# Senior Scientist, Material Characterization - Company: [Sesai]() - Location: Shanghai, China - Team: 3\. Hermes: Material Development - Posted: January 16, 2023 ## Job description **Senior Scientist, Material Characterization** **Responsibilities** * Lead materials characterization and validation activities. * Procure analytical equipment as and when needed. * Analysis of chemical, physical, and thermal properties of all battery materials and understand their interactions with each other. * Performs critical interpretation of analytical data; analyzes information to drive mechanistic understanding. * Develop a fundamental mechanistic understanding of Li-metal anode cell performance failure modes **Qualifications** * Doctorate in chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, or related fields with 5+ years of industrial/academic experience. * Expertise and experience in operating and maintaining analytical instruments including but not limited to GC, FTIR, UV-Vis, DSC, TGA, SEM, XPS, Raman, and NMR. * Experience working with moisture sensitive materials in a glovebox or dry room. * Experience in electrochemistry, specifically on lithium-ion batteries. * Ability to analyze data and draw deeper conclusions from analytical data. * Ability to communicate new concepts and draw insight from discussions with coworkers. * Demonstrable track record of learning new technologies quickly and using your skillset to have a tangible impact in a short time frame. * A technical leader with the ability to positively influence peers and bring the team together. * Understanding terminologies in Materials Science field. Ability to read documents and have conversation in English. ## Apply [Apply on Sesai]() Canonical job page: