Battery Materials & Testing Engineer

Graphenix Development•City of Rochester, NY

12d•$60,000 - $90,000•Onsite

About The Position

GDI is developing the next generation of energy storage, starting with advanced battery solutions for defense applications and expanding into other high-performance markets. Our 100% silicon anode technology is designed to deliver higher energy density, longer runtime, and faster charging capabilities that are especially important for demanding defense applications and, over time, a wide range of commercial uses. As our technology and manufacturing capabilities mature, GDI plans to expand into other high-performance markets, including electric mobility, consumer electronics, aerospace, and other demanding energy storage applications. GDI is an investor-backed company focused on electrode development, manufacturing, and advanced materials. Our team has decades of combined experience and has developed a portfolio of more than 40 issued patents and more than 40 pending patent applications. We are developing practical, scalable battery technology with the goal of delivering safer, higher-performance energy storage solutions for some of the most demanding applications in the market.

Requirements

Extensive laboratory experience in both the making and characterization of materials.
Fundamental chemical and/or mechanical engineering principles.
Familiarity with material characterization such as SEM/EDS, TEM, XRD, TGA.
Handling of hazardous materials and general laboratory safety best practices mandatory.

Nice To Haves

Battery cell construction and characterization; full and half cells, pouch and coin cell formats.
Battery cycler programming.
Electrochemical characterization techniques such as galvanostatic/potentiostatic cycling, cyclic voltammetry, and impedance spectroscopy.
Basic understanding of the chemistry and operation of lithium-ion batteries.
Familiarity with CVD processes, cleanroom operations, glovebox operations, and dry room assembly environments.

Responsibilities

Operate and manage equipment for laboratory testing including battery cycler systems.
Construction of coin/pouch cells for internal/external testing, for up to 35% of general workload.
Provide engineering analysis for the impact of different components in battery cells on the overall performance.
Prepare summary reports, communicate results in an effective way.
Material characterization, engineering principles, basic statistics and analysis of data, independent learning.
Assist and contribute to battery cell handling and testing procedures.
Develop and implement system support process and documentation.
Interact with existing and potential collaborators inside and outside of the organization.
Support business development efforts as needed.
Expand and protect the company’s intellectual property portfolio.