Sr. Engineer, Anode

Lyten•San Jose, CA

12d•Onsite

About The Position

Lyten is seeking an innovative and data-driven Senior Engineer-Anode to join their battery R&D team. This role will lead the development and optimization of stable and high-capacity metal anode formulations, including Lithium-metal and advanced composite metallic chemistries. The engineer will be pivotal in engineering stable Solid Electrolyte Interphases (SEI), designing composite architectures, and translating bench-top chemistry into scalable cell designs. Lyten is at the forefront of an industrial revolution with Lyten 3D Graphene™, creating next-generation products in batteries, energy storage, composites, and sensors, aiming for global improvement and impact across energy, mobility, construction, and defense. The company is in an exciting growth phase, scaling production and expanding its team.

Requirements

Doctorate degree on a battery topic OR Master's degree in a relevant field (e.g., chemistry (electrical), materials science, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and chemical engineering) AND 3+ years of experience in a relevant field OR Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., chemistry (electrical), materials science, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and chemical engineering) AND 5+ years of experience in a relevant field OR equivalent experience.
3+ years of direct experience with metal anode systems (e.g., Li-metal/alloy, Na-metal/alloy, or Zn-metal/alloy), SEI design, surface treatments, or artificial interphase coatings.
Proven proficiency with alloy/composite synthesis in glovebox and advanced diagnostics/characterizations (EIS, GITT, CV, SEM, XPS, XRD, etc.).

Nice To Haves

Experience or solid understanding of scalable thin-foil processing.
Familiarity with electrolyte development for Li metal anodes.
Research experience in Li-S battery chemistry.
Familiarity with Statistical Process Control (SPC), Design of Experiments (DOE), and JMP/databricks data analysis.

Responsibilities

Design, synthesize, and optimize metal anode formulations, and composite architectures to suppress dendrite formation and manage stack pressure/volume expansion.
Test coin cells, single-layer pouch cells, and multi-layer pouch cells under strict dry-room/inert-glovebox conditions.
Evaluate Li plating and stripping behavior, cycle life, rate performance, and impedance across various operating conditions and N/P ratios.
Utilize analytical techniques—including SEM, XPS, XRD, EIS, and post-mortem tear-down analysis—to characterize interface, SEI degradation, and failure modes.
Collaborate with process engineers to transition promising lab formulations to scale production.
Establish quality control parameters, material specifications, and Design for Manufacturability (DFM) guidelines for pilot-scale manufacturing.
Work closely with Electrolyte, Cathode, and Cell Design teams to optimize full-cell performance and safety metrics.