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SENIOR materials SCIENTIST

  • LOCATION: Houston, TX – 6935 Brittmoore Rd
  • EXPERIENCE LEVEL: Ph.D. in materials science, chemistry, chemical engineering, or similar, with 2+ years relevant industrial experience preferred
  • BENEFITS: Medical, dental, vision, retirement (401k, matching contribution), stock (restricted stock units) package, paid vacation.
  • DIRECTOR: Materials Science and Engineering Program
TexPower is an exciting, dynamic start-up commercializing new high-energy, Cobalt-free cathode materials for lithium-based batteries. Make a large impact in our growing company and help us develop products for EVs, consumer electronics, and beyond!

JOB BRIEF

TexPower is looking for a materials scientist with initiative excited to work with the cathode R&D team, innovating and developing our cathode as we commercialize and grow our company. You’ll become a member of a dynamic and rapidly expanding startup at the forefront of developing next-generation cobalt-free lithium-based battery cathode materials for electric vehicles and beyond.

Description

Senior scientists will have a Ph.D. degree in a relevant field (materials science, chemistry, engineering), ideally with 2+ years of related industry experience. You will act as an in-house cathode expert, lead projects and direct work, focusing on a broad range of topics as needed. We expect our scientists to keep organized and efficiently report their work, focusing on IP generation, process innovation, and materials improvements. Our tight-knit organization requires cross-team collaboration, but we also expect scientists to work autonomously.

Responsibilities

In this position you will
  • Lead projects related to cathode research and product development, such as (but not limited to) compositional tuning, process development (reactor design, chemistry optimization), cathode treatments (washing, coating, etc.), or particle morphology
  • Analyze data and make decisions on the conclusions of research
  • Work with customers to optimize products to meet their needs
  • Potential work related to battery testing or electrolyte work
  • Interfaces with technicians and operations team to direct R&D efforts
  • Develop IP: innovate in relevant fields (process or materials science, cathode work, or battery science), interface with our patent team and outside patent attorneys, collect data for patent applications
  • Organize and report data, present to internal and external parties
  • Contribute to the develop organizational infrastructure development within the R&D team
  • Senior scientists may also manage other scientists or staff.

requirements

Skills and Experience:

  • Ph.D. degree in relevant field
  • Research experience in cathode materials (Li-based, high-nickel layered oxides preferred)
  • Record of excellence (journal articles, patents, etc.)
  • 2+ years of industry experience in related field preferred
  • Preferred, past grant writing experience and success
  • Excellent communication skills (written, verbal)
  • Strong interest in battery materials technologies
Working Conditions: Typical work week with occasional weekend work. Full-time onsite. Rare travel is expected. Will be required to work with hazardous materials and must be able to wear a respirator.

Compensation

Pay commensurate with experience.

Description

TexPower is a startup company spun out of the University of Texas at Austin in early 2019, continuing the disruptive innovations led by Profs. John B. Goodenough and Arumugam Manthiram on lithium-ion batteries. We aim to deploy our novel cobalt-free, high-energy, drop-in cathode materials in lithium-based batteries used across the U.S. and beyond. Our cathodes can replace commercial battery cathodes “Powder for Powder”, and thus are extremely flexible for any battery form factor and are applicable wherever portable power is required.

In 2020 TexPower moved its operations to Houston, TX and established laboratory space at the University of Houston Technology Bridge. In Spring 2023, we are moving to our new facility at 6935 Brittmoore Rd with a state-of-the-art 6,000 sq. ft. lab space, pilot facility (3 metric tons per annum), and 27,000 sq. ft. warehouse for a phase I production facility (150 metric tons per annum) to be completed by the end of 2024. TexPower has grown rapidly from 4 staff in Fall 2020 to >25 employees in Spring 2023.

TO APPLY

Send resumes to Stacie.Aguilera@texpowerev.com