Product Engineer

Job Title : Product Engineer (Battery Electrode Materials / Coatings)
Location : Somerset, NJ (Onsite)
Type: Contract-to-hire
Hours: 8am–5pm or 9am–6pm (flex)
Pay : $28–$36/hr (depending upon experience)

Overview: A specialty materials company focused on advanced battery materials and nanotechnology - they design and manufacture materials used in lithium-ion and next-generation batteries.

Why this role is different
This is an engineering-forward, hands-on materials role (not a technician position). You’ll be working at the intersection of materials science + electrode processing + manufacturing scale-up, with growth potential.

What you’ll do

• Design, develop, and help manufacture battery electrodes, including formulation and processing of:
• Active material + conductive carbon + binder systems
• Prepare and optimize powders, dispersions/slurries, and coated films
• Characterize powders, films, and dispersions (quality, morphology, performance-related properties)
• Support development of both traditional battery materials and new active materials intended for commercialization
• Document experiments clearly and collaborate cross-functionally (R&D/manufacturing/customer-facing teams)

Must-haves

• BS/MS in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or Materials Science & Engineering
• Hands-on experience with powders + slurries/dispersion + coating/film formation (core requirement)
• Some exposure to battery electrodes (any chemistry is OK)
• Working knowledge of wet chemistry and/or solid-state chemistry
• Comfortable with standard lab equipment and hands-on experimental work

Nice-to-haves

• Electrode processing: slurry mixing, viscosity/rheology, wet coating, tape casting/doctor blade, drying, calendering
• Battery materials background (Li-ion / Na-ion / solid-state): cathode/anode powders, conductive carbons, solid electrolytes
• Powder/film characterization: particle size, BET surface area, SEM, XRD, DSC/TGA (or similar)

Key skills

Battery electrode processing

• Slurry formulation (aqueous and NMP-based), dispersion, deagglomeration
• Coating (tape casting / doctor blade / roll-to-roll concepts), drying, film uniformity
• Electrode composition optimization (active material / carbon / binder ratios)
• Powder and film characterization; particle morphology control

Battery materials

• Cathode materials (Li-ion / Na-ion): NMC/NCA/LFP/LMO/LNMO (and related oxides/phosphates)
• Anode materials: graphite (natural/synthetic), hard carbon, silicon–carbon, lithium titanate (LTO)
• Electrolyte / solid electrolyte materials: polymer/ceramic composite electrolytes; solid-state electrolyte concepts (neicorporation.com)
• Conductive additives / carbons: conductive carbon black, graphene/advanced carbons (as applicable), activated carbon (neicorporation.com)
• Binders (common electrode binder systems): PVDF, CMC, SBR (latex), PTFE (as applicable)
• Typical electrode solvents/process chemicals: NMP (non-aqueous processing), water-based binder processing
  

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System One, and its subsidiaries including Joulé, ALTA IT Services, TeamPeople, and Mountain Ltd., are leaders in delivering outsourced services and workforce solutions across North America. We help clients get work done more efficiently and economically, without compromising quality. System One not only serves as a valued partner for our clients, but we offer eligible employees health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, as well as participation in a 401(k) plan.

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