Senior Battery Materials Scientist — Electrochemistry Lead

Cabot Corporation; United States; On-site; USD 128,000 - 186,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401K savings plans

Vision and dental

Annual bonus

Job summary

Cabot Corporation is seeking a Senior Scientist to lead battery materials research and electrochemical evaluation at the Billerica, MA Technology Center. The role emphasizes independent program leadership, collaboration with North American customers, and translation of lab results into scalable material specifications.

Korean proficiency is strongly preferred to support Korea-based collaborations. The successful candidate will guide junior scientists, design robust experiments, and ensure data

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in electrochemistry or related field with 2+ years industrial/research experience or Master’s with 6+ years experience or Bachelor’s with 10+ years experience.
• Demonstrated battery materials R&D and hands-on electrochemical testing experience required.
• Industrial product development experience is strongly preferred.
• Experience with battery manufacturers, automotive OEMs, energy-storage companies, or technical partners desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead independent research programs on battery materials and electrochemistry to enable new products and growth.
• Define project objectives, strategies, hypotheses, and experimental plans with R&D leadership.
• Develop and validate electrochemical test methods (coin cells, cycling, rate capability, fast-charge) and interpret results with multi-disciplinary data.
• Translate laboratory learnings into scalable material specifications and product value propositions.
• Provide technical guidance and training to team members and partners; document results clearly.

Skills

Electrochemistry

Materials science

Battery materials R&D

Statistical analysis/ DOE

Education

Ph.D. in electrochemistry, materials science, chemistry, chemical engineering or related (2+ years industrial)

Master’s degree in a related discipline (6+ years)

Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline (10+ years)

Tools

Battery cycler software

EIS/CV/GITT analysis

Job description

Cabot Corporation is seeking a Senior Scientist to lead battery materials research and electrochemical evaluation at the Billerica, MA Technology Center. The role emphasizes independent program leadership, collaboration with North American customers, and translation of lab results into scalable material specifications.

Korean proficiency is strongly preferred to support Korea-based collaborations. The successful candidate will guide junior scientists, design robust experiments, and ensure data