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The company’s next-generation batteries are designed to enable greater energy density, faster charging and enhanced safety to support the transition away from legacy energy sources toward a lower carbon future.\nAbout the team: The Cobra Hardware & Process team develops the heat treatment equipment and process for scale-up of the Cobra ceramic separator manufacturing process. We custom design most of our tools in-house to the needs of our unique process and materials system. The team consists of both hardware and process engineers, who work closely together to identify and implement novel solutions for improving throughput, quality and robustness.\nWhat we need: The Cobra team is seeking an experienced and highly skilled Staff Engineer, Process Development to help develop our next-generation processes and tools. We are looking for a candidate with a strong background in processing or materials, who also has experience working on equipment and can interface seamlessly with mechanical and controls engineers on the team. In this position, your input will be critical in guiding which new design and process approaches are prototyped, get deployed on production tooling, and become part of our long-term roadmap, making this a pivotal role for shaping the future of our separator manufacturing.\nWhat You’ll do:\nDesign and execute experiments for fabricating ceramic films on prototype heat treatment equipment\nAnalyze materials characterization data, prepare reports for colleagues, and make recommendations for process and hardware improvements\nSuggest, oversee and evaluate effects of hardware modifications to existing processing equipment\nBring up, debug and transfer processes to new production equipment\nIdentify potential process or hardware failure modes and develop robust mitigation strategies\nSkills You’ll Need:\nPhD in engineering or science with 6+ years of experience, preferably in an industrial process R&D setting. MS and BS candidates with equivalent industry experience in process research and development will also be considered.\nExperience in materials characterization techniques (e.g. XRD, SEM, FIB, EDS)\nExperience in hands-on troubleshooting of mechanical systems, preferably processing equipment for battery, semiconductor, or related fields\nFamiliarity with mechanical design, including at least one major CAD package, e.g. SolidWorks, AutoDesk Inventor\nWorking knowledge of statistics and proficiency in data analysis software, e.g. JMP, Python, or equivalent\nCapability to drive projects to completion with little oversight\nNice to have:\nExperience in web handling\nDeep familiarity with high temperature processing and equipment, e.g. Rapid Thermal Processing (RTP)\nExperience fabricating or characterizing ceramic materials or thin films, especially solid electrolyte or energy materials\nExperience in process and/or manufacturing scale-up\nPhysical requirements:\nWork is performed in a dry room or lab area, requiring the use of fine motor skills\nSitting or standing for extended periods of time\nReaching and twisting motions with hands\nLifting up to 25 lbs.\nONSITE: This position is required to work onsite 5 days per week to meet the minimum essential duties and requirements of this position. As an on-site R&D and manufacturing operations organization, in-person face to face interaction is essential to building authentic relationships, trust, teamwork, and collaboration.\nCompensation & Benefits: Expected salary range for this role is from $ 161,500 to $217,450, and a final salary will be determined by the candidate's experience, educational background and internal equity. QuantumScape also offers an annual bonus and a generous RSU/Equity package as part of its compensation plan. In addition, we do offer a tremendous benefits plan including employee paid health care, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), and other benefits.\nWe are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.\nWe will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive benefits and privileges of employment. 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