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Salary: USD 145,000 - 170,000 / annual
Anthro Energy is developing next-generation polymer electrolyte platforms to enable safer, higher-energy-density lithium-ion batteries and novel battery form-factors. You will lead hands-on experimental efforts to synthesize and develop new polymer chemistries, formulations, and polymerization processes, demonstrating performance advances through proof-of-concept experiments and prototypes.
In this role, you will work at the intersection of fundamental polymer science and applied battery development. You'll partner closely with Cell Engineering, Manufacturing, and Electrolyte teams to advance scientific understanding of polymer electrolyte design, develop next-generation product concepts, and translate innovations into manufacturable commercial applications.
Key responsibilities include:
- Develop new polymer synthesis processes in-house to address novel electrolyte value propositions around battery safety and manufacturability, designing experiments to demonstrate new performance concepts
- Translate high-level project goals into strategic experimental plans and execute through high-quality experiments
- Communicate planning and results to internal and external stakeholders to support process development, IP development, grant proposals, and customer-facing technical narratives
- Interface with vendors, contract manufacturers, and collaborators to leverage external resources and capabilities for material procurement and process scale-up
- Work safely in lab, independently developing new chemical processes and protocols and documenting work through SOPs
- Contribute to procurement of new bench-scale lab equipment to advance synthesis, formulation, and materials processing capabilities
- Collaborate with cell development, electrolyte, manufacturing, and technician teams to coordinate work and translate processes from R&D to production
Requirements:
- Ph.D. in Polymer Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or Materials Science with 3+ years of industry R&D experience, OR M.S. with 5+ years of relevant industry experience
- Deep expertise in polymer synthesis and characterization, and polymer structure-property relationships in electrolytes, adhesives, elastomers, or related fields
- Experience with electrolyte chemistry, batteries, or electrochemical systems (preferred)
- Familiarity with polymer processing and formulation techniques such as coating, slurry processing, and mixing processes (optional)
- Proficiency with polymer characterization techniques including GPC/SEC, rheology, DSC/TGA, NMR, and FTIR
- Familiarity with electrochemical methods (EIS, CV, battery cycling) preferred
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced startup environment with hands-on experimental responsibilities alongside strategic thinking
