Production Engineer Cell Assembly (m/f/x) - CA & TX, USA
Skeleton Technologies is looking for a Production Engineer Cell Assembly (m/f/x) to join our team in San Jose, CA or Dallas, TX.
About Skeleton
Skeleton Technologies is a global leader in critical power infrastructure for AI data centers and electrical grid stability, founded in 2009. Power today is more than electricity.
It is national security, digital continuity, and economic resilience. Skeleton is the Backbone of Power: equipping AI data centers, electrical grids, defense systems, and critical infrastructure with the resilience to withstand surges, instability, and failure. Our power systems protect GPU clusters from millisecond-level spikes, enable hyperscalers to run at higher rack densities without grid compromise, and make AI data centers up to more 40% energy efficient. We keep the lights on when grids fluctuate, stabilising electrical infrastructure under the combined pressure of accelerating renewable energy deployment and surging AI demand.
When power fails, critical operations stop. We exist to prevent that in microseconds. Powering the infrastructure that powers everything else.
Responsibilities
- Specify a new cell assembly line and accompany the project from equipment order through to ramp-up in Skeleton's factory.
- Act as the single point of contact for the equipment manufacturer during project execution, tracking the supplier's progress through regular timeline and task list reviews.
- Travel to China to conceptualize, define and test the new production line.
- Afterwards build up the first line in San Jose, CA; then the 2nd line in TX
- Ensure that the agreed technical specifications are implemented in the equipment.
- Solve and close technical open points related to the equipment.
- Distribute and track the on-time closure of tasks owned by Skeleton internally.
- Maintain and structure equipment-related documentation for future scale-up phases.
- Own the equipment FAT at the manufacturer's site, including the FAT report, assignment of post-FAT improvement actions, and acting as contact person for the move-in to Skeleton's factory.
- Own equipment commissioning and SAT in Skeleton's factory.
- Document the SAT report and ensure post-SAT improvement actions are closed on time.
- Prepare materials for equipment-related decisions in the Steering Committee.
- Create the documents required for machine suppliers, equipment validation, and equipment commissioning.
- Calculate manufacturing output in line with the overall scale-up requirements.
- Travel for more than 50% of your working time to support equipment projects at supplier sites and Skeleton’s facility in Leipzig, Germany. Current destinations include San Jose, California; Dallas, Texas; Germany and China, with trips occurring monthly and lasting up to several weeks.
Requirements
- Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field.
- Proven experience ramping up production equipment from supplier handover until the performance criteria are met, ideally in a new product introduction (NPI) or new production line launch.
- Solid experience with production equipment and automation, including PLC-controlled, interlinked production lines.
- Hands-on robot programming experience, ideally with KUKA robots (Fanuc is a plus).
- Experience with welding, beading, and crimping processes; experience with Trumpf laser systems is a plus.
- Experience with end-of-line testing.
- Experience with cell assembly equipment, including electrolyte filling.
- Background in battery, energy storage, or e-mobility manufacturing (e.g. electric motors, e-axles), or with a manufacturer of such production equipment.
- Resilience and a hands-on mindset during intensive ramp-up phases, with the ability to handle unexpected problems.
- Willingness to travel frequently (50% or more during the ramp-up phase), including regular trips to China and stays of 3–4 weeks during equipment acceptance.
- Fluent English; German and Chinese language skills are an advantage.
Benefits
- The opportunity to help build and scale an international deep-tech energy-storage company with a strong startup mindset
- The chance to support an ambitious mission alongside globally recognized customers such as Volvo, Škoda, General Electric and Hitachi Energy
- An extra day of holiday for your birthday!
