Battery Materials & Testing Engineer

Graphenix Development•Rochester, NY

11d•Onsite

About The Position

Graphenix Development Inc. (GDI) is developing advanced battery solutions, focusing on a 100% silicon anode technology to deliver higher energy density, longer runtime, and faster charging. Initially targeting defense applications, GDI plans to expand into high-performance markets such as electric mobility, consumer electronics, and aerospace. The company is an investor-backed entity specializing in electrode development, manufacturing, and advanced materials, with a strong patent portfolio. GDI aims to provide practical, scalable, safer, and higher-performance energy storage solutions.

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.
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.

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.