Senior Scientist, Electrolyte

Form Energy is an American company driving innovation in energy manufacturing and technology. Our cost-effective, multi-day energy storage technology is designed to ensure a clean, secure, and reliable electric grid, even during prolonged periods of stress.

We are assembling a team of talented and driven individuals to work at our facilities in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and California. If you’re eager to make a meaningful impact through your work, while rapidly accelerating your career, take a look at our open roles! 

Learn more and apply here: www.formenergy.com/careers

We seek an experienced experimental scientist to join the electrolyte team at Form Energy. The electrolyte team drives performance improvement across all electrodes. You will dive into hands-on lab work, using electrochemical, analytical and materials characterization techniques to assess, understand, and improve electrolyte formulations for full cell performance. Electrochemical techniques include electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and potentiostatic or galvanostatic cycling. Analytical techniques include titration and mass spectroscopy (ex. GC/MS, ICP-MS). Materials characterization techniques include x-ray diffraction and microscopy (ex. optical, SEM). This role will focus on closing performance gaps through hypothesis-driven testing, systematic root cause analyses, and creative mitigation strategy development.  You will work closely with chemical, materials, and mechanical engineers on the technology development team. The ideal candidate is creative, safety-conscious, and works with attention to details, to documentation, and to learning. 

Form Energy is committed to equitable compensation and we offer a generous benefits package to make sure you have the support you need. We cover 100% of employee premiums and 80% of dependent premiums for medical, dental, and vision insurance for full time employees. We offer a flexible Paid Time Off program and every employee, regardless of gender identity or expression, is eligible for 12 weeks of paid parental bonding leave. We offer a 401k and all employees are granted stock options. A full listing of our benefits is available on our careers page. 

At Form Energy, we are working toward a 100% renewable energy future for everyone in the world. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees and are seeking to build a team that reflects the diversity of the people we hope to serve with our revolutionary products. Form Energy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.