Our client, an electric vehicle manufacturer, is actively looking for a Cell Test Technician to join their team in Hayward, CA! This role is onsite so local candidates are required.
***This is an initial 6 month contract with the opportunity to extend or convert based on performance and business needs***
In this role, you'll support the company's cell technology development by assisting with material/cell characterization, equipment maintenance, and battery prototyping! You'll collaborate with engineers to ensure efficient battery characterization, maintain lab equipment, and support battery prototyping.
What You Will Be Doing
- Assist engineers with conducting material/cell analysis and reporting findings.
- Lead routine lab characterization of battery materials and maintain detailed records of collected data.
- Support and perform battery teardowns, adhering to safety protocols.
- Manage and maintain characterization equipment, ensuring readiness for analysis and troubleshooting basic issues.
- Monitor lab operations to ensure smooth functionality and collaborate with engineers to resolve equipment performance challenges.
- Assist in updating and maintaining standard operating procedures (SOPs) for battery characterization and testing to improve workflow efficiency.
- Collaborate with engineers to support electrode mixing/preparation/cell prototyping.
- Foster collaboration within the cross-functional team and contribute to the company's core values.
- Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree with some experience as a technician, preferably in material or battery characterization, or use of routine lab equipment.
- Basic understanding of general laboratory equipment such as microscopes, SEM, FTIR, TGA,XRD, etc. Use or understanding of a CT machine is a plus but not required.
- Hands-on experience performing routine tasks in a battery laboratory, with an understanding of standard safety protocols and equipment maintenance.
- Strong organizational skills to assist with day-to-day tasks related to assembly, testing, and lab maintenance, ensuring consistency in workflow and communication of progress.
- Maintain excellent record keeping of observations detected, ability to prioritize daily work with little assistance, and make data driven decisions
- Good written and verbal communication skills to help with routine reporting and collaboration with cross-functional teams on basic lab and assembly tasks.