Title:  Senior Failure Analysis Engineer

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: Be the problem-solver who accelerates production readiness. You’ll lead investigations into yield-impacting failure modes, partner closely with manufacturing teams, and drive corrective actions that get processes running at scale—fast.

• Identify systemic yield issues and root causes across production lines.
• Enable rapid learning cycles and process stabilization to prevent repeat failures.
• Influence every build and customer release by translating insights into actionable improvements.

What You’ll Do:

• Investigate yield-impacting defects and failure modes across components and assemblies.
• Collaborate with production and process engineering teams to implement fixes quickly and effectively.
• Apply structured problem-solving and statistical analysis to isolate root causes and quantify risk.
• Develop dashboards and reporting tools to track yield trends and highlight critical issues in real time.
• Drive cross-functional reviews to align on corrective actions and verify improvements.
• Communicate findings clearly to leadership and manufacturing teams for rapid decision-making.
• Support customer investigations and provide timely feedback on field reliability concerns.

Skills You’ll Need:

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Engineering, Materials Science, or related field with relevant experience in yield analysis or failure investigation.
• Strong understanding of failure analysis principles and process control in high-volume manufacturing.
• Proficiency in statistical tools and data visualization (Python, R, JMP, Tableau).
• Experience with reliability and yield modeling techniques.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills in fast-paced environments.

Nice-to-Haves:

• Experience with high-volume production ramp or yield improvement programs.
• Familiarity with FA/reliability dashboards and manufacturing execution systems (MES).

Onsite: This position is required to work onsite 5 days per week to meet the minimum essential duties and requirements of this position.  As an on-site R&D and manufacturing operations organization, in-person face to face interaction is essential to building authentic relationships, trust, teamwork, and collaboration. 

Compensation & Benefits: Salary range for this role has a range of $134,800 to $182,000, and a final salary will be determined by the candidate's experience and educational background. QuantumScape also offers an annual bonus and a generous RSU/Equity package as part of its compensation plan. In addition, we do offer a tremendous benefits plan including employee paid health care, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), and other exciting perks.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request an accommodation.