Director, R&D Engineering

About the role

We are Sila, a next-generation battery materials company. Our mission is to power the world's 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. We're tackling one of the biggest challenges of our time every day, and together we're redefining what's possible. Are you ready to be a part of a team committed to changing the world?

Requirements

• You're passionate and knowledgeable about: clean energy, advanced materials, particulates, batteries, or related fields, sciences, and technologies.
• Responsibilities and Duties
• Artfully balance competing resources and cross-functional objectives in a fast-paced and matrixed environment.
• Review and approve key design process work: mechanical design reviews, P&ID, HAZID/HAZOPS, design verification, factory/site acceptance test plans, and other test plans.
• Work collaboratively with your team to support existing tools; support your team in deep troubleshooting and use issues as opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Work closely with the R&D Operations and R&D Battery Operations teams to consistently improve performance metrics and identify the key levers to drive optimal process reliability, quality and uptime
• Organize, document, communicate. Create enduring records of your team's work. Distill design decisions and experimental outcomes into accessible communication tailored to your audience. Collaborate extensively with adjacent technical teams at Sila.
• Bring the right level of operational discipline to an open-ended R&D setting. Help plan projects accurately and make sure they're executed according to plan. Creatively find opportunities to move faster and more efficiently.
• Knowledge and Skill Requirements
• Demonstrated excellence at building and leading technical teams. Experience managing team members to emphasize their strengths and support their professional development. Ability to fine-tune your own appr

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