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Job Title: Electrode Prep Technician

Reports to: Cell Manufacturing Engineer

Location: Fremont, CA (On-site)

Job type: Non-exempt, Full-time

Company Description

Amprius develops, designs, and manufactures very high-performance lithium-ion cells for advanced applications. Amprius invented and perfected a 100% silicon anode which enables the highest energy density cell commercially available in the industry.

Summary

The Electrode Prep Technician will perform aspects of processing Amprius Technologies’ proprietary silicon anode and cathode materials for incorporation into cells.

Essential Functions

• Use small equipment such as a die punch, rotary tools, and cutters.
• Operate large equipment such as a furnace, stacker, and deposition rig
• Measure materials with drop gage, mass scale, and caliper
• Visually evaluate defects from a list of standard defects
• Input data into quality management software
• Construct test samples for electrode verification

Summary

The Staff Mechanical Engineer will develop mechanical designs, manage documentation, and lead a project to automate material handling processes and systems. This position will work with an outside vendor to specify, design, develop, and manufacture the automation solution. This role will also work with the anode development team to support projects internally as they relate to and require mechanical design solutions. This position is critical to enabling the scale-up of Amprius’ silicon anode fabrication for mass production and reports to the Chief Scientist of the Silicon Anode Process.

Responsibilities:

• Owns and manages the mechanical design (CAD) and documentation (drawings) of essential hardware for anode fabrication.
• Develop equipment specifications, interface with suppliers, and oversee the installation and qualification of production automation equipment.
• Develop and implement automated processes.
• Troubleshoot the electrical and mechanical components of the automation equipment, driving root cause and corrective action.
• Develop preventive maintenance schedule and procedure for automation systems.
• Write procedures, work instructions, and checklists to assure processes are performed in an accurate and repeatable manner.
• Train engineers and technicians in equipment set-up, operation, and maintenance

Company Overview

Amprius Technologies, Inc is a mid-stage lithium-ion battery company located in Fremont, California, that has developed breakthrough silicon anode technologies to address the most significant pain points for today’s mobile devices and electric vehicles – battery life and driving range. The Company’s core technologies are patented and patent pending silicon anodes, silicon-enabling electrolytes, and silicon anode-based cells.

Amprius is funded by world-leading venture capital firms and is currently designing and selling the highest energy batteries on the market, with more than 50% energy per unit weight and volume than state-of-the-art batteries. Amprius Technologies’ products are enabling new applications in electric flight and portable power.

Summary

Amprius is looking for an experienced, creative, and highly motivated Battery Scientist to join our Battery Development group.

Job Responsibilities

• Conceive, plan, and execute research projects in the areas of electrochemical energy storage systems with limited supervision
• Identify & develop advanced battery electrolyte materials and formulations
• Study cell level component interactions, such as SEI formation
• Evaluate the latest battery components, analyze their performance, and identify degradation mechanisms
• Implement & create methods of diagnostic testing for battery characterization
• Maintain awareness of the state-of-the-art in technical areas of responsibility, and its relevance/importance to corporate needs. Prepare timely, high-quality internal reports and patent applications
• Be an effective member of internal and external project teams in key scientific and technical areas