Senior Scientist, Materials Characterization and Mechanistic Understanding

About Us

SES is a global leader in development and production of high-performance Li-Metal rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and other applications. Founded in 2012, SES is an integrated Li-Metal battery manufacturer with strong capabilities in material, cell, module, AI-powered safety algorithms and recycling. Formerly known as SolidEnergy Systems, SES is headquartered in Boston and has operations in Singapore, Shanghai, and Seoul.

To learn more about SES, please visit: www.ses.ai

Position Scope

SES is seeking a talented Senior Scientist, Materials Characterizationa and Mechanistic Understanding to join our team. The successful candidate is committed and dedicated, responsible, focused, detail-oriented, able to adjust in a fast-paced working environment, collaborate well with other staff members with a shared vision and demonstrate excellent organizational communication skills.

This position will be onsite and based in our Woburn, MA location.

Responsibilities

• Lead materials characterization and validation activities.
• Procure analytical equipment as and when needed with a keen focus on enhancing characterization capabilities and developing new characterization methods.
• Analysis of chemical, physical, and thermal properties of all battery materials and understand their interactions with each other, develop comprehensive strategies to understand failure mode understanding.
• Drive research to uncover root causes for battery failure and develop mitigation strategies. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate failure analysis findings into product development and improvement processes.
• 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.
• An 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.