Battery Materials Technician: Scale-Up & Synthesis

StealthBatteryCorp.; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Early-stage equity

Medical Healthcare Insurance

Dental and Vision Insurance

HSA option

FSA option

Flexible time off

Job summary

StealthBatteryCorp. in Santa Clara, CA, is seeking a Chemical Technician to support the Materials R&D team, moving active materials from benchtop to pilot scales and optimizing synthesis processes.

You will prepare metal salt precursors, manage pre-treatment, operate reactors and furnaces, and help with filtration, drying, and powder processing, all while following SOPs and DoE instructions. Collaboration across cross-disciplinary teams is essential.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required; Associate degree or technical certification preferred.
• Experience with chemical synthesis, preferably for battery materials.
• Ability to follow SOPs and DoE instructions precisely.
• Comfort handling powders; PPE and safety procedures.
• Experience with gloveboxes and corrosive materials handling.

Responsibilities

• Support benchtop to pilot-scale synthesis trials (50–200 g to 1–5 kg).
• Prepare metal salt solutions as precursors for precipitation reactions.
• Pre-treat metal salt solutions to remove impurities.
• Operate precipitation reactors using process control software.
• Filtration, washing, and drying of reaction products.
• Powder processing and solid-state synthesis steps (ball milling, dry blending).
• Operate furnaces for calcination and controlled atmosphere processing.

Skills

Synthesis knowledge

DoE procedures

Glovebox work

PPE compliance

Detail-oriented

Communication skills

Education

High school diploma

Associate degree or technical certification

Tools

Process control software

HMI systems

Calcination furnaces

Job description

StealthBatteryCorp. in Santa Clara, CA, is seeking a Chemical Technician to support the Materials R&D team, moving active materials from benchtop to pilot scales and optimizing synthesis processes.

You will prepare metal salt precursors, manage pre-treatment, operate reactors and furnaces, and help with filtration, drying, and powder processing, all while following SOPs and DoE instructions. Collaboration across cross-disciplinary teams is essential.