CTO

at  LeydenJar Technologies

ABOUT LEYDENJAR

LeydenJar Technologies aims to become world’s innovation leader in advanced battery anodes to energize batteries for progress. High energy density of battery cells is an urgent and unmet need for a wide range of industries from consumer electronics to electric vehicles. By addressing the bottleneck of the battery anode, LeydenJar can improve this by 70% in an industry that can only improve 3% per year. Our pure silicon anode is regarded as the holy grail to achieve in the battery industry. Progress is not only about enabling new products, it also means a more sustainable supply chain, resilience and access to battery technology in geopolitical context and enabling electrification.
Our business model is to provide pure silicon anode rolls that fit directly in the battery plants of cell partners, allowing our clients to make step change in their product performance, or to allow new product categories such as e-flight. Our immediate focus in on the consumer electronics industry, with first automotive application development starting in shortly. To produce pure silicon anodes, we have crossed over from semicon thin film technology (plasma deposition) to anode production. This has given us a unique product quality that can last long without the problems associated with silicon as a battery material. To produce this material at scale we have pioneered roll to roll production tools that we will deploy in PlantOne in Eindhoven, expected to open in 2026. We will produce rolls and validate the production tools, allowing us to ramp up to large commercial production in PlantTwo (location to be determined). Ramping up to become a leading player in the battery market is an enormous opportunity, but also daunting development that requires a team of energy dense professional leaders.
We are currently recruiting a Chief Technology Officer /CTO that will help us navigate the uncertainties as a fast growing deeptech scale-up while becoming predictable to our shareholders and other stakeholders.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Advanced degree (Ph.D. or Master’s) in a relevant scientific or engineering field (credible with investors)
• Demonstrable capability to understand highly technical areas including electrochemistry, materials, thin films, plasma coating
• Demonstrable evidence of success in leading the industrialisation of techology-based physical products (ie not just software)
• Experience in leading complex high-tech system development and outsourced manufacturing
• Proven track record of leading successful R&D projects and product development initiatives
• Understanding and experience of IP portfolio management in a complex product-based environment
• Minimum of 10 years of leadership experience in high tech industries such as PV, semicon, batteries, thin film.
• Strong understanding of semiconductor physics, thin film deposition processes, and photovoltaic cell fabrication

THE ROLE:

The CTO at our Pure Silicon anode battery technology company transforms our proprietary plasma deposition- and battery technology into anode rolls and related production platforms that allow our customers to create the next wave of innovation in consumer electronic devices and in electric mobility. In this role you will make real impact by focusing on anode materials, on development of scalable production processes and enabling equipment, on new applications and on integration of our technology in the supply chain by world class battery partners, supported by raw material suppliers and equipment partners.
The Chief Technology Officer is responsible for research, materials development, (roll-to-roll) plasma deposition equipment design & engineering, process improvement, application development, production ramp-up and industrialization. The CTO drives a leading technology & IP strategy development process and owns both the technology and product roadmaps. The CTO brings a creative and innovative mindset while implementing a rigorous process to bring new anode materials to mature customer applications and cost-effective robust industrial volume production. In a collegiate Executive Leadership team the CTO acts as a team player while jointly executing the 5-year business plan and delivering predictably agreed results.