Battery Technician (Part-Time)

Versa Materials Technology; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Versa Materials Technology is building a U.S. supply of cathode active material for lithium-ion batteries. We are hiring a part-time Battery Technician to run electrode and coin-cell testing for our materials development program.

This bench role emphasizes execution, with our scientific team handling materials design and troubleshooting. Prior lab experience in electrode processes or glovebox work is valuable for success.

Qualifications

• Hands-on electrode coating and coin-cell assembly experience in lab or industry.
• Comfort working in an argon glovebox with air-sensitive materials.
• Familiar with battery cyclers and data logging in experiments.

Responsibilities

• Prepare cathode electrode foils: slurry mixing, coating, drying, calendering and punching.
• Assemble coin cells in an argon glovebox to specification.
• Operate battery cyclers, load cells, run protocols, log data and keep records.
• Maintain glovebox, consumables and cell-build inventory.
• Follow lab safety procedures and SDS requirements.

Skills

Glovebox handling

Coin-cell assembly

Electrode coating

Battery cyclers

Data logging

Education

B.S. in chemistry, materials science, chemical engineering or related field

Tools

Neware

Arbin

Maccor

Job description

Versa Materials Technology is building a U.S. supply of cathode active material for lithium-ion batteries, serving defense, automotive and grid storage. Our spray-pyrolysis process replaces the conventional co-precipitation flowsheet with a shorter, wastewater-free route. We are hiring a part-time Battery Technician to run electrode and coin-cell testing for our materials development program.

Responsibilities

• Prepare cathode electrode foils: slurry mixing, coating, drying, calendering and punching
• Assemble coin cells in an argon glovebox to specification
• Operate battery cyclers: load cells, run test protocols, log data and keep cell records organized
• Keep the glovebox, consumables and cell-build inventory stocked and in order
• Follow lab safety procedures and handle materials per SDS

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with electrode coating and coin-cell assembly (academic or industry lab experience counts)
• Comfortable working in a glovebox with air-sensitive materials
• Familiarity with battery cyclers (Neware, Arbin, Maccor or similar)
• Meticulous and consistent: cell-to-cell reproducibility is the job
• B.S. in chemistry, materials science, chemical engineering or a related field preferred, but not required with demonstrated lab experience

Nice to have

• Slurry formulation experience
• Basic data handling in Excel or Python

This is a bench role focused on execution. Materials design and experimental troubleshooting stay with our scientific team.