Process Engineering Manager

About Us

We are Sila a next-generation battery materials company. Our mission is to power the worlds transition to clean energy. To create this future our team is building a better lithium-ion battery from the inside out today. We engineer and manufacture ground-breaking battery materials that significantly increase the energy density of batteries while reducing their size and weight. The result Smaller more powerful batteries that can unlock innovation in consumer devices and accelerate the mass adoption of electric cars to eliminate our dependence on fossil fuels. Were tackling one of the biggest challenges of our time every day and together were redefining whats possible. Are you ready to be a part of a team committed to changing the world

Who You Are

As a Process Engineering manager you will bring technical expertise and leadership that will be critical for meeting our safety quality and production goals at the Alameda Manufacturing Plant. You will lead a team of driven process engineers solving a diverse set of first of its kind engineering challenges around the development of new and innovative products equipment reliability and how to scale these learnings to our large scale plant in Moses Lake Washington.

You will use your team to optimize plant performance develop and execute improvement projects and grow the capabilities of the team so that we can consistently deliver more of our product to a growing list of customers! As we grow and scale our operations you will have an opportunity to lead the implementation and improvement of manufacturing systems processes and tools that we rely on everyday to stay safe and productive. You will become an integral part of the manufacturing organization so that together we can make materials to power our future!

Responsibilities and Duties

• Lead mentor and grow a team of process engineers focused on optimizing safety quality and output in the Alameda manufacturing plant.
• Drive process optimization and continuous improvement projects to increase plant efficiency yield and material quality across all unit operations.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation for manufacturing processes including Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) process flow diagrams and mass / energy balances.
• Collaborate closely with R&D and Equipment Engineering teams to successfully transition new anode material products and manufacturing processes from the pilot scale to commercial scale ensuring manufacturability and reliability.
• Oversee and manage the collection analysis and interpretation of process data (SPC SQC Cpk OEE) to identify root causes of deviations and implement corrective actions.
• Serve as the primary technical resource for troubleshooting complex process-related issues minimizing downtime and maintaining high-quality output.
• Develop and manage the execution of capital projects for process capacity expansion equipment upgrades and infrastructure improvements within the facility.
• Ensure all manufacturing processes comply with internal safety environmental and quality standards as well as external regulatory requirements.
• Act as a key liaison to the Moses Lake Washington large-scale plant facilitating the seamless transfer of process knowledge best practices and lessons learned from the pilot operation.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

The starting base pay for this role is between $165000 and $208000 at the time of posting. The actual base pay depends on many factors such as education experience and skills. Base pay is only one part of Silas competitive Total Rewards package that can include benefits perks equity and bonuses. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. #LI-Onsite #LI-FM1

Working at Sila

We believe that building a diverse team at Sila helps us amplify our individual talents. We are an equal opportunity employer and committed to creating an inclusive environment where good ideas are free to come from anyone. We are proud to celebrate diversity and all qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to gender race sexual orientation religion age disability national origin or any other status protected by law.

Required Experience :

Manager

Key Skills

Hospitality Experience,Go,Management Experience,React,Redux,Node.js,AWS,Mechanical Engineering,Team Management,Leadership Experience,Mentoring,Distributed Systems

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 165000 - 208000