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WILDCAT DISCOVERY TECHNOLOGIES is Hiring a Scale Up Process Engineer Near San Diego, CA
The work environment is demanding, fast-paced, and incredibly exciting. The ideal candidate should be ready to push their limits, as they join a world-class scientific team dedicated to developing and discovering advanced materials for lithium-ion batteries. At Wildcat, the sky's the limit - with the right attitude, work ethic, and quality of work you can blaze your own trail.
About Us:
Wildcat Discovery Technologies, based in San Diego, California, is a materials R&D company transitioning its focus from battery research and development to cathode material supply. Our commitment lies in the development and manufacturing of cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries.
Requirements
Essential Functions
- Design experiments to provide insight into key chemical process parameters and impact on material properties and performance.
- Be able to straddle small scale synthesis up to full scale manufacturing to insure delivery of a practical and cost-effective production process.
- Apply fundamental engineering principles in polymer, fluid, and solid-state processes to gain insight into process phenomena.
- Collaborate with engineering technicians to execute experimental plans and material production campaigns.
- Develop standard operating procedures (SOP's) and other written procedures and maintain accurate records of work performed.
- Apply analytical techniques to characterize raw materials, intermediates, and end product to guide process optimization and set product specifications.
- Utilize basic project management skills to communicate timelines, identify roadblocks, and when needed escalate issues to key stakeholders.
- Promote a culture of safety in the lab and office spaces of the company. Respect others in the workplace with a professional attitude; be considerate of others with housekeeping, shared equipment.
- Application of fundamental chemical/mechanical engineering principles to industrially relevant problems.
- Knowledge of solids handling chemical process, such as milling, spray drying, filtration, annealing.
- Design of Experiment (DOE) methodologies and statistical analysis.
- Communicate and work effectively and cooperatively with lab technicians, engineers, research associates and scientists.
- Ability to summarize plans, timelines, and conclusions to communicate effectively to all levels within the company, including up to senior executive management.
- Basic knowledge of health and safety practices and precautions applicable to a chemistry laboratory.
- Bachelor's Degree or higher in a scientific field such as chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, chemistry, materials science, or equivalent work experience.
- Advanced Degree and/or 5 - 7 years experience in optimizing "product-by-process" methods from the lab (100 grams - 1 kg) to pilot scale (multiple kg's).
- Collaborated and coordinated internal and external experimental trials to develop an overarching manufacturing strategy.
- Applying DOE and statistical analysis to process development
- Working with inorganic materials and solids processing equipment (milling, spray drying, annealing)
- Experience applying basic solids characterization techniques to understand process effects (e.g. particle size analysis, tap density, surface area, etc.)
- Generous vacation accrual with 8-day closure at the end of the year
- Full health insurance coverage with low employee out of pocket premiums
- 401k with company paid match
- Annual bonus
- A company culture that values on positivity, meritocracy, collaboration, openness, and innovation
- Professional growth with exposure to a fast-developing energy storage industry
- Pre-IPO with stock options
- Relocation Assistance
$75,000 - $110,000
Job Summary
Full Time
$103k-120k (estimate)
05/26/2024
06/08/2024
wildcatdiscovery.com
SAN DIEGO, CA
25 - 50
2006
MARK GRASSER
$5M - $10M
Scientific Services
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About WILDCAT DISCOVERY TECHNOLOGIES
Wildcat Discovery Technologies accelerates the discovery of new materials for energy applications, with a focus on the development of advanced materials for rechargeable and primary batteries. Wildcats business also includes collaborative development projects for materials for other applications, including gas storage, carbon capture, thermoelectrics, and structural materials. Wildcat synthesizes and evaluates thousands of materials every week. To do this, we use proprietary unique-in-the-world high throughput synthesis and testing platforms to rapidly explore thousands of new materials with t ...
he goal of improving performance and reducing costs. Our massively parallel combinatorial chemistry approach reduces R&D costs and speeds time to market. The reduction in experimental cost also enables exploration of high risk targets that are often never explored. For example, one battery project involved the exploration of over 1000 unique electrolyte formulations in less than three months. Wildcat employs an experienced team of scientists and engineers, with backgrounds in batteries, materials development, and high throughput automation. We also have a world class scientific advisory board. Wildcat is pursuing partnership and collaboration opportunities with corporate leaders throughout the battery supply chain, including global material suppliers, cell makers, and OEMs throughout the automotive, electronics, medical, military, and consumer products industries.
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