What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr Staff Process Engineer position at Sila?
Sr Staff Process Engineer
About Us
We are Sila, a next-generation battery materials company. Our mission is to power the world’s transition to clean energy. To create this future, our team is building a better lithium-ion battery from the inside out today. We engineer and manufacture ground-breaking battery materials that significantly increase the energy density of batteries, while reducing their size and weight. The result? Smaller more powerful batteries that can unlock innovation in consumer devices and accelerate the mass adoption of electric cars to eliminate our dependence on fossil fuels. We're tackling one of the biggest challenges of our time every day, and together we're redefining what's possible. Are you ready to be a part of a team committed to changing the world?
Who You Are
As a Senior Staff Process Engineer within the Operations Organization, your expertise and technical leadership will be critical to the success of our production line in Moses Lake, WA and future factories. Using a combination of chemical engineering, process safety, and operations knowledge you will efficiently solve production issues at their core, as well as suggest and implement improvements to the equipment design.
You will play a significant role in our long-term success by leading throughput, reliability, quality, and safety improvements; ensuring that the manufacturing team can consistently deliver more of our product to a growing list of customers. As we grow and scale our operations, you will have an opportunity to support the design of equipment, systems, and work processes needed to run our next generation battery technology factories. You will become an integral part of the manufacturing organization so that together we can make materials to power our future.
Responsibilities and Duties
- Use data to drive decisions. Assist plant operators with safe and efficient plant operation.
- Supervise and train operators.
- Utilize data to troubleshoot issues, recommend and implement solutions.
- Willingness and ability to work evenings, night-shift, and weekends if necessary to support plant operations.
- Assume responsibility for process tools for commissioning, start-up, and process stabilization until the unit is lined out and manufacturing products efficiently and safely.
- Participate in maintenance planning.
- Participate in capital project execution.
- Manage process studies to comprehend and optimize how equipment variables impact product characteristics
- Manage safety meetings on a case-by-case basis.
- Troubleshoot equipment issues.
- Become a subject matter expert for improvements, capital projects, and HAZOPs.
- Manage MOC activities for assigned units.
- Collaborate with Applied R&D and Material Development Teams in Alameda, CA to optimize manufacturing in Moses Lake. Spearhead these activities from the plant side.
- Contribute to creating a positive, productive, and safe work environment.
- Function as a leader in the operations organization at Moses Lake.
Knowledge and Skill Requirements
Physical Demands and Working Conditions
The starting base pay for this role is between $163,000 and $206,000 at the time of posting. The actual base pay depends on many factors, such as education, experience, and skills. Base pay is only one part of Sila’s competitive Total Rewards package that can include benefits, perks, equity, and bonuses. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.
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Working at Sila
We believe that building a diverse team at Sila helps us amplify our individual talents. We are an equal opportunity employer and committed to creating an inclusive environment where good ideas are free to come from anyone. We are proud to celebrate diversity and all qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, national origin, or any other status protected by law.
Salary : $163,000 - $206,000
