Senior Scientist, Synthetic Chemist

About Us

SES is the world’s leader in the development and manufacturing of Li-Metal batteries for automotive applications including Electric Vehicles (EV’s) and Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing Vehicles (eVTOL’s). SES is an integrated Li-Metal battery manufacturer with strong capabilities in material, cell, module, AI-powered safety algorithm, and recycling. It is headquartered in Singapore and has subsidiaries in Boston, Shanghai, and Seoul. Its shareholders include General Motors, SK, Temasek, Tianqi Lithium, Applied Materials, Vertex, and Shanghai Auto.

For more info, please visit our website: www.ses.ai

Position Scope

SES has an immediate opening for a Senior Scientist, Synthetic Chemist. The right person will be passionate about mobile energy storage and have the knowledge and skills to extract insights and explore opportunities for improvements from our large cell testing data. The Senior Scientist, Synthetic Chemist will report to the Director and Head of Chemistry and will assist in Synthetic Chemistry experiments.

This position will be based in Woburn, MA, and cannot be done remotely.

Responsibilities

• Design synthetic route of novel organic and inorganic chemical materials for lithium metal battery independently.
• Perform a variety of wet lab experiments and purification.
• Characterize synthetic compounds via various instruments, such as NMR, GC, and LC-MS.
• Optimize synthesis for scale-up and develop SOPs for novel synthetic materials.
• Mentor junior members of the team.
• Perform routine laboratory tasks.
• Adhere to all safety and Good Laboratory Practice regulations as well as company policies.
• Collaborate and communicate with other teams in research and development.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in Chemistry with 0-2 years academic or industry experience.
• Knowledge of chemistry principles and methods with the ability to interpret results and an ability to communicate effectively.
• Good problem-solving skills, the ability to think out of the box, and be able to follow the product development processes.
• Experience with fluorine chemistry and lithium chemistry is strongly preferred.
• Strong communication and quantitative skills.
• A good team player.