Tesla Looking For Electrode Engineer at San Diego, CA Full Time

Battery Cells are the common denominator for every Tesla product. Our product requirements demand ground-up cell architectures with state-of-the-art performance, manufactured at volumes that are orders of magnitude higher than the products they power. Our environment is fast-paced and incredibly exciting, so being passionate and self-motivated to push your limits is critical. Our team works with engineering groups across various disciplines, requiring strong communication skills and a team-first mentality. You will work alongside seasoned industry experts, high aptitude recent graduates, and people from every stage in between. We look for anyone with an exceptional ability to solve problems in both individual and team settings.

Tesla’s Cell Engineering Team is looking for a highly motivated electrode development engineer to accelerate our next generation battery cell products. This role will be involved in the design, development, and scaling of advanced battery electrodes. In this role, you will work closely with cross-functional teams to advance early-stage concepts to mass production scaling activities.

Responsibilities

Execute the battery electrode and process development for advanced high energy density Li ion battery

Design and assess new electrode material in lab scale process and

Conduct systematic processing experiments using electrode formulations as defined by the materials engineering team to identify key parameters for control over product quality and electrochemical performance

Analyze electrode performances and determine their relationship with materials and process parameters then take independent steps to iterate on process improvement to reach target cell performance specifications

Document electrode processing parameters and communicate key learnings to cross-functional teams to enable transition towards production development

Work with manufacturing team to bring up mass production plant

Work in the laboratory/shop environment with analytical equipment (CV, SEM, TGA, FTIR, DSC, optical microscope, data logger, thermal sensing devices, voltmeter, oscilloscope, etc.)

Read and review technology proceedings and papers to broaden knowledge, project future trends and propose directions in energy storage technology development

Requirements:
BS degree or higher in Materials Science & Engineering, Chemical Engineer, or Industrial Engineer.

Ability to design and execute new material evaluation and define the correlation between material property and electrode performance

Ability to identify root-causes and conduct troubleshooting to solve issues

Strong academic and scientific background in electrochemistry or applied electrochemistry or electrochemical engineering

Broad knowledge and R&D experience on energy storage materials required

Strong experience in material characterization and analytical technique required

Excellent verbal and written communication, and detailed documentation skills

Skilled at managing multiple projects and priorities simultaneously and ability to independently execute those priorities