NMC Cell Design Engineer

About Company:

Exide Energy Solutions Limited (EESL) is one of the fastest growing companies who has vision to solve social issues regarding energy, environment, resource, etc with producing lithium-ion battery products. Exide Energy Solutions Ltd is setting up India’s first Giga plant to manufacture Lithium Ion Cells in Bengaluru. Exide Energy Solutions Limited is looking for NMC Cell design and development in the Cell R&D organization to achieve company’s goal. The role requires to lead design and development team for NMC technology for various format of battery cells manufactured in EESL Gigafactory.

Roles and Responsibility:

• Responsibility of cell design, cell development for NMC battery with high safety and high reliability for various form factor cells, Cylindrical (21700, 46xx, 32140), pouch cell to meet customer requirements and deliver to mass production phase in giga factory
• Selecting materials and decide electrode, jellyroll and stack design factors, process parameters considering robust design in manufacturing tolerance.
• Perform Proto/A/B/C sample of developing cell in pilot line and manufacturing line.
• Collaboration with simulating team, material team, process team, validation team to decide design parameters correctly for new development cells.
• Drives failure analyses and design of experiments (DOEs) to reach design solutions and corrective actions.
• Create R&D cell development roadmap for future customer expectations and market trending demands (High energy cell, high power cell, long life cell, fast charge cell) and make strategy for low-cost solutions.
• Closely working across functions with marketing team, manufacturing team, quality team, pack team to succeed high level company projects.
• Lead team of scientist and engineers with high technical direction and strong management to achieve goals.

Mandatory Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in material science, chemical or electrochemical engineering, physics, or related field.
• Over 7Yrs industrial experience in lithium-ion battery cell design and development, material development, prismatic, pouch form factors battery.
• Strong experience in NMC chemistry-based battery cell design, NMC cathode material & electrode design, silicon-graphite anode material & electrode design.
• 46xx, 321400 cell development experience is to be plus.
• 2+ years’ experience in Managing & leading team role.
• Understanding of materials choice (cathode, anode, binders, conductive additives) on electrode design
• Experience in detailed design of electrode, jellyroll design, structural design, electrolyte choice, separator choice based on target performance and safety.
• Experience in cell design for high volume manufacturing (slurry, coating, assembly types (stacking, winding), electrolyte filling and wetting, formation).
• In-depth knowledge in LIB cell specification, cell validation, analysing performance, failure mode analysis, safety test and regulation certificate.
• Hands on experience in working with material suppliers, communication with customers
• DFMEA, Six Sigma, QC tools, DOE planning methods, problem solving skills.
• Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Logical thinking, speed action, high responsibility, create enthusiasm, strong leadership.
• Strong scientific and patience in dealing with young technical people.

Desired Skills:

• Over 10Yrs industrial experience in cell design work in R&D for new cell development.
• Working experience in Tier 1 cell suppliers.
• Experience with launching several types of new cells through A/B/C sample to SOP.
• Experience with advanced prismatic commercial cell form factors, blade type series etc.