Engineer

Mitra Chem; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, vision & dental insurance

401k matching

Flexible time off

Free daily lunch and snacks

Tax-free spending accounts

Life and disability insurances

Job summary

Mitra Chem is seeking an Engineer to support materials synthesis, characterization, and battery testing as we scale from lab to manufacturing. You will work with senior process engineers and cross-functional teams to run experiments, analyze results, and support production trials.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in a technical field, hands-on lab or pilot-scale experience, and strong data documentation skills. Travel internationally up to 10% is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field (Chemical Eng, Materials Science, Chemistry).
• Hands-on experience in lab, pilot-scale, or manufacturing environments.
• Experience with analytical characterization techniques and data handling.
• Ability to document procedures and results clearly.
• Willingness to travel internationally up to 10%.
• Strong organizational skills in a fast-paced setting.

Responsibilities

• Synthesize materials using mills, spray dryers, and furnaces; assist maintenance.
• Characterize materials with XRD, SEM, and surface area analysis.
• Fabricate electrodes and assemble batteries to evaluate performance.
• Maintain experimental records in LIMS and perform data analysis.
• Contribute to technical documentation, SOPs and safety protocols.
• Collaborate with engineers and operators to support production trials at sites.

Skills

Analytical skills

Data analysis

Documentation

Experimentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Chemistry

Tools

XRD

SEM

LIMS

Job description

Mitra Chem is rewriting how the world makes battery materials. We're an AI-native company building the iron-based cathodes — starting with LFP — that will power the next generation of lithium-ion batteries, and we're doing it on a timeline no one else can match. By fusing high-throughput experimentation with proprietary machine learning, we take materials from lab to giga scale more than 90% faster than the industry standard. With additional support from the U.S. Department of Energy and the State of Michigan, and we're led by some of the foremost minds in electrochemistry and AI.

Climate change and U.S. energy security are at an inflection point. Join us to be part of the battery revolution!

We are seeking a motivated Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will support materials synthesis, characterization, and battery testing while contributing to the scale-up of materials from laboratory development to manufacturing. You will work closely with senior process engineers and cross-functional teams to execute experiments, analyze results, and support production trials at manufacturing sites.

Key Responsibilities

• Synthesize materials using equipment such as bead mills, spray dryers, and furnaces, including supporting routine equipment maintenance and troubleshooting
• Characterize material properties using techniques such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and surface area analysis
• Fabricate electrodes and assemble batteries to evaluate material performance
• Maintain clear and organized experimental records in the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) and perform preliminary data analysis
• Support the development of technical documentation, standard operating procedures, and safety protocols to enable consistent and repeatable engineering workflows
• Collaborate with engineers, operators, and other cross-functional partners to support production trials and troubleshoot process issues at manufacturing sites

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Chemistry, or a related technical field
• Experience working in laboratory, pilot-scale, or manufacturing environments
• Hands-on experience with analytical characterization techniques
• Ability to document experimental procedures, observations, and results clearly and concisely
• Proficiency in analyzing, processing, and plotting experimental data
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Ability and willingness to travel internationally up to 10% to support manufacturing trials

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of battery cathode material synthesis and processing, including wet milling, spray drying, and calcination
• 6 months to 2 years of experience in a fast-paced pilot-scale or manufacturing environment
• Experience collaborating with plant QA/QC teams to support product quality and manufacturing consistency
• Familiarity with plant process engineering principles and statistical process control (SPC)
• Experience supporting process scale-up or technology transfer from laboratory to pilot or production environments
• Competitive compensation package including company equity
• Comprehensive benefits including health, vision and dental insurance, Tax-free spending accounts, along with life and disability insurances
• 401k matching and savings programs
• Flexible time off with company holidays
• Free daily lunch and snacks

Mitra Chem is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit. Company policy prohibits discrimination based on race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or religious creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information or characteristics (or those of a family member) or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state or local laws. We take steps to provide our employees, applicants, and others with whom we do business with an environment that is free of any form of discrimination and harassment (including harassment based on any of these characteristics). Mitra Future Technologies, Inc. is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at careers(at)mitrachem.co m.