Energy-Storage Product Manager | San Jose, CA 30 views

Energy-Storage

Location: CA North
DayawayComment: Not certain employer is looking for (or will pay for) a MBA, but seems worth looking into.

About the job
Description:
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.

About the team: The Product Management team is a multidisciplinary group of engineers and strategists who translate QuantumScape’s groundbreaking solid‑state battery technology into differentiated products that meet real customer and market needs. We partner closely with R&D, Engineering, Business Development, and Marketing to define product requirements, prioritize features, and ensure seamless alignment from concept through commercialization. Our team thrives on technical rigor, data‑driven decision‑making, and thoughtful collaboration. We are driven by an ambition to shape the future of energy storage and deliver products that accelerate the global transition to electrification

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What we need: We are seeking a technically savvy, analytically minded Product Manager who is excited about shaping the next generation of QuantumScape’s battery products. In this role, you will drive the creation of MRDs and PRDs, define performance and design requirements rooted in robust datasets, and serve as a key liaison between Product, R&D, Engineering, and business stakeholders. You’ll play a central role in shaping our product roadmap, ensuring our technology aligns with customer needs, competitive benchmarks, and market opportuniti

es.
Because this is a highly cross‑functional position, we’re looking for someone who thrives in a fast‑changing environment, enjoys solving complex technical and strategic problems, and can translate ambiguity into clarity. This role offers meaningful opportunities to influence product direction and grow into expanded responsibilities across the Product organization. If you are passionate about building category‑defining technology, challenging conventions, and driving alignment across teams, we’d love to hear from

you.

What You’
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l do: Develop and maintain Market Requirements Documents (MRDs) and Product Requirements Documents (PRDs) for target applications and segments. Create and manage high‑quality product requirement documents across the QuantumScape product portfolio to guide internal development and alig
nment.Collect, organize, and analyze large datasets from internal testing, customer feedback, competitive benchmarks, and third‑party sources to define performance, reliability, safety, and design specifications that inform product and cell develo
pment.Serve as the subject matter expert for technical requirements—including performance, safety, and qualification needs—across lithium‑ion and next‑generation energy‑storage technologies. Evaluate competitive technologies to assess strengths, weaknesses, and market positi
oning.Act as a key liaison between Product, R&D, Engineering, and Business teams to ensure alignment and clarity on specifications, performance requirements, and product objectives throughout the development life
cycle.Support the development and ongoing refinement of QuantumScape’s product roadmap, ensuring strategic alignment with company goals, technology maturation, and market opportun
ities.Integrate technical and market insights into roadmap to ensure products are meeting the evolving needs of QuantumScape customers and target seg
ments.Coordinate with stakeholders to communicate performance updates, product milestones, and component specifica

tions.

Skills You’
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l Need: 5+ years of experience with a B.A./B.S. or 3+ years and Master’s degree required preferably in engineering, engineering management, engineering operations, or related busine
ss field4+ Years’ experience of product management experience, preferably in the lithium-ion industry or adjacen
t field.Application of scientific programming (e.g., Python) and statistical methods to analyze large
datasetsMust have highly developed written and verbal cross-functional communication skills with the ability to tackle complex challenges in a fast-changing env

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ronment
Nice

to have:
Strong understanding of current lithium-ion technology and performance capability, the current competitive landscape, and application-specific performance re
quirementsExperience with P

LM systems
Physical re

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rements:
N/A

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.

Energy-Storage