Job Description

Locations

• Yokohama, Kanagawa-ken, Japan

Salary

Skills Required

• strong business senseintermediate
• effective communications skillsintermediate
• vendor management skillsintermediate
• leadershipintermediate
• creative cell design capabilityintermediate
• plan and implement collaborative development programintermediate
• lead and guide vendorsintermediate
• create implementation plan and documentationintermediate
• define key factors procedures and measurementsintermediate
• create solutionsintermediate
• produce and organize budgets and forecastsintermediate
• identify potential external partnersintermediate
• assess technologiesintermediate
• negotiationintermediate
• establish partnershipsintermediate
• build interactive partnershipsintermediate
• guide the teamintermediate
• manage to achieve goalsintermediate
• training subordinatesintermediate

Required Qualifications

• 5 or more years of Battery and/or Battery materials designing experience for lithium-ion battery or advanced lithium batteries plus 5 or more years of cell designing management experience of same above. (experience)
• Direct experience in product, process and equipment development from initial prototype to MP stage is preferred. (experience)
• Experience in managing external vendors and contractors to develop and qualify battery cell designs and advanced battery material technologies. (experience)
• Familiarity with applicable test equipment and test procedures of rechargeable lithium battery products. (experience)
• Familiarity with current state of art production processes applicable to lithium rechargeable cells with novel materials knowledge. (experience)
• Experience with mathematical modeling of battery designs. (experience)
• Experience with applying quality tools and their application to production of lithium batteries including statistical analysis of performance results, process capabilities, and design of experiments. (experience)
• Excellent verbal communication skills and presentation skills. (experience)
• Pro-activeness and self-motivation. (experience)
• Concise and accurate communication ability to explain to all concerned in the company when a problem arises, and ability to adjust to solve the problem to external parties (experience)
• The ability for frequent travel all over the world as needed (experience)
• Master or PhD degree in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering or related fields prepared. (degree in phd degree in chemistry or chemical engineering or related fields prepared)

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent management skills for lead and educate, grow the team. (experience)

Responsibilities

• 1. Lead and guide related Cell vendors to complete high energy density next generation LIB realization under daring timelines with your developed materials.
• 2. Create implementation plan and documentation of above.
• 3. Define key factor, procedures, measurement way, and create solution.
• 4. Produce and organize required budgets and forecasts.
• 5. Keep identify potential external partners, assess their technologies, and take the role of negotiation for establishing partnerships on strategic technology initiatives with your internal partners.
• 6. If required, build interactive partnerships also with external R&D institute.
• 7. Based on the above contents, guide the team, manage to achieve the goal, and also focus on training subordinates.

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