Materials Scientist

Posted on behalf of

UKBIC

Our client, a leading organisation focusing on battery cell research and manufacturing is currently seeking to recruit a Materials Scientist. The successful candidate will aid the company in developing the next generation of battery cells by focussing on the industrialisation of cell chemistry, materials parameters, and properties relative to scale up production activities.

The Materials Scientist will:

• Investigate various aspects of cell materials for cost and performance optimisation.
• Support failure and root cause analysis for in-house and customer products.
• Conduct research and development of various materials for current and future generation lithium-ion cell technologies.
• Write SOP and protocols for cell teardown and materials analysis.
• Liaise with other business functions to aid product development and manufacturing of in-house and customer products.

The Materials Scientist will have:

• A minimum of a master’s level university education in Materials Engineering, Chemistry or physical sciences or any other related discipline required. A PHD is strongly desirable.
• Experience of delivering technical work packages through internal cross functional collaboration and external supplier management.
• Materials analysis techniques such as SEM, EDX, ICP OES, FTIR, XRD etc.
• In depth knowledge of lithium-ion battery materials and chemistries.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate complex ideas.
• Ability to deliver operational plans in a highly demanding environment.

If this sounds like a great opportunity for you, all you have to do is apply online using a recently updated version of your CV and a member of our team will get back to you shortly!