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Senior Staff Customer Quality Engineer

Sila Nanotechnologies · Alameda, CA · On-site

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About Sila Nanotechnologies

The modern silicon anode was invented and scaled by Sila. Titan Silicon delivers 20% more energy density for batteries powering millions of devices…. Backed by Bessemer.

About the role

As a Customer Quality Engineer on the Corporate Quality team you will help create the next generation of battery materials by owning the customer-facing quality relationship for the company's product line. This role is the primary quality interface to our customers — managing qualification, complaint resolution, and ongoing performance — and is accountable for translating customer requirements into internal quality commitments that the manufacturing organization can execute against.

What they're looking for

  • Minimum of 12 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree, or 8 years and a Master’s degree, or a PhD with 5 years experience, or equivalent experience
  • Experience with battery materials, powder or particle-based products, or closely related chemical/materials manufacturing
  • Demonstrated experience owning customer quality relationships, including PPAP/APQP submissions, CSR management, and complaint/RMA resolution
  • Strong knowledge of IATF 16949 (or equivalent automotive/high-reliability QMS standards) and core quality tools: FMEA, control plans, 8D, SPC, MSA
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, ability to operate effectively across a governance/execution boundary with plant-based quality and manufacturing teams
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including direct experience presenting to customers in QBR or audit settings
More about this role

We are Sila, a next-generation battery materials company. Our mission is to power the world’s transition to clean energy. To create this future, our team is building a better lithium-ion battery from the inside out today. We engineer and manufacture ground-breaking battery materials that significantly increase the energy density of batteries, while reducing their size and weight. The result? Smaller more powerful batteries that can unlock innovation in consumer devices and accelerate the mass adoption of electric cars to eliminate our dependence on fossil fuels. We're tackling one of the biggest challenges of our time every day, and together we're redefining what's possible. Are you ready to be a part of a team committed to changing the world?

As a Customer Quality Engineer on the Corporate Quality team you will help create the next generation of battery materials by owning the customer-facing quality relationship for the company's product line. This role is the primary quality interface to our customers — managing qualification, complaint resolution, and ongoing performance — and is accountable for translating customer requirements into internal quality commitments that the...

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Supply Chain & Quality - CA

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