Senior Electrolyte Scientist
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Full-time
Compensation
USD127k - 157k/year
Posted about 3 years ago
Responsibilities
Cuberg is commercializing next-generation battery technology to power the future of electric mobility. The company was acquired in 2021 by Northvolt, a global supplier of sustainable, high-quality battery cells and systems. As Northvolt's Advanced Technology Center operating in the Silicon Valley area, Cuberg is developing and commercializing lithium metal batteries, building an innovation ecosystem around lithium-ion technology, and leveraging Northvolt's state-of-the-art manufacturing capabilities to rapidly scale up production of advanced batteries.
We are looking for an Electrolyte Scientist to join the Advanced R&D team at Cuberg that will develop electrolytes to enable the deployment of our advanced battery technologies in various next-generation applications. The Electrolyte Scientist will develop research plans, perform experiments, analyze data, present results, and recommend new development pathways. They will collaborate closely with other engineers and scientists at Cuberg and Northvolt, as well as external partners, to improve optimize the core cell chemistry.
Responsibilities:
- Lead technical projects on electrolyte development initiatives aligned with the company's product roadmap and objectives and identify new pathways for development
- Design, discover, and source novel electrolyte components and additives that exceed state-of-the art performance and safety tradeoffs and limitations.
- Develop understanding, characterization, and design concepts for optimal in-situ SEI and CEI compositions that extend cycle life, cell reliability, and cell safety.
- Develop understanding and characterization of electrolyte-dependent degradation/failure modes
- Identify and proactively address delays, obstacles, inefficiencies, and unexpected results