Job Description

Controls Manager

Fremont, CA

Technologies of the future—Artificial Intelligence, Edge computing, 5G, Electric Vehicles, Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality—all require greater battery energy density. Building and scaling a battery containing a 100% active silicon anode has long been a goal of the battery industry because it dramatically increases energy density and performance. Enovix is the leader in advanced silicon-anode lithium-ion battery development and production. The company's proprietary 3D cell architecture increases energy density and maintains high cycle life. Enovix is building an advanced silicon-anode lithium-ion battery production facility in the U.S. for volume production. The company's initial goal is to provide designers of category-leading mobile devices with a high-energy battery so they can create more innovative and effective portable products. Enovix is also developing its 3D cell technology and production process for the electric vehicle and energy storage markets to help enable widespread utilization of renewable energy.

This is a very exciting time at Enovix! We’re looking for an experienced Controls Manager to join our awesome and growing team of innovators at our 45,000 sq. ft lithium-ion battery production facility in Fremont, California, for commercialization of our 3D Silicon™ Lithium-ion Rechargeable Battery. Learn more at Enovix.com.

Job Summary:

Enovix is seeking Controls Engineering Manager to lead a team that will develop and commission high volume automated assembly equipment, and tooling used in the production of our unique 3D cell architecture.

Responsibilities:

• Manage a team of engineers and contractors
• Support manufacturing process scale-up activities and production ramp
• Debug current issues, improve cycle times, yields, equipment uptime
• Work closely with manufacturing and infrastructure teams to improve equipment reporting and tracking systems and identify gaps on existing equipment
• Develop equipment interface to MES
• Deploy metrology
• Develop factory warehousing system
• Develop controls strategy for new manufacturing equipment
• Create controls specifications for our vendor partners to develop new equipment
• Vet Automation Integrator designs, coding, HMIs, recipe management, MES interface, state data (faults)
• Manage Internal Automation Group controls projects
• Develop customized automation equipment including system design, electrical drawings, programming, and commissioning
• Effectively communicate priorities and project updates

Qualifications:

• Experience managing a team of engineers or controls specialists
• Hands-on experience with PLC’s (Siemens and Bosch preferred), MES integration, HMI’s, SCADA, and pneumatic and servo-motion systems
• Experience with factory electrical systems
• Familiarity with factory data collection and management systems
• Ability to work on multiple projects
• Desire to work in a dynamic, highly creative environment
• 10+ years of work experience, and engineering degree
• Excellent communication and documentation skills
• Eligible to work in the United States

Enovix is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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