Sila

Senior Staff Customer Quality Engineer

Sila · Alameda, CA

Posted about a month ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
30 days
Sila's roles stay open a median of 45 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of Sila's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Sila
high
19 stale, 0 reposted of 31 open
Hiring momentum
45 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-09-17

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Sila's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Sila.

About this role

As a Senior Staff Customer Quality Engineer at Sila, you will manage the customer-facing quality relationship for the company's battery materials. Your responsibilities include overseeing qualification processes, resolving customer complaints, and ensuring that customer requirements are accurately translated into internal quality commitments. You will collaborate cross-functionally with various teams and lead quality-related initiatives to maintain and improve customer satisfaction and compliance with industry standards.

Our read on this posting2.8out of 5
benefits
1/5
freshness
4/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

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What you need

  • Minimum of 12 years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 8 years and a Master’s degree; or a PhD with 5 years experience; or equivalent experience
  • Experience with battery materials, powder or particle-based products, or closely related chemical/materials manufacturing
  • Demonstrated experience owning customer quality relationships, including PPAP/APQP submissions, CSR management, and complaint/RMA resolution
  • Strong knowledge of IATF 16949 (or equivalent automotive/high-reliability QMS standards) and core quality tools: FMEA, control plans, 8D, SPC, MSA
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration skills; ability to operate effectively across a governance/execution boundary with plant-based quality and manufacturing teams
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including direct experience presenting to customers in QBR or audit settings.

What you get

  • The starting base pay for this role is between $156,000 and $197,000
  • Total Rewards package that can include benefits, perks, equity, and bonuses.

Worth weighing

  • The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.
  • No specific mention of remote work options or flexibility in working conditions.

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Listed by Sila on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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