Sr. Process Chemist

Number of employees

100

Santa Clara, CA, United States

Posted on: 2023-08-09

Category: energy

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Senior

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

Natron Energy is the world's leading developer and supplier of high power, long life, and low cost Prussian Blue Sodium Ion battery solutions for critical power and industrial applications, including data center UPS systems and electrically-powered materials handling equipment.


Natron Energy seeks a process chemist/chemical engineer to assist with the scale-up of its anode and cathode synthesis processes from lab scale to full production scale at contract manufacturers. This role forms the bridge between Natron’s materials development teams and manufacturing partners for the production of the active materials used in Natron’s batteries. Once full- scale partners are established, this role will work closely with manufacturing partners to provide technical guidance for securing and maintaining a steady supply of anode and cathode materials, including ongoing quality improvement and cost reduction. Qualified applicants will have prior hands-on lab experience with bench-scale and pilot scale synthesis of fine chemical compounds, as well as fine chemical synthesis at full production scale. The person for this position has a positive attitude, collaborates well, and does what it takes to get the job done.This is a backfill position.

About Us:
Natron Energy (natron.energy) is the future of energy storage. Natron Energy’s battery products solve operations performance and reliability problems for the world’s biggest electricity customers. Natron Energy’s initial products target markets exceeding $25B including data centers, oil & gas, EV fast charging, and commercial aviation. Natron Energy has additional products in development for >$50B markets including commercial and residential grid storage. Its products are based on sodium-ion cells containing Prussian blue electrodes that deliver unique power, cycle life, and safety: full discharge and recharge in just minutes and up to 50,000 deep discharge cycles from a nonflammable, fault-tolerant system. Natron Energy’s current production is sold out for the next 12 months. The company has signed over $225M/year in master sales agreements and LOIs, and scale-up to mass production is now underway. Natron Energy has raised over $155M in venture capital investment to date, as well as $35M in non-dilutive funding to support its supply chain scale up.
 

Unsolicited Resume Policy
Natron Energy, Inc. (“Natron Energy” or the “Company”) does not accept unsolicited resumes from professional recruiters, third-party recruiting or staffing agencies, placement services, or any other source other than directly from a candidate.  Any unsolicited resumes, including partial resumes, candidate profiles, and candidate details or information, sent to Natron Energy or its personnel will be treated as public information provided free of any charges or fees.

Natron Energy will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume, unless in connection with a written agreement with the Company then in effect.  Such agreement must be pre-approved by Natron Energy and executed by an authorized representative of the Company.  Natron Energy specifically rejects, and denies any liability under, any agreement purporting to be accepted based on negative consent, negotiation with a candidate, performance, or any means other than the signature of an authorized representative of the Company.

 
Natron Energy is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer.  We value diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at: [email protected]

Responsibilities:

  • Contribute to the development of scalable synthesis processes in Natron’s lab and bench-scale operations by providing an industrial perspective to guide development trials directed at scale-up.
  • Prepare technology transfer documents for contract manufacturers (CM) and review/approve batch instructions, operating procedures, and batch record documents prepared by CMs.
  • Contribute to the evaluation and selection of potential CM partners in North America and Asia.
  • Lead the technology transfer activities and provide Natron-specific training of CM partners.
  • Establish product quality assurance procedures and acceptance criteria with CM partners.
  • Monitor all internal Natron qualifications of batches made by CM partners, follow up and troubleshoot quality problems, drive continuous improvement and cost reduction at CM partners.
  • Experience and Skills:

  • Prior experience scaling up fine chemical synthesis processes from lab to full production scale.
  • Prior data analysis experience with statistical analysis software and statistical process monitoring and improvement methods.
  • Strong experience executing laboratory/experimental SOPs.
  • Knowledge of industrial chemical synthesis unit operations, especially crystallization, filtration, drying, and powder handling.
  • Organized, thorough and has a critical eye for identifying problems.
  • Effective communicator verbally, in writing, and in presentations, and comfortable speaking up.
  • Has a do-whatever-it-takes attitude, thrives in a fast-paced start up environment and can deliver project deliverables on time.
  • A master’s degree in chemistry or chemical engineering plus seven years industrial experience, or a bachelor’s degree.
  • Logistics:

  • Compensation: competitive with experienced materials and chemical engineer positions at Bay Area start-up companies.
  • This position is a regular, full-time position, working onsite at Natron's Santa Clara office.
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