Director Of Manufacturing (Energy Storage Technology Company)

Our energy storage client is a United States based technology and manufacturing company that is developing and commercializing pioneering energy storage technologies to enable the electric grid to run on 100% renewable energy. This client is backed by a handful of top-tier climate tech venture capital companies.

We are looking for an exceptional manufacturing engineering leader to build a mission-driven team that will enable high-volume manufacturing for this energy storage technology. You and your team will conceptualize, engineer, execute and launch the high-volume manufacturing capacity of battery factories, including cathode, anode as well as assembly of cells, modules and battery systems. As a member of the senior leadership team, you’ll have an exciting opportunity to build from a blank slate, tackle the toughest company challenges, use first principles fundamentals and think of the factory as a fully integrated “Product” to achieve the most advanced high-volume battery manufacturing in the world.

What You'll Do:

o Build and lead the manufacturing and industrial engineering team, responsible for the design and deployment of our high-volume battery manufacturing capacity.

o Responsible for manufacturing lines design, requirements, related analytics/sizing/balancing, material flow, strategic vendors selection and management, high-volume equipment design/selection, automation level, lines integration to the facility, install, commissioning, rate demonstration and handover the operations teams (your customer).

o Build the strongest engineering team in the company. Set goals, core principles, culture of innovation, procedures and high expectations to enable excellence.

o Partner with the product design and advanced manufacturing teams to incorporate the latest process/product development, advocate for the simplest, most reliable processes and iterate on the DFM consideration to enable high volume and cost targets.

o Drive PFMEA and OEE considerations as far upstream in product development as possible.

o Think of the factory as a fully integrated product. Best part/process is no part/process.

o Densify, reduce non-value add and achieve significant improvements from one iteration to the next.

o Develop and own the factory capacity model.

o Build effective partnerships to ensure alignment with other leaders and company goals.

What You'll Bring:

o 10+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering, designing and launching factories; 5+ years in leadership.

o Expertise in high-volume manufacturing line design, install and launch, as well as factory industrial planning.

o Experience in driving down manufacturing costs while maintaining or improving product quality for complex electromechanical assemblies.

o Experience in some of the following is a plus: battery manufacturing, powder handling, mixing, coating, high-temperature furnaces, lamination, assembly and automated conveyance.

o Outstanding organizational, communication, leadership, interpersonal and decision-making abilities.

o Experience managing conflicting objectives, compressed timelines, and highly-automated processes.

o Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics or equivalent; master’s degree is preferred.

Location: This opportunity is based out of the Greater Pittsburgh Area (Weirton, West Virginia). Relocation assistance available.