Battery manufacturing
10 battery cell engineering experts
These ten professionals have held battery cell engineering, cell design and cell development roles at battery makers and electric vehicle companies. A reader can learn how cell engineering teams are organized and run inside these companies.
Professionals to explore
01—10Andrew Pires
LinkedInExperience: Director, Product Development, In-House Cell Engineering · Tesla
Director, Product Development, In-House Cell Engineering at Tesla since 2026. Former Sr. Manager, Product Development, In-House Cell Engineering at Tesla (2024–2026), a role the profile describes as running an org of 80 engineers. The profile headline reads Cell design leader, Tesla 4680 & beyond.
Hyeong Sik Kim
LinkedInExperience: Principal Engineer (Group Leader of Cell development) · Samsung SDI
Former Principal Engineer (Group Leader of Cell development) at Samsung SDI (2013–2021) and Senior Engineer (Part Leader of Cell development & xEV Project Leader) at SB LiMotive Co. Ltd. (SAMSUNG & BOSCH JOINT VENTURE) (2008–2012). Vice President at Samsung SDI since 2025, and Vice President at Samsung SDI America Inc. from 2021 to 2024.
Ki Park
LinkedInExperience: Director - Cell Engieering · Rivian
Former Director - Cell Engieering (2022–2023) and Senior Manager Cell Engineering (2021–2022) at Rivian, and Distinguished Engineer at Enovix Corporation (2023–2024). Senior Manager at Milwaukee Tool since 2024. The profile lists design and setup of a lithium-ion cell manufacturing line at GWh scale.
Maithri Venkat
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Manager- Battery Cell Engineering · Lucid Motors
Sr. Manager- Battery Cell Engineering at Lucid Motors since 2026, with Manager - Battery Cell Engineering at Lucid Motors listed since 2024. The profile says the person leads a team of engineers developing lithium-ion battery cell technologies for electric vehicles, including the Gravity SUV. Former Sr. Battery Cell Engineer at Lucid Motors (2021–2022).
Mei Cai
LinkedInExperience: Director, Battery Cell Systems Research · General Motors
Former Director, Battery Cell Systems Research at General Motors (2021–2024) and Lab Group Manager at General Motors (2007–2021). Sr. Director, Battery and Cell Engineering at Fluence since 2025. The profile describes leading large, diverse teams of Ph.D. researchers and managing multi-million-dollar budgets.
Nicolas Wolff
LinkedInExperience: Head of Cell Design · PowerCo
Head of Cell Design at PowerCo since 2025. Former Head of Pre- and Concept Development Battery Cell (2022–2025), Pre- and Concept Development Battery Cell (2020–2022) and Portfoliomanagement Battery Cell (2018–2019) at Volkswagen Group. The profile lists cell design, series development and product to process among this person's focus areas.
Petronela Gotcu-Freis
LinkedInExperience: Head of Cell Development · CELLFORCE GROUP
Head of Cell Development at CELLFORCE GROUP since 2022. Former Manager R&D Cells at Leclanché GmbH (2018–2022) and Senior Research Scientist at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) (2013–2017). The profile describes coordinating research and development of energy storage materials for Li-ion batteries.
Shinya Wakita
LinkedInExperience: Head of Cell Design - Battery Cell Institute · VINFAST
Former Head of Cell Design - Battery Cell Institute at VINFAST (2022–2024) and R&D Manager - Cell Development - Energy Business Group at Sony (2004–2017). Vice President - R&D - Cell Development at Exide Energy Solutions Ltd since 2024. The profile cites cell design and development, material research and development, and battery process and quality.
Tushar Swamy
LinkedInExperience: Engineering Manager, Cell Design · Our Next Energy (ONE)
Former Engineering Manager, Cell Design at Our Next Energy (ONE) (2023–2024), and Staff Cell Engineer at Tesla since 2024, where the profile says the person is developing new in-house cell products. Former Battery Engineer at Joby Aviation (2021–2022) and Sr. Cell Engineer at Uber (2018–2021).
William A. Braff
LinkedInExperience: Director, Battery Cell Engineering · Rivian
Director, Battery Cell Engineering at Rivian since 2025. Former Vice President of Product Engineering at Natron Energy (2024–2025), Director of Advanced Engineering Systems at Lucid Motors (2022–2024) and Hardware Engineering Manager at Apple (2020–2022).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's seat to your question, since leading a cell engineering organization differs from hands-on design of a specific cell or format. Also consider whether your decision depends on in-house cell development or on working with outside cell suppliers, because the two raise different engineering problems.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you choose a cell format and chemistry for a new product, and which tradeoffs matter most?
- 02What are the hardest problems in moving a new cell design from prototype into volume production?
- 03How do you organize cell design, testing and supplier engineering work within a cell engineering team?
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