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Job Description
The Pilot Line Manager at Blue Current oversees the manufacturing of high-energy, safe silicon solid-state batteries by managing technicians, planning production, and supporting research and development through hands-on cell building, material characterization, and process improvement in a fast-paced, safety-conscious environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the pilot line technician team for daily manufacturing activities of battery cells and materials
- Support prototype cell manufacturing, sample production, and process development
- Produce battery components such as powders, electrodes, and assemblies
- Create plans and schedules for manufacturing prototype batteries and samples
- Manage raw material and component inventory and procurement
- Characterize cell materials using analytical techniques and interpret results
- Identify process and equipment improvements in collaboration with process engineering
- Maintain a safe work environment and manage hazardous waste and cleaning areas
- Perform preventative maintenance and calibrations on equipment
- Document materials and processes accurately and update data sheets
- Adapt to evolving processes while maintaining detailed records
Requirements
- Previous team management experience of 5 years or more.
- Experience working in an environment that requires strong attention to detail and precision.
- Consistent and thorough documentation, and standard operating procedures.
- Experience handling hazardous materials and waste management for lab space.
- Ability to work in a dry room and a glove box for extended periods of time.
- Ability to stand or sit for long periods of time and perform hand intensive repetitive tasks.
- Above-average fine manual dexterity and visual acuity.
- Strong interpersonal and organizational skills and experience working with team members to overcome technical challenges.
- Clear written and verbal skills to logically communicate ideas and thought processes.
- Adherence to lab and work safety policies.
- Experience with powder process and machine, including powder mixing, synthesis process, sieving, classification, and handling powders, solvents, and various types of mixers.
- Experience with battery cell assembly processes such as stamping, stacking, JR winding, ultrasonic welding, pouch sealing.
- Previous glovebox dry room experience.
- Previous chemical manufacturing experience.
- Familiarity with analytical tools such as SEM, XRD, TGA, FTIR, DSC, and TGA.
- Experience of working in a chemical laboratory and handling hazardous materials.
- Basic knowledge about chemistry, understanding of acids, bases, pH, and associated risks.
- Ability to produce various battery components including powders, electrodes, and assemblies.
- Ability to create plans and schedules for manufacturing prototype battery components, cells, and sample cells for customers.
- Ability to manage raw material and component inventory and create purchasing plans.
- Ability to characterize cell materials using analytical techniques such as SEM, XRD, TGA, EIS, and CV.
- Ability to provide feedback and discuss characterization results to understand the impact of material properties on cell performance.
- Ability to identify areas of improvement in process and machines and work with process engineering teams to improve process capability.
- Ability to establish and maintain a safe work environment and manage hazardous waste and parts cleaning areas working with EH S manager.
- Experience performing frequent preventative maintenance and calibrations on equipment.
- Ability to complete material documentation accurately and timely with detail.
- Ability to quickly adapt to constantly evolving processes of core technology while maintaining detailed notes and updated data sheets.
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