Senior Ceramic Processing Engineer - Scale-Up and R&D Lead

Ionstoragesystems; Beltsville (MD); On-site; USD 118,800 - 145,200; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Stock options

Company holidays

Floating holidays

PTO 17 days to start

Job summary

ION Storage Systems seeks a Materials Engineer III to join our Ceramics R&D team and develop scale‑up ready ceramic electrolyte manufacturing processes for next‑generation solid‑state lithium batteries. This is a project leadership role to drive development programs with structured experimentation and data, moving from early‑stage development to scalable, reproducible manufacturing.

The successful candidate will own the development of advanced ceramic processing operations (green body formation,

Qualifications

• M.S. or Ph.D. + 5 years OR B.S. + 8 years of experience in Materials Science & Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Ceramic Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience in an industrial or laboratory R&D environment, with a track record of taking development work through to a defined milestone or scale-up point.
• Familiarity with ceramic or materials processing operations such as tape casting, powder synthesis, milling, sintering, or related thermal processes.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively across technical and non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead development projects for ceramic electrolyte manufacturing processes.
• Design and execute structured projects to identify, track, and tune critical process parameters and establish their impact on process outcomes.
• Identify opportunities for innovation and optimization to improve yield, throughput, and scalability.
• Review and down-select development pathways with management, then lead implementation and validation.
• Implement material analytical techniques, characterization methods, and process monitoring tools to deepen understanding.
• Mentor junior engineers and scientists, contributing to team capability development.
• Partner with Operations and Quality teams to troubleshoot issues and implement corrective actions.
• Evaluate opportunities to improve process capability, throughput, yield, cost, and safety.

Skills

Materials science

Ceramic engineering

Process development

Leadership

Communication

Education

M.S. or Ph.D. in Materials Science/Ceramic Engineering

B.S. in Materials Science or related field

Tools

Minitab

JMP

Job description

ION Storage Systems seeks a Materials Engineer III to join our Ceramics R&D team and develop scale‑up ready ceramic electrolyte manufacturing processes for next‑generation solid‑state lithium batteries. This is a project leadership role to drive development programs with structured experimentation and data, moving from early‑stage development to scalable, reproducible manufacturing.

The successful candidate will own the development of advanced ceramic processing operations (green body formation,