Skip to main content
Tallo logoTallo logo

Principal Mechanical Engineer

Job

QuantumScape

San Jose, CA (In Person)

Full-Time

Posted 4 days ago (Updated 11 hours ago) • Actively hiring

Expires 6/25/2026

Apply for this opportunity

This job application is on an outside website. Be sure to review the job posting there to verify it's the same.

Review key factors to help you decide if the role fits your goals.
How is this calculated?
Pay Growth
?
out of 5
Not enough data
Not enough info to score pay or growth
Job Security
?
out of 5
Not enough data
Calculating job security score...
Total Score
78
out of 100
Average of individual scores

Were these scores useful?

Skill Insights

Compare your current skills to what this opportunity needs—we'll show you what you already have and what could strengthen your application.

Job Description

Principal Mechanical Engineer at QuantumScape Principal Mechanical Engineer at QuantumScape in San Jose, California Posted in 1 day ago.
Type:
full-time
Job Description:
Description:
QuantumScape is on a mission to transform energy storage with solid-state lithium-metal battery technology. The company's next-generation batteries are designed to enable greater energy density, faster charging and enhanced safety to support the transition away from legacy energy sources toward a lower carbon future.
What we need:
Join us on our mission as we transform energy storage to enable a more sustainable future. We are looking to add a Principal Mechanical Design Engineer to our Cell Engineering and Manufacturing Development team. This individual will be responsible for designing and scaling QuantumScape's unique solid-state lithium metal batteries for high volume production. This work includes designing new cell structures, encasings, components, and assembly tools in addition to methodologies to validate the fidelity of these new designs. You must have experience working with electrochemical energy storage devices such as lithium-based batteries or similar technology. What You'll do: Lead in the design, development, and implementation of new solid-state Li-metal battery designs for manufacturing scale-up with cross functional teams Utilize thermal and mechanical simulation to drive the detailed mechanical design of cell architecture to meet customer mechanical, thermal, and pack level integration requirements Identify, specify, and set requirements with suppliers for cell components, assembly tools and manufacturing solutions for scale-up Develop methodologies and experiments to validate key cell design performance, reliability, and safety criteria Collaborate with cell build process teams, equipment design teams, safety, quality, metrology, and production teams to execute on critical path projects Skills You'll need: BS or higher degree in mechanical engineering, material science, or similar concentration Minimum of 10 years experience with a Bachelor's degree, or minimum of 8 years experience with a Master's degree Proven experience driving mechanical design projects across the product life cycle, concept through production experience is preferred. Expertise with at least one major CAD package ex: AutoDesk Inventor, SolidWorks, Catia, etc. Expertise with mechanical & thermal simulation packages ex: ANSYS, ABAQUS, Comsol, etc. Prior experience or knowledge of lithium-ion batteries is preferred e Time