Senior Engineer, R&D Test Engineering

The role

This person will lead, design, execute, and analyze experiments on lab and pilot scale equipment. They will work at the interface of material science, process engineering, equipment engineering, systems engineering, and data science to deliver data for scale-up.

What you will do

• Conduct complete R&D projects including test planning, experimental design, preparation, execution, analysis, and communication of results
• Craft and execute effective experimental test plans
• Find failure-modes, root-causes, and implement robust solutions
• Provide critical insights through hands-on experience and analysis of experimental data, system logs, and observations
• Manage test platforms
• Formulate, lead, and facilitate complex data analysis projects

Required qualifications

• Exceptional laboratory testing aptitude
• Experience conducting or leading experimental R&D projects
• Demonstrated experience with complex reactive or thermo-mechanical systems like reactors, generators, catalytic systems, flow cells, or similar machines/processes
• Understanding and proven application of mechanical, process, and materials engineering principles: heat, flow, structures, thermodynamics, kinetics, and materials
• Experience with data analysis and sufficient language knowledge, or polyglotism, to navigate data platforms in Python
• Experience with developing and deploying new instrumentation and measurement systems
• Demonstrated experience in electronics, wiring, and instrumentation
• Experience implementing lab or field-deployed electronics, sensors, and actuators
• B.S. in engineering or physical sciences (e.g. Mechanical Engineering, Physics, etc.)
• 4+ years of relevant professional experience
• Pass a respirator fit test and be able to wear respiratory protection on a daily basis
• Wear personal protective equipment including lab coat, gloves, safety glasses, and steel toe safety shoes

Nice to have

• Advanced degrees

Benefits

• Benefits
• Perks
• Equity
• Bonuses

About the company

Sila is a next-generation battery materials company. They engineer and manufacture battery materials that increase energy density while reducing size and weight.