Senior Analytical Chemist

2d2 days ago

Form Energy, Inc

Somerville, US · Full-time · $111,826 – $139,777

About this role

Form Energy is revolutionizing energy storage with cost-effective, multi-day technology designed to keep the electric grid secure and reliable. The Senior Analytical Chemist role sits on the Reliability Analytics team and focuses on building and maintaining internal characterization services.

You will assess and refine analytical methods that characterize the elemental and structural composition of battery components. The position also includes specifying automated analysis equipment and collaborating with the Software Engineering team on analysis automation.

You will champion operational excellence across the analytical lab and workflows while maintaining robust communication with stakeholders. This ensures high sample throughput and quality that supports data-based decisions throughout the organization.

Working at Form Energy offers the chance to join a rapidly scaling team delivering iron-air batteries under contracts with leading utilities. Relocation assistance is available for this role in Somerville.

Requirements

3+ years of deep hands-on expertise in wet chemistry (e.g. ICP, titration) and thermal/spectroscopic analysis (e.g. FTIR/Raman, TGA, DSC) applied to material characterization.
Proven experience managing a lab environment, overseeing sample queues, and leading technicians in a high-throughput support function.
B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Chemistry or a related field.

Responsibilities

Develop and document analytical methods to quantify chemical and structural characteristics of component materials.
Act as subject matter expert for a broad range of analytical tools and ASTM/ISO methods.
Champion operational excellence, ensuring high sample throughput and quality to enable informed data-based decisions.
Maintain robust communication with stakeholders, negotiating analysis requests to stay in line with team capabilities.
Leverage cloud-based sample management and custom software tools to track sample lifecycles and automate data pipelines.
Expand lab capabilities by specifying, procuring, commissioning, and maintaining new analytical instruments.