Data Engineer

Group14 Technologies

Founded in 2015 to enable the electrification of everything, Group14’s battery materials breakthrough brings new levels of energy performance to lithium-ion-powered devices and vehicles. Recognized by the Department of Energy for its novel, drop-in ready nanomaterials and reliable industrial-scale process, Group14 serves the global transition to an all-electric future with performance for any use case. – less

WE'RE ON A QUEST TO ELECTRIFY THE WORLD

The electrification of everything starts with amazing people. We believe that a more sustainably powered world requires solutions for today, not years from now. The passion, collaboration, perseverance, and bravery of our team continually inspires us to push beyond the conventional to deliver the truly incredible with everything we do.

Group14’s dedication to meeting the battery demands of today through lithium-silicon battery innovation and scalable commercial manufacturing processes are what differentiates us and makes us a reliable partner. We believe that one day soon, we’ll wake up to an all-electric world.

About the role:

The Data Engineer will design, build, deploy and support a lab information management system (LIMS) for Group14’s new R&D facility. The Data Engineer has a strong programming background with an emphasis in scripting, automation and relational databases. The person in this position should also have strong networking and server experience and be able to deploy all solutions to the cloud (preferably AWS). The Data Engineer will modify, expand and maintain each system once it has been deployed utilizing appropriate unit testing techniques and generating appropriate documentation.

What you’ll be doing:

• Building a Lab Information Management System (LIMS)

• Working with IT to build the architecture for a network between several computers running battery testing equipment and create a data pipeline to a centralized server

• Automating the extraction of data from each computer running the battery testing equipment

• Designing, developing, building and administering a database that collects the data via the data pipeline

• Normalizing data in the database to provide convenient access for R&D personnel

• Helping support expansion of data systems within both R&D and Manufacturing

What we’re looking for:

• Bachelor's degree - preferably in Computer Science or Information Systems

• 5+ years working with LIMS (design, development, deployment and maintenance)

• Familiar with manufacturing data structures and systems

• Knows software life cycles

• Fluent in scripting languages (e.g. Python, Java), writing and deploying automation code

• Strong knowledge of relational databases and database server solutions

Experienced in:

• SQL and SQL server software

• deploying solutions to the cloud

• software documentation and development (version control, debugging, unit testing)

• web UIs, APIs and other application integrations

• programming and scripting

Nice to haves:

• Standing up servers and knowledge of server software

• Lithium battery industry experience

• Familiar with networking computers

• Start-up experience, comfortable in a constantly changing environment

• Knowledge of SCADA systems such as, Ignition SCADA by Inductive Automation

• Cross functional work experience (interfacing beyond R&D, to Manufacturing, and to Quality)

• Familiar with both Mac and Windows OS

- At this time, we are NOT able to accommodate candidates in need of employment sponsorship. -

At Group14, all employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. We are committed to identifying and developing the skills and leadership of people from diverse backgrounds.