November 19, 2024

Cell Materials Engineer, Electrochemistry

Mid • On-site

$75,600 - $162,000/yr

Louisville, CO

What to Expect

Tesla is committed to hiring and developing diverse talent in all disciplines This position will collaborate with multiple teams across Tesla to characterize battery materials, determine degradation mechanisms, and optimize cell performance. Our team is looking for a highly motivated candidate to contribute to battery performance testing and fundamental electrochemical analysis. The candidate will be responsible for supporting the development cell test plans to characterize initial cell performance, lifetime behavior, reliability, and identify critical failures and degradation modes. In addition, this candidate will help plan test resources, track test progress and analyze/report testing results. We want team focused candidates with strong communication skills who challenge and want to be challenged, and who create and innovate. We want teammates who will thrive in a fast-paced company with real hardware and are self-motivated and disciplined.

What You’ll Do
  • Contribute to our efforts to better understand lithium-ion battery performance and degradation 
  • Be a key member of a cross functional team to help determine the ideal cell chemistry and design of our future products 
  • Support the development of new electrochemical/chemical tests to understand cell degradation analysis and cell modeling 
  • Support the development of new electrochemical/chemical tests to analyze battery materials or parameters, elucidate fundamental mechanisms leading to degradation, and improve cell modeling 
  • Interpret and quantify degradation modes of various battery chemistries and propose countermeasures 
  • Work with air-sensitive materials using a glove box and/or in a dry room 
  • Support developing new techniques for analyzing battery materials or parameters 
  • Support interpreting and quantifying degradation modes of various battery chemistries 
What You’ll Bring
  • Degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or equivalent experience
  • 3+ years of experience working with lithium-ion battery technology
  • Familiarity with degradation mechanisms of batteries and battery materials 
  • Experience with battery cyclers 
  • Proficient with MATLAB, Python, or similar data analysis tools
  • Familiar with chemical analysis techniques for battery materials 
  • Ability to learn new concepts and methods from the literature, propose design of experiments, and execute independently
  • Knowledge of EIS interpretation preferred 
Compensation and Benefits
Benefits

Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

  • Aetna PPO and HSA plans > 2 medical plan options with $0 payroll deduction
  • Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
  • Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
  • Company Paid (Health Savings Account) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High Deductible Aetna medical plan with HSA
  • Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
  • LGBTQ+ care concierge services
  • 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
  • Company paid Basic Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions), and Paid Holidays
  • Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
  • Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
  • Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
  • Tesla Babies program
  • Commuter benefits
  • Employee discounts and perks program

    Expected Compensation

    $75,600 - $162,000/annual salary + cash and stock awards + benefits

    Pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.