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Your role will be to design and scale processes that bridge the gap between prototype and production, ensuring high-volume manufacturability, validating first articles, and enabling the successful launch of products across EV, energy storage, and aerospace industries. This is more than engineering; it’s turning bold ideas into manufacturable realities that accelerate the future of power and data transmission. \nThese openings are for Level 4-5 engineers\nEssential Duties and Responsibilities \nScale innovative processes from prototype to high-volume manufacturing, driving yield, throughput, and manufacturability \nDesign, implement, and validate manufacturing processes that ensure product scalability, quality, and reliability \nBuild and qualify first articles while establishing process readiness for customer and internal validation \nPartner with customer-facing teams and cross-functional engineering groups to prove out product viability and readiness for commercialization \nIdentify product development needs and act as a conduit for aligning process roadmaps with customer requirements and future technologies \nConduct structured experiments and root cause analysis to de-risk manufacturing scale-up and accelerate product launches \nWork hands-on with high-volume manufacturing and R&D equipment \nDevelop process documentation and train staff to ensure smooth handoff from NPI into sustained high-volume production\nMinimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills,and Abilities) \nExperience/Education\nBachelor's degree or higher in Materials Science, Physics, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or related field.\n5-7+ years of hands-on professional experience\nKnowledge/Skills/Abilities\nProven experience scaling processes from prototype to production.\nStrong background in process design for manufacturability, yield improvement, and cost reduction.\nExperience with prototype builds, first article validation, and technical collaboration.\nPrior manufacturing start-up experience. \nFamiliarity with advanced materials and high-volume manufacturing methods (e.g., vacuum lamination, thermally-activated adhesives, roll-to-roll processing, material patterning, laser welding) \nSolid background in statistical methods, data visualization, systematic experiment design, and related software (e.g. JMP, Minitab, etc.) \nAbility to synthesize and interpret complex data sets to understand physical phenomena and support data-driven decisions.\nAbility to safely and confidently operate and troubleshoot custom manufacturing and metrology equipment.\nIndependent problem solver with a desire to learn new skills and new technology.\nStrong organization skills and a detail-oriented mindset.\nAble to adapt to changing requirements in a fast-paced start-up setting.\nStrong communicator and collaborator, energized by working across functions to bring products to market.\nAt CelLink, you won’t just be scaling processes - you’ll be building the bridge between innovation and mass production.\nPhysical Demands and Work Environment\nThe physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.\nWorking Conditions/Hours\nSalaried Exempt\nPhysical Demands - Office and Manufacturing Environment \nWhile performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms and pull/push; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must lift and/or move up to 50 pounds without assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.\nWork Environment - \nIncludes both a typical office environment, with minimal exposure to excessive noise or adverse environmental issues, and a shop environment, with exposure to high noise levels from operating machines, physical hazards from moving equipment and machine parts, nuisance dust, and skin exposure to chemicals used to run/maintain machines.\nPPE\n May be required to wear Personal Protective Equipment, including but not limited to safety glasses, safety shoes, bump-caps, gloves, hair nets, masks, & clean-room frocks while adhering to the prescribed safety procedures.\nCelLink California Privacy Policy\nThe base pay is just one part of CelLink's total compensation package and is determined within a range. The pay range is designed to support your career progression as you learn, grow, and develop within your role. Your base pay range will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. \nAt CelLink, we believe that each employee should have the opportunity to become a CelLink shareholder through participation in CelLink's discretionary employee stock option plan. You'll also receive comprehensive medical and dental coverage and other great benefits.\nNote: CelLink benefits, compensation, and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements.\nSan Carlos, CA Base Pay\n$120,000—$170,000 USD\nWe believe diversity and inclusion among our teammates are essential to our success. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees while building teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are an equal opportunity employer. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. CelLink participates in the E-Verify program in specific locations as required by law.\nCelLink was founded in 2012 and entered volume production in 2018. CelLink provides electrical systems to the world's leading automotive OEMs & EV manufacturers, data center developers, and stationary power companies. The company has raised approximately $315M in funding through private investment and multiple grants from the US Department of Energy. CelLink’s investors include 3M, Atreides, BMW, BorgWarner, Bosch, D1 Capital, Fidelity, Fontinalis Partners, Ford, Franklin Templeton, Lear, Park West, SK Telecom, Standard Investments, T. 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