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About Ensurge Micropower
Ensurge Micropower (OSE: ENSU) is a pioneer in solid-state microbattery technology, enabling the next generation of intelligent, connected devices. Leveraging proprietary thin-film and roll-to-roll manufacturing, Ensurge delivers safe, high energy-density batteries for applications in wearables, health tech, industrial sensing, and defense. With headquarters in San Jose and a global footprint spanning the U.S. and Europe, Ensurge is redefining what is possible in powering AI at the edge.
Ensurgesolid-statemicrobatteriesoffer multiple times the energy density and charge cycles of lithium-ion alternatives.Our platform enables a wide range of battery shapes and form factors, unlocking new product designs and previously impossible applications
Join our team of battery innovators in a dynamic, supportive start-up environment to enable the next generation of hearables, wearables, and IoT-connected sensors with Ensurges groundbreaking solid-statemicrobatteries.
Role Overview
Ensurge is seeking a Head of Manufacturing Engineering to lead the industrialization and transfer of breakthrough solid-state battery technology into scalable manufacturing.
This role is the critical interface between Technology and Manufacturing responsible for ensuring that processes developed in R&D are designed for manufacturability, robustness, yield, and scale as products progress through key roadmap milestones (POC EVT DVT Pilot Volume). Reporting to the COO, this leader will own process definition, equipment readiness, documentation, and manufacturing handoff, enabling Ensurge to transition from innovation-driven development to repeatable, high-confidence execution.
This is a builder role hands-on, highly cross-functional, and central to Ensurges ability to commercialize with confidence. As Ensurges products mature, disciplined manufacturing execution becomes the differentiator.
Key Responsibilities
Technology Manufacturing Process Transfer
- Own the end-to-end process transfer from Technology/R&D into Manufacturing
- Define clear phase-gate criteria for readiness at each product and process milestone
- Translate experimental processes into manufacturable, repeatable, and controlled flows
- Ensure Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Scale principles are embedded early
Process Engineering & Industrialization
- Establish and maintain best-known methods, critical process parameters (CPPs), and control plans
- Lead process characterization, capability development (Cp/Cpk), and yield ramp
- Drive standardization across 75 m and 10 m platforms while enabling future variants
- Partner with Quality to embed process control, SPC, and change management discipline
Equipment & Manufacturing Readiness
- Partner with Equipment Engineering to define process-driven equipment requirements
- Lead equipment qualification, process acceptance, and handoff to operations
- Define process windows, tool-to-tool matching strategies, and uptime requirements
- Ensure equipment design supports throughput, reliability, and maintainability
Cross-Functional Leadership & Alignment
- Act as the primary integration point between Technology, Manufacturing, Quality, and Operations
- Resolve ownership gaps between who develops and who runs the process
- Enable Manufacturing teams with clear documentation, training, and escalation paths
- Support Operations in the daily execution once processes are released
Scaling Strategy & Roadmap Execution
- Build the manufacturing engineering roadmap aligned to Ensurges product and customer milestones
- Support pilot line scale-up, sampling, and customer shipments with disciplined execution
- Identify process risks early and drive mitigation plans before they impact delivery
- Provide leadership-level visibility into readiness, gaps, and trade-offs
Team Leadership & Capability Building
- Build and lead a high-performing Manufacturing Engineering team
- Define roles, ownership, and interfaces across process, equipment, and quality engineering
- Establish a culture of rigor, learning, and accountability
- Mentor engineers to think beyond experimentation toward industrial systems
What Were Looking For
- Proven experience leading manufacturing engineering and process transfer in advanced manufacturing environments (semiconductor, battery, thin-film, electronics, or similar)
- Demonstrated success moving technology from R&D into stable production
- Strong grounding in process development, equipment integration, and yield improvement
- Experience operating within phase-gate product development frameworks.
- Ability to lead through ambiguity while bringing structure and discipline
- Minimum Bachelors degree in relevant engineering discipline(s)
- Located in, or willing toregularly workon-site in, the San Jose area
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience scaling pilot manufacturing into higher-volume production
- Familiarity with roll-to-roll processing, thin films, vacuum deposition, or semiconductor-style fabs
- Experience working closely with R&D organizations and translating research into production
- Background integrating quality systems, SPC, and documentation into daily operations
- Advanced degree(s) (MS/PhD) in Engineering or equivalent practical experience
Personal Attributes
- Comfortable operating in a fast-moving, scaling environment with high visibility
- Strong systems thinker who balances technical depth with operational pragmatism
- Builder mindset thrives on turning ideas into working production systems
- Collaborative, low-ego leader who earns trust across functions
- Disciplined, curious, and relentless about continuous improvement