Dry Electrode Research and Development Engineer

at  AESC US LLC

AESC IS A GLOBAL LEADER IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND MANUFACTURING OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE BATTERIES FOR ZERO-EMISSION ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS. FOUNDED IN JAPAN IN 2007 AND HEADQUARTERED IN YOKOHAMA, AESC HAS BEEN BUILDING MANUFACTURING CAPABILITIES AROUND THE WORLD IN THE U.S., U.K., EUROPE, JAPAN, AND CHINA TO SERVE KEY MARKETS AND LEADING CUSTOMERS LOCALLY FOR OVER 14 YEARS. TODAY, AESC HAS BECOME THE PARTNER OF CHOICE FOR THE WORLD’S LEADING OEMS AND ENERGY STORAGE PROVIDERS IN NORTH AMERICA, EUROPE, AND ASIA. ITS ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY POWERS OVER ONE MILLION ELECTRIC VEHICLES AND PROVIDES MORE THAN 15GWH OF INSTALLED CAPACITY FOR BATTERY ENERGY SYSTEMS IN OVER 60 COUNTRIES.

AESC is expanding its footprint in the United States with gigafactories in Kentucky, South Carolina, and Tennessee to meet the growing demand for EV and BESS batteries and strengthen its presence in the North American market. AESC’s Tennessee gigafactory in Smyrna, which has been operational since 2012, produces batteries for Nissan. The Kentucky gigafactory in Bowling Green will supply Mercedes-Benz with high-performance battery cell modules. The South Carolina gigafactory in Florence will supply technology-leading battery cells for new electric models produced in BMW Group’s Spartanburg plant. AESC is committed to our local communities where it is making its investments, creating jobs, and supporting local charities.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable otherwise qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

• Ability to sit for extended periods of time.
• Ability to read, write, speak, hear; stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach and lift with hands and arms frequently throughout the day.
• Required to occasionally lift, push, pull and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally required to lift, push, pull and/or move up to 35 pounds.

ABOUT THE ROLE

AESC, a leading battery technology company, is seeking a dry electrode development engineer to be based in a US office. In this role, you need to develop dry electrode techniques based on the resources in US or EU, to support the development of dry electrode project pilot line and industrialization in China. Including but not limited to material, characterizations, processing, and equipment relating to dry electrode technology.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Serve as an expert for dry electrode projects, providing technical support and guidance to internal project teams.
• Collaborate with cross-functional global team to develop and implement dry electrode program.
• Develop, plan, and execute technical application experiments or other activities to solve key technical problems from dry electrode teams.
• Participate in technical conferences, seminars, and workshops to present or take back new solutions of dry electrode technology.
• Organize technical meetings between suppliers and Asia teams for introduction solutions or sharing newest results.
• Travel to China ~20% of time.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable otherwise qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

• Ability to sit for extended periods of time.
• Ability to read, write, speak, hear; stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach and lift with hands and arms frequently throughout the day.
• Required to occasionally lift, push, pull and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally required to lift, push, pull and/or move up to 35 pounds