Director, R&D Equipment Engineering is open at Sila in Alameda, CA. The posting gives a salary of $211K - $277K. Posted on Mar 27, 2026, and still on Sila’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
and Duties Provide inspirational leadership for a team of mechanical design, equipment and controls engineers and R&D fabricators & technicians designing and building first-of-a-kind materials processing and battery testing equipment. Help solve science problems by channeling your team’s (and your own) technical creativity into robust, new-to-the-world hardware, software, and instrumentation. Artfully balance…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on Sila’s careers page.
Hiring at Sila
Sila has 34 open roles right now. Most are in Engineering, Manufacturing & Trades and Operations. The median advertised salary across its roles with a published range is $172K. See all its roles
