Description

Excet, Inc. is in search of a battery research scientist who will work as a leading member of the technical team performing R&D activities in an advanced battery research group at a U.S. Navy laboratory.   Candidates must have experience developing materials, components and/or management systems for lithium-ion or similar chemistry batteries to advance performance or safety aspects.  Ideal applicants are adaptable to changing projects, self-starters, have the ability to work independently, natural troubleshooters with a vision to translate basic and applied research into tangible technologies and capabilities.  Other primary tasks include:

• Design, develop and execute experimental research plans to support lithium-ion performance and safety programs.
• Fabricate experimental coin and pouch cells for electrochemical, spectroscopic, optical and materials characterization.
• Collect, organize, analyze materials and battery characterization data.
• Communicate data results at weekly progress report meetings.
• Write reports and articles for publication in academic literature.
• Prepare and provide presentations at scientific conferences and program reviews.
• Perform basic post-mortem analysis of electrochemical cells.
• Engage with R&D scientists and engineers to support battery research and development efforts.

• Ability to obtain and/or maintain a DoD security clearance. 

Requirements

Desired Skills & Experience:

• Advanced degree (PhD preferred) in Materials Science, Engineering, Chemistry or a related field.

• 3+ years of experience in industrial or academic settings related to lithium-ion batteries (materials, cell components, cells and cell assembly or battery management).
• Experience with galvanostatic battery cycling.
• Experience with thermal characterization of commercial battery cells to include, isothermal calorimetry and accelerating rate calorimetry is preferred.
• Expertise in in-operando characterization of experimental battery cells to include optical, UV-vis, computed tomography and high energy, synchrotron-level, characterization is preferred.
• Demonstrated expertise and extensive hands-on experience in fabrication, characterization and evaluation of battery materials, electrodes and cells.
• In-depth knowledge of electrochemical processes in batteries and understanding of state-of-the-art advancements published in journal literature. 
• Motivated to work independently and within a dynamic multi-disciplinary team of likeminded scientists and engineers in support of the U.S. Navy mission.
• Ability to obtain and/or maintain a DoD security clearance.