Staff Engineer, Manufacturing Equipment Design

The role

You will develop new manufacturing equipment and processes for a pilot manufacturing line. You will lead projects to improve throughput, performance, and safety while architecting and commissioning first-of-a-kind manufacturing systems.

What you will do

• Provide day-to-day technical support for manufacturing equipment and processes on the pilot manufacturing line.
• Improve and sustain the pilot manufacturing line through projects for throughput, reliability, performance, and safety.
• Scale core synthesis, coating, thermal, and material handling processes from lab scale to pilot and high-volume lines.
• Develop equipment concepts, 3D CAD models, detailed drawings, sizing calculations, and functional specifications.
• Act as technical lead for contract manufacturing transfers.
• Map critical-to-quality process parameters to vendor equipment specifications and automation architectures.

Required qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of work experience in a manufacturing environment (or fewer for candidates with an advanced degree)
• Strong equipment design principles
• Advanced proficiency in 3D CAD modeling, drawing standards (GD&T), tolerance stack-up analysis, and mechanical component sizing
• Technical understanding of complex production equipment and processes
• Ability to independently troubleshoot, problem solve, analyze data and manage controls charts (SPC)
• Experience with leveraging statistical software to analyze experimental data
• Proven track record of managing turn-key equipment builders and custom automation vendors from initial scope through FAT, SAT, and commissioning
• Ability to manage multiple responsibilities, be self-motivated and work autonomously
• Pass a respirator fit test and be able to wear respiratory protection on a periodic basis
• Wear personal protective equipment including lab coat, gloves, safety glasses, and steel toe safety shoes
• Move items up to 50 lbs with the assistance of lift equipment and carts
• Move long distances

Nice to have

• BS in mechanical engineering

Benefits

• Benefits
• Perks
• Equity
• Bonuses

About the company

Sila is a next-generation battery materials company. They engineer and manufacture battery materials to increase energy density for consumer devices and electric cars.