Product Engineer Battery Additives

System One; Franklin Township (NJ); On-site; USD 38,572 - 49,593; Full time

Job summary

System One is looking for a Product Engineer specialized in Battery Electrode Materials in Somerset, NJ. You will design, develop, and support the manufacturing of battery materials while characterizing materials for quality and performance evaluation.

The ideal candidate will hold a BS/MS in Materials Science or related fields and possess hands-on experience with powders, slurries, and materials processing. This role offers flexible working hours and a contract-to-hire opportunity.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with powders, slurries, dispersions, coatings, films, formulations, or materials processing.
• Knowledge of wet chemistry, solid-state chemistry, or materials characterization techniques.
• Strong laboratory, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop battery electrode materials and formulations.
• Characterize materials to evaluate quality, morphology, and performance.
• Document experimental results and collaborate with teams.

Skills

Hands-on experience with powders

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Knowledge of materials characterization techniques

Education

BS/MS in Materials Science, Chemistry, or related field

Job description

Product Engineer (Battery Electrode Materials / Coatings)

Location: Somerset, NJ (Onsite)

Type: Contract-to-Hire

Hours: 8:00 AM–5:00 PM or 9:00 AM–6:00 PM (Flexible)

Pay: $28–$36/hr DOE

Overview

A specialty materials company focused on advanced battery materials and nanotechnology. The company develops and manufactures materials used in lithium-ion and next-generation battery technologies.

Ideal for candidates with

Academic research (batteries / chemistry oriented), internships, co-ops, or industry experience involving formulation development, powder processing, slurry preparation, coatings, materials characterization, and process scale-up.

What You'll Do

• Design, develop, and support manufacturing of battery electrode materials and formulations.
• Formulate and process active materials, conductive carbons, and binder systems.
• Prepare and optimize powders, dispersions/slurries, and coated films.
• Characterize materials to evaluate quality, morphology, and performance.
• Support development of both established and next-generation battery materials intended for commercialization.
• Document experimental results and collaborate with R&D, manufacturing, and customer-facing teams.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Materials Science, Chemistry, Electrochemistry, Polymer Science, Chemical Engineering, or a related field.
• Hands‑on experience with powders, slurries, dispersions, coatings, films, formulations, or materials processing.
• Knowledge of wet chemistry, solid‑state chemistry, or materials characterization techniques.
• Strong laboratory, analytical, and problem‑solving skills.

Preferred Experience

• Electrode processing, including slurry formulation, mixing, rheology, coating, drying, calendering, tape casting, or doctor blade techniques.
• Battery materials such as cathodes, anodes, conductive additives, electrolytes, or binder systems.
• Materials characterization techniques including particle size analysis, BET, SEM, XRD, DSC/TGA, or similar methods.
• Experience with scale‑up, process development, and manufacturing environments.

Relevant Industry Backgrounds that translate

Candidates from battery materials, specialty chemicals, paints & coatings, inks, adhesives & sealants, polymers, ceramics, catalysts, nanomaterials, composites, semiconductors, electronic materials, conductive inks, carbon materials, fuel cells, solar materials, cosmetics, food science, additive manufacturing, mining/mineral processing, powder metallurgy, or other powder-, slurry-, dispersion-, or coating-based manufacturing environments are encouraged to apply.