Ford Motor Company

Research Engineer

Ford Motor Company • $85K — $165K *
Dearborn, MI 48126In-Person
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Qualifications

  • Master's degree in materials science, engineering, physics, or related fields
  • 3 years of experience with optical systems for physical battery measurements
  • Laboratory skills in synthesizing, processing, and testing battery materials
  • Understanding of chemical processes in batteries from formation to end of life
  • PhD in relevant fields (preferred)
  • 5 years of experience with optical systems (preferred)
  • Experience with material analysis, including post-mortem analysis (preferred)

Responsibilities

  • Measure physical battery phenomena using optical techniques like Raman and FTIR
  • Apply laser theory and modeling to optimize measurements and build new systems
  • Gain in-situ insights into battery formation, cycling, and degradation
  • Operate and maintain a femtosecond laser for electrode ablation
  • Utilize various in-house equipment for material characterization
  • Collaborate with team to apply insights to next-gen battery materials
  • Participate in joint projects with universities and national labs

Benefits

  • Collaboration with leading institutions in battery research
  • Opportunity to innovate with cutting-edge optical techniques and laser systems
  • Engagement in a highly interdisciplinary team environment
  • Access to advanced tools for material characterization
  • Potential for impactful contributions to sustainable battery technology
Full Job Description
Job Description

Contribute to a team highly engaged in all aspects of battery materials research from material synthesis, characterization, fabrication of coin and pouch cells, testing for electrochemical performance, and post-mortem analysis. Contribute by using optical, spectroscopic, and electrochemical methods to interrogate materials and cells to understand underlying physical and chemical processes. Develop and apply in-operando and in-situ spectroelectrochemical characterization tools. Use laser ablation to structure electrodes for improved performance, durability, and lower cost. Work with universities to measure physical phenomena such as battery gas and interfacial layers.

Responsibilities

  • Measure physical battery phenomena using optical techniques such as Raman, FTIR, laser absorption spectroscopy, sum frequency generation, and similar
  • Apply laser theory and mathematical modeling of laser/material interactions to optimize the physical measurements and build new laser systems as needed
  • Work with optical cells to gain in-situ insight into formation and, cycling and degradation processes
  • Use and maintain a femtosecond laser to ablate electrodes
  • Use and maintain a variety of in-house equipment including Raman, FTIRs (ATR, DRIFTS), laser absorption spectroscopy, mass spectrometry (including DEMS)
  • Collaborate with other team members to implement the insights and learnings in next generation battery materials and systems
  • Participate in joint projects with universities and national labs that leverage optical, spectroscopic, and electrochemical methods


Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:
  • Master's degree in materials science, engineering, physics, or related fields
  • 3 years of experience in using optical systems to measure physical battery phenomena
  • Laboratory experimental skills in synthesizing and/or processing battery materials, performing cell testing and advanced material characterization methods
  • Fundamental understanding of chemical processes and mechanisms within batteries from formation to end of life

Preferred Qualifications:
  • PhD in battery materials science, engineering, chemistry or related fields
  • 5 years of experience in using optical systems to measure physical battery phenomena
  • A wide range of material analysis experience is also desirable. This may include teardown and post-mortem analysis of battery materials from pouch, cylindrical, and/or prismatic formats
  • Experience assembling and operating LabVIEW or other programmatic data acquisition and hardware
  • Experience designing, assembling and operating tunable diode laser-based tools
  • Experience operating and maintaining quadrupole mass spectrometry for on-line electrochemical mass spectrometery
  • A track record of written and/or oral presentations of research findings to specialist or non-specialist audiences

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

This position is a salary grade 6 and ranges from $85,400-$143,200.,

This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $99,600-$156,600.,

This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $115,000-$165,900.

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Learn more about Ford Motor Company
Size
183,000 employees
Market Cap
$44.8 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
-$1.2 billion
Founded
1903
5 Year Trend
-2.1%
Revenue
$127.1 billion
NASDAQ
F
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