About Elevated Materials:

Elevated Materials is at the forefront of battery innovation, delivering ultra-thin, uniform lithium films through our advanced vapor deposition process. Our lithium films unlock battery performance, enhancing energy density, cycle life and charge rates. Leveraging decades of materials engineering expertise and hundreds of patents, our technology can be applied across graphite, silicon, and lithium metal anodes and tailored to the customer's end-product needs. We empower electric vehicles, eVTOL aircraft, energy storage systems, and consumer electronics to achieve unparalleled performance and longevity.

What to Expect:

We are seeking an experienced Senior Quality Engineer to lead quality strategy and execution for battery cell raw materials. In this role, you will be a key stakeholder in the development and industrialization of new materials, ensuring robust quality standards from R&D through mass production. You will work closely with global suppliers, internal engineering teams, and manufacturing operations to drive material quality, consistency and sustainability across the value chain. This role is ideal for a senior professional with deep technical knowledge of battery materials and a strong background in supplier quality, process engineering and quality systems in fast-paced or high-volume manufacturing environments.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own and drive material quality strategy for critical cell components, ensuring alignment with product performance and manufacturing needs
• Lead structured problem-solving efforts (8D, Shainin, DMAIC) for material-related issues impacting cell yield, safety or performance
• Define and manage critical-to-quality attributes (CTQs) for each material family; drive control plans and test methods with suppliers and labs
• Collaborate with R&D and Process Engineering to support Design for Quality, APQP, and pilot-to-ramp transitions for new material introductions
• Drive supplier qualification, audits, and material PPAPs for new and existing vendors; support localization and dual sourcing initiatives
• Champion FMEA, SPC, and material capability analysis to proactively mitigate risks in supplier or in-house processes
• Serve as technical liaison with suppliers to resolve systemic quality issues, implement corrective actions and build continuous improvement roadmaps
• Oversee implementation of incoming quality inspection systems and provide guidance on sampling, measurement techniques and data analysis
• Partner with supply chain, procurement, and regulatory teams to ensure compliance with ISO 9001, IATF 16949 and other relevant material standards

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Metallurgy or a related discipline
• 5+ years of experience in battery materials, chemical or advanced materials manufacturing with strong exposure to raw material quality or supplier development
• Deep understanding of battery cell components (NCM/NCA, LFP, graphite, binder systems, separator films, copper/aluminum foils, electrolyte solvents/salts)
• Proven expertise in quality engineering tools: 8D, FMEA, APQP, MSA, PPAP, SPC, Control Plans
• Proficiency with statistical software (e.g. Minitab, JMP) and experience with datadriven decision making
• Experience conducting or leading supplier audits, PPAP validations and material risk assessments
• Familiarity with ISO 9001, IATF 16949, REACH/RoHS and material regulatory requirements
• Strong cross-functional leadership and communication skills; ability to align stakeholders from R&D to manufacturing and procurement
• Fluency in English and German is required; Proficiency in Japanese, Korean or Chinese is a strong plus
• Bonus: Experience with material testing/characterization (e.g., SEM, XPS, XRD, FTIR) or scripting/automation using Python, SQL

Benefits:

• Permanent Employment
• Company collective agreement with IG Metall for a 37.5-hour full-time working week, 30 days of vacation, flextime and overtime accounts and time off for special private occasions
• Attractive remuneration including a performance-based bonus program
• Company pension scheme with the option of salary conversion
• Flat hierarchies in a motivating work environment and varied tasks
• Individual development and training opportunities
• Great company atmosphere & teamwork with regular company events
• Membership of WellHub with a wide range of fitness activities
• Free drinks and subsidized prices in our canteen

How to apply:

Please send your application documents to:

Michaela Hufgard

HR Manager Germany

email: [email protected]

mobile: +49 160 5288114

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