Materials Scientist/Engineer - Silicon R&D

Do you want to contribute to a more sustainable world? Are you excited to help shape the future of battery technology and consequently the future of consumer electronics and mobility? Can you not wait to dive into a VC-backed deep tech scale-up with the ambition to change the world?

As a Materials Scientist/Engineer, you will be responsible for designing experiments on our PECVD production tool to develop new morphologies in Leyden-Jar’s Si anodes, and understanding and correlating the morphology parameters to the battery performance. You will be working in the Si Research and Development Team supporting in materials characterization, finding critical to quality parameters, and developing new processes enabling high-performance Si anodes. It is expected that you have good knowledge of thin-film characterization methods, PECVD processes and can communicate your findings to the international team of LeydenJar.

Your primary location will be Eindhoven, but you will also be supporting Leiden location. You are willing to travel on incidental base.

You report to the Head of Si Research and Development and your skills will complement dynamic team of Materials & Data Scientists and Engineers. You will be working in a dynamic scale-up environment as part of an international, ambitious and diverse team that is determined to make a better world with cleaner energy. You will gain valuable, on-the-job experience in a scale-up multi-national company, where no day is ever the same.

In this versatile role for lots of aspects, you will have a chance to develop yourself by being leading and involved in the various projects of this quickly growing company.

You will be working on:

- Designing and executing experiments on our PECVD tools towards new Si morphologies.

- Supporting in the development of new metal/alloy foils with external partners.

- Thin film characterizations on Si anodes using in-house and external facilities.

- Assist in data analysis, in coordination with other team members and data scientists.

- Developing new processes on Si anodes after deposition.

- Developing PECVD processes to grow Si anodes with process modelling and simulation.

- Contributing towards IP generation of the company.

Who are you? 

- Medior level or higher, 3+ years of relevant experience in process/metal/battery industry.

- Background in metallurgy, materials science, or applied physics (BSc or higher).

- Fluent in English language.

- Experience in PECVD processes and/or Thin Film Characterization and/or Metallurgy is a plus.

- Knowledge of metals and alloys is a plus.

- Experience in anode manufacturing is a plus.

- Hands-on attitude, with affinity for data analysis, documentation, and presentation.

- You are able to multi-task and work independently in a fast-paced environment and act with a sense of urgency.

- You show initiative on improvement projects and can lead such projects.

- Experience with certification projects is a pre, especially ISO9001/ISO14001/IATF16949.

- You communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.

Do you want to take on the challenge as an Materials Scientist,? 

We are looking forward to your application!

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At LeydenJar we value diversity, and we provide equal opportunities to all applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, pregnancy/childbirth, age, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, etc. If there are two or more applicants of equal suitability for a certain position, LeydenJar can under circumstances decide to select applicants based on positive discrimination in full compliance with all relevant and applicable law.