Battery Senior Scientist

The Company:

NextGen Battery Technologies, LLC, (NextGen) is developing a high-voltage, high energy density, solid-state lithium battery architecture that is intended to outperform current industry standards of safety and energy density. NextGen’s vision is to be an innovative and productive developer of high-value, market-changing battery materials and systems, while creating for its colleagues an atmosphere of enthusiasm, creativity, and teamwork. Today, NextGen’s mission is to develop and market directly or in consort with others, high performance battery materials targeting high value markets, along with integrating its materials into cells and battery systems.

The Company has successfully leveraged its resources since initiation through collaboration with other entities with whom we share a community of interest, in effect partnering to address performance goals or “pain areas” vital to their market and economic interests. The company is seeking a talented technical leader to play an important role in the continued

Position Summary

Senior Scientist: This self-starting individual will have a good understanding of electrochemistry and the desire to use it in a business development context. The role will include coordination with internal technical development staff and partners to further refine and advance the company's cathode and electrolyte along with translating these materials to solutions to address customer needs. As the senior technical representative of the company, the Senior Scientist will also develop relationships with potential technical partners and collaborators, including government agency program managers and industry technical staff, regarding new programs and potential commercial relationships. This objective may be supplemented by attendance at industry conferences, presenting and/or publishing papers, and identification of opportunities and preparation of proposals for government funding programs.

Desired Experience/Duties:

• Ph.D. or equivalent in Battery-related Chemistry, Materials Science, Engineering, or a similarly relevant field.
• Experience in electrochemistry development and evaluation.
• Strong background in design, fabrication and testing of lithium or lithium-ion cells in a variety of formats (coin, pouch, prismatic, cylindrical).
• Prior battery business development experience
• Demonstrated experience with grant proposal preparation and report writing.
• Experience in project coordination and planning.
• Strong comfort level working in a collaborative team environment.
• Creative, self-driven thinker with an insatiable curiosity, a history of problem solving, and an ability to wear many hats.

Location/Compensation:

Central New Jersey. Compensation in accordance with experience.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $50.00 - $65.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• Do you have job experience of at least 2 years in lithium-ion battery development?

Experience:

• Battery development: 2 years (Required)
• Electrochemistry: 2 years (Required)

Work Location: In person