About Sakuu 

Sakuu is reinventing manufacturing via a total process shift. The transformative Kavian platform technology enables mass-scale, cost-effective, and sustainable production to meet global demands in various industries. Today, Sakuu focuses this expertise in 3D print technology and process knowledge to redefine battery and energy storage manufacturing with our Kavian platform for dry electrode manufacturing. With increasing interest in dry technology in battery manufacturing and a need for scale and cost-effective solutions, we are accelerating our scaling efforts and getting tools on our customer’s manufacturing floors.  

The Role - Responsibilities 

The powder development engineer will develop, characterize, and optimize dry powder formulations for battery application. The role takes various customer or internal application and material requirements and translates them into printable and scalable powder systems on the Kavian platform. The work will be hands-on with materials, processing tools, and characterization methods to enable reliable powder behaviors across multiple processes and techniques. 

What you will do - Responsibilities 

  • Develop and optimize dry powder formulations for battery electrodes and customer-specific configurations. 

  • Evaluating powder properties and studying powder interactions relevant to dry electrode printing. 

  • Supporting existing powder processing steps and development of processing for new materials. 

  • Design and execute structured experiments to understand and optimize powder properties for various printability and electrochemical performance requirements. 

  • Collaborate with process and equipment engineers to ensure customer designed formulations are compatible with process, hardware, and customer performance targets. 

What You Bring – Requirements 

  • Master’s or PhD in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or closely related field 

  • 3-5+ years of experience in materials, powder development, battery materials, or electrochemical systems. 

  • Strong understanding of battery electrode materials and electrochemistry fundamentals 

  • Familiarity with powder characterization techniques 

  • Hands-on mindset to work directly with the material and machines 

  • Ability to design experiments, analyze data, and make quantitative, defensible conclusions 

  • Ability to work in fast-based, often ambiguous start-up environment 

Nice to Haves 

  • Experience with powder flow models 

  • Experience with various mixing technologies, surface treatments, particle coating approaches 

  • Exposure to battery processes like calendering, coating, material preparation 

  • Data analysis skills using JMP, Python, or similar tools 

  • Prior work in start-up environment 

 

Why Join Sakuu 

  • You will have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge new manufacturing technology in the energy sector.  

  • A collaborative and dynamic work environment that offers opportunities for professional growth and leadership roles. 

  • Joining a skilled and dedicated team for positive impact on environment, sustainability, and manufacturing.  

Additional Details 

  • Sakuu will expect candidates to work onsite at South San Jose location. Remote work schedules are not available. 

The estimated compensation range for a new hire in this position is $130,000 to $190,000. Actual compensation may vary depending on job-related factors, which may include candidate's knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition to a competitive base salary, discretionary target cash bonus, Sakuu offers full-time employees a comprehensive benefits package including health, life, and disability insurance, paid time off, and a 401(k) plan. 

 

We aspire to have a culture where people are first. We strive to attract and retain a diverse workforce; therefore, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Sakuu is an equal opportunity employer and by doing so, we will sustain and promote an inclusive culture that supports future growth for all. 

Notice to Recruiters and Staffing Agencies 

Sakuú Corp. (“Sakuu”) has an internal recruiting model. 

Agencies are hereby specifically directed NOT to contact Sakuu employees in an attempt to present candidates – Sakuu 's recruiting team must present ALL candidates to hiring managers.  

Agency must obtain advance written approval from Sakuu’s Director of Human Resources to submit resumes, and then only in conjunction with a valid full-executed contract for service, and in response to a specifically assigned job opening. Sakuu will not pay a fee to any Agency that does not have such agreement in place. Agency agreements will only be valid if in writing and signed by an office of Sakuu or their designee. No other Sakuu employee is authorized to bind Sakuu to any agreement regarding the placement of candidates by Agencies. Sakuu hereby specifically rejects and denies any liability under any agreement purporting to be accepted based on negative consent, negotiation with a candidate, performance, or any means other than the signature of a Sakuu officer.