Battery Engineer Intern (Spring 2025)

Position Overview:

Solid Power is seeking a Battery Engineer Intern to join our talented team of engineers and scientists working to revolutionize the battery industry through the development of next-generation, all solid‐state rechargeable batteries.  Solid Power is a dynamic, fast‐paced, collaborative, and innovative team environment. The preferred candidate is currently enrolled in undergraduate or graduate studies focused on engineering, chemistry, or related fields.  

Job Duties:

• Able to support battery cell design & development efforts for 15-20 hours a week.
• Build small-scale battery cells and conduct electrochemical tests.
• Process and analyze battery cell test data and summarize results.
• Provide biweekly updates to the Cell Design team.
• Support post-mortem analysis of solid-state batteries.
• Work closely, collaboratively, and effectively with other departments and team members.
• Always follow facility and laboratory safety rules and regulations.

Qualifications/ Requirements:

• Strong technical communication skills and facility for communicating complex ideas to diverse audiences.
• Experience with electrochemical impedance spectroscopy of LIBs preferred.
• Experience with spectroscopic, microscopic, thermal, and mechanical analysis such as SEM, Tensile Testing, and XRD preferred.
• Experience in the use of statistical design (D.O.E.) with relevant software experience (Minitab, JMP, Concerto, etc.) preferred.
• Knowledge of Li-ion battery cell materials, operation, performance, and failure modes preferred.
• Ability to work at least 4-hour shifts is preferred.

Education and Experience:

• Minimum of 2 years completed into bachelor’s degree in materials science, mechanical engineering, chemistry, or like field and currently enrolled.
• Experience with battery science and data analysis is a plus.

Physical Requirements (with or without accommodation):

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk.
• Prolonged periods of standing.
• Required to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as necessary including, but not limited to eye protection, hair net, gloves, face mask, coveralls, full-face respirator or PAPR.
• Ability to work in gloveboxes and dry rooms.

Hourly Compensation: $22-$25/hour

Schedule: 15-20 hours per week during 2025 spring term

Application Deadline: 12/31/2024

All offers of employment at Solid Power are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check.  

Export Control Requirements: 

This position requires access to technology, software, and other information that is subject to governmental access control restrictions, due to export controls. Employment in this position is conditioned on the continued availability of government authorization to authorize the release of such items, to the extent required, including without limitation an export license, or other documentation required to establish authorization to receive access to such items.  

Company may delay commencement of employment, rescind an offer of employment, terminate employment, and/or may modify job responsibilities, compensation, benefits, and/or access to Company facilities and information systems, as Company deems appropriate, in order to ensure compliance with applicable government access control restrictions. 

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