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Quantum Scape 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.

Why This Role Matters: Our solid-state battery platform is at the frontier of materials science, manufacturing, and automotive technology. Our legal transactions often combine complex intellectual property structures, high-value R&D partnerships, and evolving technical and regulatory requirements. You will be at the center of shaping how we bring this technology to the world by taking primary responsibility for drafting and negotiating complex technology transactions and strategic collaborations that are core to our product and business roadmap—while maintaining versatility to support broader commercial agreements and legal initiatives.

About the team:
You will join a “small but mighty” public company legal team that is viewed by internal stakeholders as a trusted business partner. Each team member combines deep expertise in specific domains with the versatility of a seasoned generalist. Our ability to “do more with less” provides each team member with the opportunity to work on a broader diversity of matters and gain a higher level of responsibility, exposure and skills compared to other in-house teams.

We foster a culture of continuous learning, and we view every attorney as a future general counsel.

What You’ll Do:

• Technology Transactions & Commercial Contracts: Review, draft, and negotiate a broad range of contracts with an emphasis on technology-centric transactions, including:
  • Joint development and co-engineering agreements
  • Strategic technology collaborations
  • Technology licensing and IP cross-licensing
  • Supply, OEM, and manufacturing services agreements
  • SaaS and data use agreements
  • Non-disclosure agreements and material transfer agreements
  • Other commercial documents such as M&A agreements, real estate leases, letters of credit, and purchase orders, as needed
• Intellectual Property Strategy Integration:
  Partner closely with R&D, product & engineering, ops, business development, and the Director of Intellectual Property to structure transactions that align with our patent strategy and technical roadmap. Support cross-functional initiatives that protect and leverage IP in strategic partnerships and external collaborations.
• Secondary Support:
  While your focus will be on high-value technology and commercial transactions and IP strategy integration, our legal team operates with versatility. You may be asked to contribute to adjacent domains such as:
  • Regulatory compliance (e.g., export controls, EHS)
  • Corporate governance and public disclosures
  • Risk management
  • Policy development and employee training
• Partner Engagement:
  Represent the company in interfacing and building relationships with our external stakeholders, including prospective and existing suppliers, customers, licensees and other partners, with occasional travel.
• Values and Culture:
  Embody company values and adopt best practices regarding use of company systems and processes, management and leadership, collaboration, and mentoring. Contribute to a positive culture based on continuous learning, professional growth, and development.

Qualifications & Skills: We are looking for first-rate talent.

• At minimum, you will have a J.D. degree from a national law school, state bar membership in good standing, and at least 6 years of relevant experience at a premier law firm and additional years at a high-growth technology company.
• A technical background would be an asset. You are not expected to be a battery expert, but you will either have a STEM background and/or a demonstrated capability and willingness to ascend our technology learning curve.
• Occasional domestic and/or international travel may be required.

Qualities Required:

• Possesses a strong sense of mission and looking to help build something of consequence.
• Holds oneself to the highest levels of integrity,…