CelLink Corp Hiring for Process Optimization Engineer — Full-Time at San Carlos, CA Full Time

Hours:

**There are two openings available:**

Monday-Friday evenings

or

Any 5-day schedule that covers both weekend days.

This is a regular, full-time role

Base salary centered around $107K DOE plus equity.

Sustainable Efficiency Improvement Engineer

Power and data have been transferred in the same manner for over a century.

This is a brand new era.

At CelLink Corporation, our Team Members are designing, developing, and producing flexible circuits that fundamentally transform the transmission of power and data. Reduced weight, enhanced performance, decreased mass, and lower overall system cost all contribute to CelLink’s vision of a cleaner environment and more accessible technology.

One of the most accurate indicators of a company’s culture is how each team member feels about their work environment!

At CelLink, we are electrified by the opportunity to contribute to a technology that is and will continue to revolutionize mobility for a cleaner and brighter future. We collaborate with highly dedicated individuals on challenging projects that shape the future for the betterment of everyone. If you are eager to innovate, learn, and apply your expertise, we eagerly await your participation in our electrifying mission.

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Overview:

This role entails overseeing production lines and related equipment, including monitoring the efficiency of processes and the performance of tools and equipment, ensuring the delivery of high-quality results aligned with business objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Recognize and contain non-compliant products or practices;- Utilize effective root cause analysis principles to identify the origin of the deviation, devise and implement corrective action plans, and handle affected products accordingly

• Collaborate with Efficiency Improvement Engineers, Equipment Engineers, and Production staff to ensure accurate work instructions and procedures that reflect the most up-to-date best practices at each work station.

• Create and document standard operating procedures (SOPs) and train staff to execute processes correctly and safely

• Develop startup procedures and standard process monitors to assess the condition of the line and identify any out-of-control tools or processes

• Basic troubleshooting of high-volume manufacturing tools

• Identify essential process metrics and implement statistical process control at key manufacturing stations

Minimum Requirements:

In order to perform this role effectively, the individual must be capable of satisfactorily executing each essential duty. The qualifications listed below represent the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Reasonable accommodations may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Experience/Education:

• Holds a Bachelor’s degree or higher in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field

• Possesses at least 2 years of hands-on experience working in an R&D laboratory or a similar environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with Statistical Process Control (SPC) and statistical software (e.g., JMP, Minitab)

• Experience with CAD or Engineering Drawings

• Prior startup experience

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Proficient in common workplace software (Microsoft Office)
• Independent problem solver with a desire to acquire new skills and pioneer new technology
• Strong organizational skills and detail-oriented mindset
• Adaptable to changing requirements in a fast-paced startup environment
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, strong work ethic, and ability to collaborate in a team setting
• Able to safely utilize hand and machine tools

Physical Requirements and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.

Reasonable accommodations may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

Working Conditions/Hours:

• Salaried Exempt

• Physical Demands – Office and Manufacturing Environment

  While performing the duties of this position, the employee is:- Regularly required to talk or hear

  • Frequently required to use hands or fingers, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls
  • Required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms and pull/push; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
  • Must lift and/or move up to 50 pounds without assistance.
  • The specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

• Includes both a typical office environment- Minimal exposure to excessive noise or adverse environmental issues

• Manufacturing environment- Exposure to high noise levels from operating machines, physical hazards from moving equipment and machine parts, nuisance dust, and skin exposure to chemicals used to run/maintain machines

PPE

May be required to wear Personal Protective Equipment, including but not limited to safety glasses, safety shoes, bump-caps, gloves, hair nets, masks, & clean-room frocks while adhering to the prescribed safety procedures

At CelLink, we believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates are essential to our success. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees while building teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are an equal opportunity employer. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business needs.

CelLink was founded in 2012 and entered volume production in 2018. CelLink provides electrical systems to the world’s leading EV manufacturers, as well as traditional automotive OEMs and tiered suppliers. The company has raised approximately $315M in funding to date through a combination of private investment and multiple grants from the US Department of Energy.CelLink’s investors include 3M, Atreides, BMW, BorgWarner, Bosch, D1 Capital, Fidelity, Fontinalis Partners, Ford, Franklin Templeton, Lear, Park West, SK Telecom, Standard Investments, T. Rowe Price, Tinicum, and Whale Rock.

You should have expertise in:

• Experience in a Manufacturing Environment
• Root Cause Analysis
• Process Development
• Identification of Non-compliant Products
• Identification of Non-standard Practices

Salary info:

$42 – $72 / hr