Descripción de la oferta
Battery Manufacturing Lead
Location: Spain (on-site / hybrid)
✛ This role is being managed exclusively by HYTE on a retained basis ✛
Direct applications and confidential enquires are welcomed.
✛ Overview ✛
HYTE is retained by a fast-growing, venture-backed advanced engineering company to appoint a Battery Manufacturing Lead into a key technical execution role.
This position is highly hands-on and focused on taking battery pack and energy storage systems from early-stage development through prototyping, pilot builds, and industrialisation. The role sits at the intersection of battery development, prototyping, and manufacturing, with a strong emphasis on execution, pace, and design-for-manufacture in a low-volume, high-complexity environment.
The role is well suited to someone who has worked in battery pack development or prototyping, enjoys being close to the hardware, and wants to play a critical role in turning engineering concepts into manufacturable reality.
This is not a large-scale automotive serial production role.
✛ Key Responsibilities ✛
Lead battery pack manufacturing and industrialisation activities from prototype through to scalable, low-volume production
Own design-for-manufacture and assembly (DFM/DFA) considerations across battery packs and energy storage systems
Drive hands-on prototyping, build, test, iteration, and refinement cycles
Work closely with battery, electrical, and mechanical engineers to ensure designs are robust, buildable, and executable
Define and implement pragmatic manufacturing and assembly processes suitable for a resource-conscious, fast-growing environment
Support the transition from prototype builds to more mature manufacturing approaches as the programme evolves
Interface with suppliers, partners, and internal stakeholders on manufacturing-related topics
✛ Candidate Profile ✛
Strong background in battery pack development, battery systems, or energy storage, with exposure to prototyping and build activities
Experience operating between R&D and manufacturing, rather than purely in large-scale serial production
Hands-on engineer with a strong bias toward execution, problem-solving, and getting things built
Comfortable working in early-stage or scale-up environments with evolving processes and priorities
Able to take ownership and make practical decisions in ambiguous situations
Experience in aviation, aerospace, or other high-reliability hardware environments is beneficial but not essential
Open to working on-site in Spain; short-term hybrid possible, but long-term presence is expected
✛ Take your career to new HYTEs ✛
Opportunity to take ownership of a critical battery manufacturing and prototyping function
High visibility and influence within a growing, technically driven organisation
Clear scope to evolve into broader technical or people leadership as the programme scales
