Data-Driven Battery Materials QA/QC Technician

GDI; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 32,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k matching

Stock options

Job summary

GDI is hiring a Battery Materials QA/QC Technician to support incoming materials inspection, data analysis, and process improvement in a battery R&D lab. You will inspect anode materials, analyze quality data, and communicate results to battery engineers and scientists.

The role combines hands-on laboratory work with data analysis, root-cause investigations, and process optimization, ideal for an early-career scientist or technician eager to grow in battery materials and quality engineering.

Qualifications

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in a technical field related to materials science or engineering.
• 0–5 years of laboratory testing, quality control, or materials characterization experience.
• Strong attention to detail with ability to identify differences in data.
• Comfortable with computer-based inspection and analysis systems.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills and ability to document data.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel or similar data-analysis tools.
• Ability to follow procedures while recognizing when results fall outside expected conditions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and collaboration with engineers.

Responsibilities

• Incoming material inspection and quality control according to procedures and specs.
• Operate scanning and imaging equipment to inspect electrode materials for defects.
• Process inspection data and assign numerical quality grades.
• Identify defects, variations, and indicators of potential quality issues.
• Maintain traceability of material lots, samples, and results.
• Analyze data to identify trends and explain quality variations to engineers.
• Support root-cause investigations and corrective actions.
• Contribute to process improvements and yield enhancement.

Skills

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Excel

Data analysis

Written & verbal comms

Team collaboration

Following procedures

Education

Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Battery Technology, or related field

Tools

LIMS

Statistical analysis tools

Job description

GDI is hiring a Battery Materials QA/QC Technician to support incoming materials inspection, data analysis, and process improvement in a battery R&D lab. You will inspect anode materials, analyze quality data, and communicate results to battery engineers and scientists.

The role combines hands-on laboratory work with data analysis, root-cause investigations, and process optimization, ideal for an early-career scientist or technician eager to grow in battery materials and quality engineering.