Battery Electrolyte Scientist – Materials Chemistry Leader

Program Leadership

• Direct complex electrolyte R&D programs focused on next-generation battery systems, ensuring alignment with customer and product requirements (e.g., safety, cyclability, low/high temperature performance).
• Lead multi‑R&D teams composed of chemists, data scientists, and engineers to achieve key innovation milestones.
• Define the materials innovation roadmap, particularly related to electrolyte formulation and interfacial science.

• Oversee SEI (Solid Electrolyte Interphase) engineering and additive optimization programs, leveraging expertise in fundamental materials chemistry.
• Lead cell‑level validation and the integration of new electrolytes into prototype cells.
• Produce high‑quality, experimentally validated battery component data, guiding AI model training by ensuring data quality, experimental reproducibility, and comprehensive parameter space coverage (Data‑driven experimentation).

• Utilize molecular informatics tools to accelerate battery component optimization cycles, effectively bridging experimental data with AI‑generated candidates.

• Education:
  
  Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electrochemistry, or a closely related materials chemistry field.
• R&D Leadership:
  Proven background as an electrochemical researcher and R&D leader experienced in directing technical programs and managing multi‑disciplinary research teams.
• Core Chemistry Expertise:
  Deep expertise in fundamental materials chemistry, interfacial science, additive optimization, and Solid‑Electrolyte Interphase (SEI) engineering.
• Validation
  
  Experience:
  
  Extensive experience in cell‑level validation and advanced characterization techniques, demonstrating an ability to integrate new materials into prototype cells.
• Data Focus:
  Demonstrated experience in data‑driven experimentation and structuring chemistry data for AI model consumption.