Staff Engineer, Battery Carbon Materials: Shape Next‑Gen Energy

Lyten, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 141,000 - 212,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus & equity

Healthcare

Dental

Vision

Corporate discounts

Paid holidays

PTO & sick time

401K

Relocation

Job summary

Lyten, Inc. is seeking a Staff Engineer, Battery Carbon Materials to develop next‑generation carbon materials for energy storage by linking carbon structure to electrochemical performance.

You will lead mechanistic studies on lithium wetting, intercalation, and transport in graphene‑based materials, graphite, and hard carbons, and guide material design for improved stability. Your responsibilities include designing experiments, evaluating materials through coin/ pouch cells, and collaborating

Qualifications

• Doctorate in battery topic with 3+ years of relevant experience, or Master's with 5+ years, or Bachelor's with 7+ years.
• Strong knowledge of carbon materials and their electrochemistry in battery systems including interfacial phenomena, electrolyte behavior, transport processes, and degradation mechanisms.
• Strong understanding of lithium wetting and lithium intercalation and related transport and interfacial phenomena in graphene‑based materials, graphite, and hard carbons.
• Strong understanding of the synthesis, processing, and modification of battery‑relevant carbon materials, including graphene‑based materials, graphite, and hard carbons.
• Demonstrated ability to connect carbon material properties and processing variables with electrochemical performance.
• Experience designing and interpreting battery or electrochemical tests, including cycling, rate capability, efficiency, self‑discharge or stability measurements, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and cell‑level diagnostics.
• Experience with relevant materials‑characterization techniques such as SEM, TEM, Raman spectroscopy, XRD, BET and porosimetry, particle‑size analysis, surface chemistry analysis, and thermal analysis.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategies for the design, optimization, and evaluation of advanced carbon materials for energy‑storage applications.
• Develop mechanistic understanding of lithium wetting, lithium intercalation, and related transport and interfacial behavior in carbon materials, including graphene‑based materials, graphite, and hard carbons.
• Establish mechanistic understanding of how carbon structure, morphology, pore architecture, surface chemistry, defects, crystallinity, particle‑size distribution, and processing affect electrochemical behavior.
• Investigate carbon‑electrolyte interactions across electrode environments, including swelling, wetting, ion transport, interfacial reactions, stability, and cycle life.
• Translate structure‑property‑performance relationships into clear material specifications and actionable targets for synthesis and process development.
• Formulate hypotheses and design efficient experiments that distinguish competing mechanisms, maximize learning, and support rapid technical decisions.
• Lead electrochemical evaluation of candidate materials using appropriate electrode‑level, coin‑cell, and pouch‑cell methods, and interpret results in the context of material properties and cell design.
• Partner closely with process, characterization, and manufacturing teams to iterate rapidly on material and process solutions.
• Proactively identify promising scientific directions, new analytical approaches, and emerging technologies that can improve material or cell performance.
• Communicate technical findings clearly to both technical and leadership audiences through concise reports, presentations, and recommendations.
• Mentor scientists, engineers, and technicians and contribute to a culture of scientific rigor, urgency, collaboration, and continuous learning.

Skills

Carbon materials expertise

Electrochemistry knowledge

Lithium wetting & intercalation

Battery testing methods

Materials characterization

Education

Doctorate in battery topic

Master's in materials/electrochemistry

Bachelor's in chemistry/materials science/engineering

Tools

SEM

TEM

Raman spectroscopy

XRD

BET and porosimetry

Particle-size analysis

Job description

Lyten, Inc. is seeking a Staff Engineer, Battery Carbon Materials to develop next‑generation carbon materials for energy storage by linking carbon structure to electrochemical performance.

You will lead mechanistic studies on lithium wetting, intercalation, and transport in graphene‑based materials, graphite, and hard carbons, and guide material design for improved stability. Your responsibilities include designing experiments, evaluating materials through coin/ pouch cells, and collaborating