or laboratory environments.

Nice to have

• Direct experience with lithium-ion battery manufacturing and cell qualification
• Fluency in Mandarin, Korean, or Japanese

Benefits

• benefits
• perks
• equity
• bonuses

About the company

Sila is a next-generation battery materials company. Their mission is to power the world’s transition to clean energy by building a better lithium-ion battery.