Sr Principal Materials Engineer

About Enovix:

Industries of the future—Artificial Intelligence, Edge computing, 5G, Electric Vehicles, Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality—all require greater battery energy capacity. Building and scaling a 100% active silicon anode has long been a goal of the battery industry because it dramatically increases capacity and performance. Enovix, based in Fremont, California, is the first company in the world to be capable of volume production of advanced Lithium-ion batteries with a 100% active silicon anode using its 3D cell architecture. The company has designed, developed and sampled advanced Lithium-ion batteries with energy densities five years ahead of current industry production. Enovix’s initial goal is to provide designers of category-leading mobile devices with a high-energy battery so they can create more innovative and effective portable products. Enovix is also developing its 3D cell technology and production process for the EV and energy storage markets to help widespread use of renewable energy.

Responsibilities:

• Test and implement state-of-the-art separators in Enovix’s 3D cell for improved safety without compromising other performance metrics.
• Work with material suppliers and partners to specify and source materials.
• Improve methods to rapidly screen candidate materials via short-loop test vehicles for accelerated tests, understand their interactions with other cell components, and predict full cell performance.
• Design and optimize 3D cells that utilize these materials. This includes directly working with the design team, process module owners, process integration, and test engineers, as well as directing appropriate characterization and failure analysis on various experiments.
• Analyze in-line process data, metrology data, and electrical test data for rapid feedback to inform the next round of development.
• Summarize and present results to internal and external customers as appropriate.

Qualifications:

• Masters or higher in Materials Science, Polymer Chemistry, or Chemical Engineering.
• 2+ years of industry experience working on Li-ion batteries is preferred.
• Experimental design and data analysis experience with tools like JMP is preferred.
• Demonstrated tolerance of ambiguity; flexibility to adapt to new situations is required.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment is required.
• Strong oral and written communication skills is required.
• The ability to work well with other team members to ensure success of programs is required.
• Experience working in high volume and pilot production environments is preferred.

Enovix in an equal opportunity employer