Senior Materials Scientist, R&D

Somerville, MAfull timeOn Site

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Formenergy Senior Materials Scientist at Form Energy developing next-generation gas diffusion electrodes for iron-air battery technology. Fabricate and characterize electrodes, translate materials insights into electrochemical performance, and coordinate build-and-test campaigns.

Responsibilities

Develop and iterate new gas diffusion electrode formulations, applying process expertise to translate target properties into manufacturable electrodes
Apply and interpret physical and electrochemical characterization of existing and novel gas diffusion electrodes, selecting the methods and techniques best suited to identify failure modes and the properties that define a high-performing electrode
Identify improvement opportunities and propose and implement the design iterations to achieve them
Coordinate gas diffusion electrode build-and-test campaigns across scientists and technicians, and share daily electrochemical infrastructure maintenance to sustain test throughput across the team
Collaborate with electrochemical design and product architecture partners, and engage internal and external experts to align GDE development with next-generation cell requirements
What you'll bring:
Bachelor's + 4-7 years work experience; Master's degree + 2 years work experience; PhD with degree in Materials Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or related fields
Demonstrated experience developing and characterizing porous, coated, or multiphase materials, such as gas diffusion electrodes, fuel cell GDLs or catalyst layers, battery electrodes, membranes, filtration media, or comparable systems
Working knowledge of characterization techniques, such as SEM, mercury or nitrogen porosimetry, helium pycnometry, and contact angle, and the ability to connect them to electrode performance
Hands-on proficiency with electrode or coating fabrication processes (e.g. extrusion, spray coating, wet coating)
Experience collecting and interpreting electrochemical data (e.g. EIS, polarization) and connecting results to physical mechanisms
Excellent communication, organizational, and collaboration skills