- Englewood, Colorado, United States
- On-site
- Full-time · Senior
- 5–10 years
Senior Materials Scientist to develop ceramic materials and fabrication processes for electrochemical cells. This is a hands-on R&D role focused on understanding how ceramic composition, microstructure, and processing affect cell performance, mechanical integrity, and manufacturability.
Responsibilities
- Evaluate and develop ceramic materials for electrochemical cells, including assessing electrode and electrolyte composition, porosity, microstructure, mechanical strength, and thermal properties.
- Develop and optimize ceramic processing methods, including powder preparation, slurry formulation, greenforming, coating, drying, debinding, sintering, and joining.
- Plan and execute structured experimental plans to evaluate materials, identify key process parameters, and improve quality and manufacturability.
- Carry out root-cause-analysis to address issues such as cracking, warping, inconsistent porosity, weak components, coating defects, and joining failures.
- Apply statistical analysis and data-processing methods to evaluate experimental results, quantify relationships between variables, and guide process optimization.
Requirements
- MS or PhD in Materials Science and Engineering
- Ceramic Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Metallurgical Engineering