Product Engineer

Job Title :

Product Engineer (Battery Electrode Materials / Coatings)

Location :

Somerset, NJ (Onsite)

Type:

Contract-to-hire Hours:

8am-5pm or 9am-6pm (flex)

Pay :

$28-$36/hr (depending upon experience)

Overview:

A specialty materials company focused on advanced battery materials and nanotechnology - they design and manufacture materials used in lithium-ion and next-generation batteries. Why this role is different This is an engineering-forward, hands-on materials role (not a technician position). You'll be working at the intersection of materials science + electrode processing + manufacturing scale-up, with growth potential. What you'll do Design, develop, and help manufacture battery electrodes, including formulation and processing of: Active material + conductive carbon + binder systems Prepare and optimize powders, dispersions/slurries, and coated films Characterize powders, films, and dispersions (quality, morphology, performance-related properties) Support development of both traditional battery materials and new active materials intended for commercialization Document experiments clearly and collaborate cross-functionally (R D/manufacturing/customer-facing teams) Must-haves BS/MS in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or Materials Science & Engineering Hands-on experience with powders + slurries/dispersion + coating/film formation (core requirement) Some exposure to battery electrodes (any chemistry is OK) Working knowledge of wet chemistry and/or solid-state chemistry Comfortable with standard lab equipment and hands-on experimental work Nice-to-haves Electrode processing: slurry mixing, viscosity/rheology, wet coating, tape casting/doctor blade, drying, calendering Battery materials background (Li-ion / Na-ion / solid-state): cathode/anode powders, conductive carbons, solid electrolytes Powder/film characterization: particle size, BET surface area, SEM, XRD, DSC/TGA (or similar) Key skills Battery electrode processing Slurry formulation (aqueous and NMP-based), dispersion, deagglomeration Coating (tape casting / doctor blade / roll-to-roll concepts), drying, film uniformity Electrode composition optimization (active material / carbon / binder ratios) Powder and film characterization; particle morphology control Battery materials Cathode materials (Li-ion / Na-ion):

NMC/NCA/LFP/LMO/LNMO

(and related oxides/phosphates) Anode materials: graphite (natural/synthetic), hard carbon, silicon-carbon, lithium titanate (LTO) Electrolyte / solid electrolyte materials: polymer/ceramic composite electrolytes; solid-state electrolyte concepts (neicorporation.com) Conductive additives / carbons: conductive carbon black, graphene/advanced carbons (as applicable), activated carbon (neicorporation.com) Binders (common electrode binder systems):

PVDF, CMC, SBR

(latex), PTFE (as applicable) Typical electrode solvents/process chemicals: NMP (non-aqueous processing), water-based binder processing #M3- #

LI- Ref:

#558-Scientific