AM Batteries is seeking a VP of Engineering to work with a highly experienced team to industrialize the next generation lithium-ion battery manufacturing technologies. The successful incumbent will have extensive experience working on engineering design, development and production capital equipment and engineering management.

The VP of Engineering is expected to provide leadership in engineering design, development, engineering management, and new production introduction (NPI) of solvent free electrode manufacturing equipment and production line, and support business development,

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop an engineering team as the company scales
• Lead and manage product roadmap, from R&D phase to final product manufacturing
• Cultivate a culture of expert utilization of root cause analysis, FMEA, and data analytics
• Design and execute strategy to ensure manufacturing meets customer and partner requirements
• Work closely with the management team to lay out annual and longer-term budgetary requirements for continued product development and manufacturing
• Be hands-on with the engineering team in designing, building, and testing product improvements and new product development projects
• Implement industry related regulatory global compliance development initiatives, technology standards, industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on experience in capital equipment design, development, and fabrication
• Demonstrated experience in engineering and project leadership roles
• Extensive experience in engineering management and new product introduction
• Experience with process control and scaleup
• Experience in battery equipment, electrode manufacturing equipment is favorable
• Experience with roll-to-roll manufacturing
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Compensation and benefits

• Competitive salary
• Health, dental, vision, short-term /long term disability insurance and life insurance
• 401k plan
• Employee stock option