Battery Material R&D Engineer

Senior Battery R&D Engineer

Company: Soelect, Inc.
Location: Greensboro, North Carolina
Employment Type: Full Time

About Soelect

Soelect, Inc. is an advanced battery technology company developing next generation lithium metal anodes, advanced electrode technologies, and high energy density battery systems.

Our core technology, Lithium-X®, is an advanced lithium metal anode platform designed for next generation batteries across defense, aerospace, drones, robotics, and other high energy applications.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Battery R&D Engineer to lead battery research, cell development, experimental programs, and government funded R&D projects.

Position Overview

The Senior Battery R&D Engineer will play a key technical role in developing and validating next generation lithium metal and advanced battery technologies.

We are looking for an experienced, hands on engineer or scientist who can independently move a technical problem through:

Research Concept → Experimental Design → Cell Fabrication → Testing → Data Analysis → Root Cause Analysis → Technical Solution → Validation

This position will also support and lead federally funded R&D programs, including proposal development, technical execution, milestone management, and reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead R&D activities for lithium metal and next generation battery technologies.
• Design and execute battery experiments independently.
• Develop and optimize electrode materials, electrolytes, cell designs, and manufacturing processes.
• Fabricate and evaluate coin cells, pouch cells, half cells, full cells, and other experimental cell configurations.
• Conduct electrochemical testing including cycling, rate capability, Coulombic efficiency, EIS, CV, and related techniques.
• Analyze relationships among materials, cell design, manufacturing conditions, and electrochemical performance.
• Investigate battery degradation, failure mechanisms, interfaces, and performance limitations.
• Perform root cause analysis and develop technically sound solutions based on experimental data.
• Support scale up from laboratory research toward pilot manufacturing and larger cell formats.
• Prepare technical reports, presentations, experimental documentation, and invention disclosures.
• Work closely with internal engineers, external cell manufacturers, universities, national laboratories, customers, and research partners.
• Mentor junior engineers and researchers when appropriate.

Federal R&D Programs

Experience with U.S. Government funded R&D programs is strongly preferred.

The Senior Battery R&D Engineer may be responsible for:

• Identifying and evaluating relevant federal R&D opportunities.
• Supporting or leading technical proposal development.
• Developing technical approaches, Statements of Work, experimental plans, milestones, deliverables, and success criteria.
• Leading technical execution after project award.
• Managing project milestones, schedules, experiments, and technical deliverables.
• Preparing technical progress reports and presentations.
• Participating in government program reviews and technical meetings.
• Communicating with government program managers and technical representatives.
• Coordinating activities with universities, national laboratories, subcontractors, and other research partners.

Experience with programs involving DoD, DOE, DARPA, Army, Navy, Air Force, NSF, SBIR, STTR, BAA, or other U.S. Government R&D programs is highly desirable.

Required Qualifications

Candidates should meet one of the following experience pathways:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Electrochemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Energy Engineering, or a related STEM field, with at least 7 years of relevant battery or electrochemical R&D experience, or
• Ph.D. in a relevant technical field with at least 1 year of post Ph.D. battery or electrochemical R&D experience.

Additional requirements:

• Strong hands on battery research and laboratory experience.
• Demonstrated experience designing and executing experiments independently.
• Strong understanding of battery materials, electrochemistry, and cell performance.
• Experience with battery cell fabrication and electrochemical testing.
• Strong data analysis and technical problem solving capabilities.
• Ability to interpret experimental results and translate findings into subsequent engineering actions.
• Strong technical writing and documentation skills.
• Ability to independently lead technical projects and collaborate across multidisciplinary teams.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in several of the following areas is highly desirable:

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: Up to $90,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person