Job Description
The role involves leading process development and scale-up of advanced battery materials, utilizing materials synthesis, characterization, and statistical analysis to enable high-volume manufacturing of innovative lithium-ion battery components.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and analyze experiments to optimize product development processes
- Document and communicate research findings to partners and stakeholders
- Lead process scale-up from pilot to high-volume manufacturing, ensuring robustness and manufacturability
- Develop characterization and testing methods to enhance scientific understanding and production quality
- Identify safety hazards and implement safety improvements in the manufacturing environment
Requirements
- Masters in Material Science, Chemical Engineering, Physics, or Chemistry with 6 years of relevant industry experience, or an advanced degree with fewer years of experience, or equivalent.
- Expertise in process development, statistical analysis, and advanced data analysis tools such as Python, database mining, and JMP.
- Experience leading process scale-up and qualification activities across internal or external manufacturing environments.
- Deep understanding of state-of-the-art material characterization techniques including SEM, TEM, XRD, XPS, Raman spectroscopy, and Gas Chromatography.
- Ability to clearly communicate technical findings to diverse audiences through verbal, written, and presentation formats.
- Pass a respirator fit test and be able to wear respiratory protection on a periodic basis.
- Ability to wear personal protective equipment including lab coat, gloves, safety glasses, and steel toe safety shoes.
- Ability to operate a glove box to prepare samples.
- Ability to operate analytical equipment at a bench level.
- Ability to move items weighing up to 25 lbs with the assistance of lift equipment and carts.
- Ability to move long distances such as from building to building and remain stationary for extended periods.
- Ability to operate a computer and other office equipment such as a laptop, copier, and printer in a fixed location.
- Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 20% to support commissioning and vendor supplier engagements.
Benefits & Perks
Compensation/salary range: $151,000 to $191,000
Work schedule: Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 20%
Work environment perks: Onsite work, use of personal protective equipment, operating analytical equipment, moving items up to 25 lbs, extended periods of stationary work
Additional benefits: Competitive Total Rewards package including benefits, perks, equity, and bonuses
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