Senior Scientist, Material Characterization

SES AI Corporation is an advanced battery technology company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, focused on developing lithium-metal (Li-Metal) and lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery solutions for electric transportation and energy storage applications. The company operates three core business units: Drones, which supplies high-energy and high-power density NDAA-compliant cells for drones, urban air mobility, and robotics; ESS (Energy Storage Systems), which provides integrated hardware and software solutions for data centers and commercial and industrial customers; and Materials, which leverages AI-driven discovery to supply next-generation battery materials. Central to its operations is the Molecular Universe platform, an AI-for-Science SaaS platform that powers material discovery, battery management, and workflow automation across all business units.

Senior Scientist, Material Characterization

 

Responsibilities

• Lead materials characterization and validation activities.
• Procure analytical equipment as and when needed.
• Analysis of chemical, physical, and thermal properties of all battery materials and understand their interactions with each other.
• Performs critical interpretation of analytical data; analyzes information to drive mechanistic understanding.
• Develop a fundamental mechanistic understanding of Li-metal anode cell performance failure modes

 

Qualifications

• Doctorate in chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, or related fields with 5+ years of industrial/academic experience.
• Expertise and experience in operating and maintaining analytical instruments including but not limited to GC, FTIR, UV-Vis, DSC, TGA, SEM, XPS, Raman, and NMR.
• Experience working with moisture sensitive materials in a glovebox or dry room.
• Experience in electrochemistry, specifically on lithium-ion batteries.
• Ability to analyze data and draw deeper conclusions from analytical data.
• Ability to communicate new concepts and draw insight from discussions with coworkers.
• Demonstrable track record of learning new technologies quickly and using your skillset to have a tangible impact in a short time frame.
• A technical leader with the ability to positively influence peers and bring the team together.
• Understanding terminologies in Materials Science field. Ability to read documents and have conversation in English.