Senior Product Design Engineer

About the role

The product design team is a diverse group of engineers and technicians that drives the design of QuantumScape’s next-generation battery technology.

Responsibilities

• Lead in the design, development, and implementation of new solid-state Li-metal battery designs for manufacturing scale-up with cross-functional teams
• Drive the detailed mechanical design of cell architecture to meet customer mechanical, thermal, and pack level integration requirements
• Identify, specify, and set requirements with suppliers for cell components, assembly tools and manufacturing solutions for scale-up
• Develop methodologies and experiments to validate key cell design performance, reliability, and safety criteria
• Collaborate with cell build process teams, equipment design teams, safety, quality, metrology, and production teams to execute on critical path projects

Requirements

• BS or higher degree in mechanical engineering, material science, or similar concentration
• Minimum of 5 years experience with a Bachelor’s degree, or minimum of 3 years experience with a Master’s degree
• Proven experience driving mechanical design projects across the product life cycle, concept through production experience is preferred
• Expertise with at least one major CAD package ex: AutoDesk Inventor, SolidWorks, Catia, etc.
• Prior experience or knowledge of mechanical & thermal simulation packages ex: ANSYS, ABAQUS, Comsol, etc.
• Prior experience or knowledge of lithium-ion batteries is preferred

Skills

• BS or higher degree in mechanical engineering, material science, or similar concentration
• Minimum of 5 years experience with a Bachelor’s degree, or minimum of 3 years experience with a Master’s degree
• Proven experience driving mechanical design projects across the product life cycle, concept through production experience is preferred
• Expertise with at least one major CAD package ex: AutoDesk Inventor, SolidWorks, Catia, etc.
• Prior experience or knowledge of mechanical & thermal simulation packages ex: ANSYS, ABAQUS, Comsol, etc.
• Prior experience or knowledge of lithium-ion batteries is preferred

Physical requirements

• Sitting, standing, or walking for extended periods of time on the production floor
• Reaching, stooping, kneeling, and twisting motions with hands
• Lifting and/or moving up to 25 lbs. ONSITE

Work Location

This position is required to work onsite 5 days per week to meet the minimum essential duties and requirements of this position. As an on-site R&D and manufacturing operations organization, in-person face to face interaction is essential to building authentic relationships, trust, teamwork, and collaboration.