Principal Scientist, Synthetic Chemistry

Principal Scientist, Synthetic Chemistry

About Us

SES is the world’s leader in the development and manufacturing of Li-Metal batteries for automotive applications including Electric Vehicles (EV’s) and Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing Vehicles (eVTOL’s). SES is an integrated Li-Metal battery manufacturer with strong capabilities in material, cell, module, AI-powered safety algorithm, and recycling. It is headquartered in Singapore and has subsidiaries in Boston, Shanghai, and Seoul. Its shareholders include General Motors, SK, Temasek, Tianqi Lithium, Applied Materials, Vertex, and Shanghai Auto.

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Position Scope

SES has an immediate opening for a Principal Scientist, synthetic chemistry. The right person will be passionate about mobile energy storage and have the knowledge and skills to extract insights and explore opportunities for improvements from our large cell testing data. The Principal Scientist, synthetic chemistry will report to the Director of Electrolyte and will assist in Synthetic Chemistry experiments.

This position will be based in Woburn, MA, and cannot be done remotely.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate advanced intellectual and technical leadership.
• Familiar with advanced lithium metal battery electrolyte synthesis.
• Design synthetic route of novel organic and inorganic chemical materials for lithium metal battery independently.
• Seek to employ state-of-the-art synthetic, purification, and characterization technologies.
• Perform a variety of wet lab experiments and purification.
• Develop specific characterization plans for synthetic compounds via various instruments, such as NMR, GC, and LC-MS.
• Optimize synthesis for scale-up and develop SOPs for novel synthetic materials.
• Adhere to all safety and Good Laboratory Practice regulations as well as company policies.
• Collaborate and communicate with other teams in research and development.
• Author patent and publication.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in Chemistry with 5+ years post-graduate academic or industry experience related to electrolyte synthesis.
• Strong background of advanced synthetic chemistry in hetero elements, instrumentation including NMR, GC, and LC-MS, and quality control.
• Strong learning ability, creative thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate complicated concepts, ideas, and solutions to team members and leadership.