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Chemical Technician

Natron Energy

Natron Energy

Other Engineering
Santa Clara, CA, USA
Posted on Tuesday, April 11, 2023
The Materials Development team is looking to hire a strong chemical technician/chemical engineer to help with the scale-up of Natron's battery materials. This position will provide a great learning opportunity within a small team on a short-term basis (3 to 6 months).

Responsibilities:

  • Handles highly sensitive powder material in a glovebox environment
  • Prepares slurry of powder material in glass mixing vessel
  • Performs and documents viscosity, stability, and other material characteristic tests
  • Records and maintains material inventory and test-related data into appropriate database sheets
  • Maintains glovebox cleanliness and organization
  • Operates heat sealers, glovebox antechambers, rheometer, and overhead mixer
  • Follows safety and process procedures
  • Skills/Qualifications: Organization, Scheduling, Analyzing Information, Deadline-Oriented, Process Improvement, Safety, Inventory Control, Lifting, Data Entry

Pay/Compensation Transparency:

  • Disclaimer: The actual salary of a successful applicant may vary from posted ranges based on the candidate’s experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, internal equity and alignment with market data, and other legitimate business reasons, including, but not limited to, compliance with applicable immigration law prevailing wages.
  • In addition, Natron Energy has a strong benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k Plan, Life Insurance, and Flexible Time Off and Personal Time Off for Exempt and Non-Exempt employees respectively.
  • The salary range for this position is a minimum of $24 per hour and a maximum of $40 per hour.
About Us:
Natron Energy (natron.energy) is the future of energy storage. Natron Energy’s battery products solve operations performance and reliability problems for the world’s biggest electricity customers. Natron Energy’s initial products target markets exceeding $25B including data centers, oil & gas, EV fast charging, and commercial aviation. Natron Energy has additional products in development for >$50B markets including commercial and residential grid storage. Its products are based on sodium-ion cells containing Prussian blue electrodes that deliver unique power, cycle life, and safety: full discharge and recharge in just minutes and up to 50,000 deep discharge cycles from a nonflammable, fault-tolerant system. Natron Energy’s current production is sold out for the next 12 months. The company has signed over $225M/year in master sales agreements and LOIs, and scale-up to mass production is now underway. Natron Energy has raised over $155M in venture capital investment to date, as well as $35M in non-dilutive funding to support its supply chain scale up.
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