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Product Manager

San Jose, California, United StatesOnsiteFull TimePosted 2 months agoVisa sponsorship available

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Role summary

QuantumScape is seeking a technically savvy Product Manager to drive the development of next-generation solid-state battery products. This role involves creating MRDs and PRDs, analyzing large datasets to define product specifications, and serving as a liaison between Product, R&D, Engineering, and business stakeholders. The Product Manager will shape the product roadmap, ensuring alignment with customer needs, competitive benchmarks, and market opportunities. The ideal candidate will have 4+ years of product management experience, preferably in the lithium-ion industry, and proficiency in data analysis using tools like Python. This is an onsite position requiring strong cross-functional communication skills to navigate complex challenges in a fast-paced environment.

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 tea
m: 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 nee**
d: 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

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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

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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

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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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Strong understanding of current lithium-ion technology and performance capability, the current competitive landscape, and application-specific performance re
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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.

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