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Battery Scientist

Knoxville, Tennessee · $100k - $140k, Stock Options, Ownership,

Zinc-MnO2 Battery Sr Scientist / CTO 
Leader with 5+ years of industry experience working on theory and development of aqueous Zn-MnO2 batteries.  Must know how to design a full Zn-MnO2 battery cell and extrapolate lab cell data to full cell data such as specific energy density.

Details

Help make 0.5mm thick cathodes with teflon, full cells, test, and characterize them.  Spend time reading relevant research papers, provide theory of how our battery works, provide ideas how to improve our performance, develop an understanding of the 2nd electron of MnO2 and how to cycle it long term, assess other technologies like Navy’s 3D anode, prioritize our product development roadmap, keep our weekly project tracker up to date. create a schedule / gantt chart to estimate our development work to the start of production manufacturing, look into setting up DOE’s, help apply to grants.  Research relevant machine learning models (like Schodiners, AIonics, google deep mind material project, etc)

Minimum experience:

·         A great understanding of inorganic chemistry, electrochemistry, or material science

·         5 years of industry experience working on theory and development of Zn-MnO2 batteries.  Acidic pH is preferred.

·         Working on the structural stability of MnO2

·         Work to stop the inert / non-cycling compounds that are created in the anode and cathode.

·         Work to reduce HER and corrosion

·         Work to cycle the second electron of MnO2

·         Work to increase the nominal voltage

·         Know how to make, test, and characterize pouch cells

·         Able to run projects and lead teams

·         Excellent communication skills

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