Principal Process Engineer (Zone 3)

Enovix is seeking the candidate in development of the next generation high energy density Li-ion battery. The candidate will be responsible for process & material development related to the Si Battery Assembly & Packaging operations, defining and qualifying new processes, overseeing builds, perform root cause analysis, understanding test data and safety performance, analyzing cycle time and yields, effectively communicating the results and transferring process to production. 

Responsibilities: 

• Develop process that achieves product performance goals by understanding the design space, and systematically working through design trade-offs 

• Lead and participate in cross functional teams of process engineers, mechanical engineers, and test engineers to develop process and tooling for next generation cell designs that’s capable for large scale manufacturing. 

• Decide, and down-select individual cell components that enable final product performance and reliability requirements 

• Design and run well-designed experiments based on DOE methodologies on Enovix test vehicles to meet company technology roadmap. 

• Analyze and summarize performance metrics via data analysis tools such as JMP. 

• Develop SPC for critical process parameters and establish Process Capability (Cpk) 

• Perform FMEA and root cause analysis when necessary to achieve design and product goals 

• Create and execute on project plans and drive projects to completion on schedule 

• Deliver final product, data driven analyses on schedule and effectively communicate the results to various stakeholders 

• Create and maintain Work Instructions, OCAP, FMEA and Control Plan documents as per QMS requirements 

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering or related discipline required (10+ years of work experience and/or Master’s and Ph. D preferred) 

• Demonstrated capability to effectively analyze process data and extract/summarize meaningful information required 

• Demonstrated technical program management skills such as meeting deadlines and milestones as well as excellent communication skills such as summarizing data and writing reports required 

• Willingness to travel in future as needed 

• Self-motivated and demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of cross-functional teams to solve complex multi-disciplinary problems required 

• Familiarity with SPC, DOE, FMEA and 8D methodologies required 

• Experience in design, development, and integration of Li-Ion batteries highly desired 

• Demonstrated creative and critical thinking ability and attention to detail is highly desired 

• Proven track-record of process integration in the scale-up of R&D processes to high-volume manufacturing desired 

• Good interpersonal skills. 

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