Cell Failure Analysis Engineer

Posted on behalf of

UKBIC

A Midlands based battery cell research and manufacturing centre is currently recruiting a Cell Failure Analysis Engineer. The successful candidate will work alongside a small and growing team of Scientist and Engineers in Electrochemistry team for product development and industrialisation of batteries.

The Cell Failure Analysis Engineer will:

• Perform root cause analysis of various problems appearing during manufacturing process of cells leading to sub optimal cell performance.
• Create technical reports for customer projects as well as internal projects.
• Work with multidisciplinary team of engineers, scientists, and technicians.
• Liaise with customers and external test houses.
• Prepare and manage procedures, methodology, equipment, and protocols for all cell failure analysis activities.

The Cell Failure Analysis Engineer will have:

• Masters or PhD in electrochemistry or other related discipline
• 3 or more years of direct industrial experience in lithium-ion battery industry for both laboratory and commercial-grade cells (such as 21700 and/or pouch cells).
• Skills in various electrochemical techniques such as impedance spectroscopy (EIS), cyclic voltammetry (CV), galvanostatic cycling (GC), galvanostatic intermittent titration techniques (GITT or PITT), DQ/DV etc.
• Experience of various material characterisation techniques such as SEM, EDS, XRD, GCMS, TGA, DSC etc.
• Good communication skills with the ability to communicate complex ideas.

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