Senior Manager, Product Development

Company Description

24M Technologies answers the world’s need for affordable energy storage by enabling a new, more cost-effective solution — SemiSolidTM lithium-ion technology. Our breakthrough manufacturing platform provides for low-cost, high energy density, safe and long-life storage for electric mobility, grid and other applications. Through strategic partnerships with industry leaders, including the Volkswagen Group, Kyocera, GPSC and FREYR, 24M has built an ecosystem to rapidly scale the SemiSolidTM platform and develop a better, cleaner energy future. Founded in 2010 and led by some of the battery industry’s foremost inventors, scientists and entrepreneurs, 24M is headquartered in Cambridge, Mass. and backed by top industrial partners and venture capital firms. For more information, please visit www.24-m.com.

Job Description

The Senior Manager, Product Development will lead and contribute to all aspects of the development and release of a cell product based on 24M’s electrochemical storage technology. This includes but is not limited to materials and component selection and validation; formulation; design optimization to achieve market and/or customer targets; development and release of component and product specifications; product validation; support of process validation and transfer to manufacturing, and ongoing engineering support of released products. The Senior Manager, Product Development will coordinate with a team of battery engineers and will work closely with R&D scientists, process engineers, and manufacturing in planning and developing new products consistent with market, customer and manufacturing requirements, on schedule and within budget.

Qualifications

Required Experience

• 4-5 years’ experience in Li-ion product design
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, or related field
• Deep knowledge of the fundamentals of cell design and performance, product development, large and small volume manufacturing process, and FMEA of Lithium ion-based cells
• Experience developing and documenting component level and cell level specifications
• Strong problem-solving skills, with the ability to combine theory with empirical observation
• Ability to interact effectively with vendors and colleagues
• Self-motivated, persistent, hands-on, and results-oriented
• Strong written and oral communication
• Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment
• Established track record of successful electrochemical product design
• Working knowledge of statistics

Desired Experience

• 8+ years’ experience in Li-ion product design
• Phd in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering
• Experience with APQP or equivalent product quality systems and SPC
• Past experience working in a startup-type environment

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the group for optimization and validation activities on a mechanical design and selected materials.
• Plan and manage all aspects of the development of a new electrochemical storage product from prototype to release, consistent with performance, safety, reliability, cost, manufacturability, and quality requirements.
• Lead and directly contribute to the development of new designs, including but not limited to new materials evaluations, formulation development, and component selection for new generations of products
• Stay close for entire cell manufacturing and prototype processes and contribute to create operation procedures and manuals.
• Develop component and product specifications for both made and purchased components and assemblies
• Evaluate and develop suppliers and vendors
• Carry out cost down activities and second source development
• Participate in failure modes and effects analyses (DFMEA and PFMEA)
• Support failure analyses on test cells and product

Additional Information

Areas of Independent Action

• Flag potential issues from initial design through final packaging to promote the delivery of high quality product to partners and customers
• Interact with other R&D and engineering groups to promote rational decision-making in research and development
• Keep abreast of industry trends (attending conferences, benchmarking competitor’s products, etc.)

Physical and Environmental Standards

• Ability to alternate work on-site or from home as required
• Capable of working in low moisture dry room environment: < 1.0% Relative Humidity (-50°C dew point)
• Capable of wearing clean room attire when working in dry room environment: face mask, hair net, safety glasses, gloves, c