Principal Scientist, Synthetic Chemist

At SES AI, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. The base pay range for this role is between $130,000 and $180,000. SES AI considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and skills.

What We Offer

• Company paid Health and Dental insurance (ability to add dependents)
• Global travel insurance for employees traveling while on business
• Company sponsored retirement plan with 100% vesting and up to 5% match.
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Six Paid Holidays, and one floating holiday per a quarter equivalent to 4 per calendar year
• 10 accrued vacation days per calendar year that increases with tenure.
• Bonus Equity, based on position and eligibility requirements
  
  

Note: SES AI benefit, compensation, and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

About SES AI

SES AI Corp. (NYSE: SES) is powering the future of global electric transportation on land and in the air with the world’s most advanced Li-Metal batteries. SES AI is the first battery company in the world to accelerate its pace of innovation by utilizing superintelligent AI across the spectrum of its business, from research and development; materials sourcing; cell design; engineering and manufacturing; to battery health and safety monitoring. Founded in 2012, SES AI is an Li-Metal battery developer and manufacturer headquartered in Boston and with operations in Singapore, Shanghai, and Seoul.

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Position Scope

SES has an immediate opening for a Principal Scientist, synthetic chemistry. The right person will be passionate about mobile energy storage and have the knowledge and skills to extract insights and explore opportunities for improvements from our large cell testing data. The Principal Scientist, synthetic chemistry will report to the Director of Electrolyte and will assist in Synthetic Chemistry experiments.

This position will be based in Woburn, MA, and cannot be done remotely.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate advanced intellectual and technical leadership.
• Familiar with advanced lithium metal battery electrolyte synthesis.
• Design synthetic route of novel organic and inorganic chemical materials for lithium metal battery independently.
• Seek to employ state-of-the-art synthetic, purification, and characterization technologies.
• Perform a variety of wet lab experiments and purification.
• Develop specific characterization plans for synthetic compounds via various instruments, such as NMR, GC, and LC-MS.
• Optimize synthesis for scale-up and develop SOPs for novel synthetic materials.
• Adhere to all safety and Good Laboratory Practice regulations as well as company policies.
• Collaborate and communicate with other teams in research and development.
• Author patent and publication.
  
  

Requirements

• Ph.D. in Chemistry with 5 years post-graduate academic or industry experience related to electrolyte synthesis.
• Strong background of advanced synthetic chemistry in hetero elements, instrumentation including NMR, GC, and LC-MS, and quality control.
• Strong learning ability, creative thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate complicated concepts, ideas, and solutions to team members and leadership.