Senior Scientist, Material Characterization

Job description

**Senior Scientist, Material Characterization** **Responsibilities** - Lead materials characterization and validation activities. - Procure analytical equipment as and when needed. - Analysis of chemical, physical, and thermal properties of all battery materials and understand their interactions with each other. - Performs critical interpretation of analytical data; analyzes information to drive mechanistic understanding. - Develop a fundamental mechanistic understanding of Li-metal anode cell performance failure modes **Qualifications** - Doctorate in chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, or related fields with 5+ years of industrial/academic experience. - Expertise and experience in operating and maintaining analytical instruments including but not limited to GC, FTIR, UV-Vis, DSC, TGA, SEM, XPS, Raman, and NMR. - Experience working with moisture sensitive materials in a glovebox or dry room. - Experience in electrochemistry, specifically on lithium-ion batteries. - Ability to analyze data and draw deeper conclusions from analytical data. - Ability to communicate new concepts and draw insight from discussions with coworkers. - Demonstrable track record of learning new technologies quickly and using your skillset to have a tangible impact in a short time frame. - A technical leader with the ability to positively influence peers and bring the team together. - Understanding terminologies in Materials Science field. Ability to read documents and have conversation in English.