Battery Cell Materials Scientist

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The Electrification Powertrain Engineering (EPE) organization is responsible for delivering the best fuel economy and refined Hybrid, Plug-in Hybrid and Battery Electric vehicles in every segment in which we compete; Consistently delivering the best customer vehicle value, profitably and Delivering these objectives with performance and smoothness of operation that exceeds our customer's expectations.

Take advantage of this opportunity to work in one of the most dynamic and growing organizations in Ford and to further Ford Plus initiative.

What you'll do...

The Battery Cell Materials and Metals Engineer is responsible for the following:

Materials selection and evaluation, on anode and cathode active materials.

Cell design, engineering and assembly.

Large format lithium ion cell design development and qualification.

Electrode fabrication or materials synthesis.

Manufacturing of battery cells, arrays, and packs.

Advanced battery cell and pack testing, with detailed analyses.

Battery cell chemical analyses.

Battery and cell usage analysis and related specification development.

Battery test lab operations, planning, and test methods development.

Next generation battery design, and new concept development.

Cell electrochemical methods and modeling.

Cell performance, life, and degradation studies.

Key Life Test development and evaluation.

Automotive cell reliability analysis, including design and process failure mode and effects analysis.

Detailed battery cell cost analysis and modeling.

Mild, full, plug-in hybrid, and battery electric vehicle applications.

You'll have...

Masters degree in Chemistry, Polymer Sci & Eng, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, or related fields.

10+ years of Industry experience on diverse battery and fuel cell applications.

5+ years of automotive industry experience.

Record of documentation: 20+ patents or publications.

Even better, you may have...

PhD in Science, Engineering, or related fields with a specialty in electrochemical energy storage or conversion system.

10+ years hands-on experience desired. Chemical laboratory skills a plus.

Excellent teamwork and communication skills. Leadership experience.

Self-motivated with the ability to manage multiple tasks.

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!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builderor all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage

Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more

Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more

Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases

Tuition assistance

Established and active employee resource groups

Paid time off for individual and team community service

A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Years Day

Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

This position is a salary grade 8.

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Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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