Senior Scientist, Material Characterization
Sesai
·Jan 16, 2023
- Location
- Shanghai, China
- Department
- 1. Hermes: Material Development
- Seniority
- Senior
- Education
- PhD
- Source
- Greenhouse
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.
Skills
SEM