Battery Materials Customer & Application Development Engineer

Battery Materials Customer & Application Development Engineer

Location:

Spring, TX, US, 77389

Company Name:
Exxon Mobil

At Exxon Mobil, our vision is to lead in energy innovations that advance modern living while reducing emissions. We are one of the world’s largest publicly traded energy and chemical companies, with a diverse workforce and a commitment to sustainable solutions.

The success of our Upstream, Product Solutions and Low Carbon Solutions businesses comes from the talent, curiosity, and drive of our people. They bring solutions daily to optimize our strategy in energy, chemicals, lubricants and lower-emissions technologies.

A Customer & Applications Development Engineer is sought to help drive adoption of Exxon Mobil commercial and developmental Li-ion battery anode products in the Electric Vehicle Value Chain. This mid-career technical role represents Exxon Mobil in the market, engages technical market interfaces in the value chain, and leads application development for Exxon Mobil carbon anode products. The role involves regular interaction with various market sources and developing insights for Exxon Mobil product competitive advantage, and delivering technical support at customer locations as needed to ensure Exxon Mobil products perform as marketed.

The position is based in the Houston, Texas area at Exxon Mobil’s Main Campus in Spring, Texas.

• Lead internal battery application testing of Exxon Mobil and commercially available battery anode products.
• Ensure value chain requirements for anode products processing and performance are met via feedback and close interaction with product development.
• Develop advantaged market solutions to maximize value capture (ViU Focus) of new developments in close cooperation with Sales and Marketing.
• Design and execute independent workplans to achieve customer and Sales/Marketing objectives.
• Address potential customer inquiries and articulate the values of performance products.
• Represent Exxon Mobil in interactions with customers, business and development partners, brand owners, OEMs, industry associations/forums, and select academia.
• Work with customers to identify sources of value for Exxon Mobil products in customer systems; understand the relationship between customer specs and their Anode Material / Cell performance targets.
• Lead the technical interface for product testing / trials at Value Chain customers.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5-10 years of experience in commercial scale cell and/or battery assembly and testing.
• Experience in design and development of batteries/cells (ideally lithium-ion cells).
• Development and testing experience of anode and battery materials via fabrication of coin, pouch cells, cell testing, and electrochemical data analysis.
• Preference for experience with leading automobile battery makers and/or OEMs.
• Familiarity with lithium-ion battery materials supply chain players.
• Hands-on experience with developing technical specifications for components and assemblies.
• B.S., M.S. or Ph.D. in Materials Science, Electrochemistry or Chemical Engineering.

Preferred Knowledge &

Skills:

• Strong understanding of carbon anode materials and their impact on performance in Li-ion battery systems.
• Knowledge of lithium-ion battery components, construction, testing and operation, and the resulting impacts on anode performance; experience in design and development of components and assemblies for lithium-ion batteries.
• Ability to influence without authority and leverage resources from multiple organizations.
• Effective collaboration and networking; results oriented with bias for action.

An Exxon Mobil career is designed to last. Our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits across health, security, finance, and life.

We offer you:

• Pension Plan:
  Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you. The basic benefit is a monthly annuity in retirement.
• Savings Plan:
  You can contribute between 6% and 20% of your pay;
  Company may provide a 7% match if you contribute at least 6%.
• Workplace Flexibility:
  Programs such as “Flex your Day” enabling ad-hoc flexibility around when and where you work, plus leaves of absence and part-time options.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Wellbeing resources and programs.
• Confidential Employee Health Advisory Program for you and your family.
• Disability Plan:
  Income replacement for illness or injury, automatic enrollment at no cost.
• Note:
  
  Benefits may change over time, subject to applicable law.

Nothing herein is intended to override the corporate separateness of local entities. Working relationships discussed herein may reflect a functional guidance, stewardship, or service relationship.

Nearest Major Market:
Houston

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