Analytical Chemist

What To Expect
Solving advanced material production, critical minerals, and battery recycling and is one of the greatest engineering challenges of our time. We are looking for an awesome professionals to help us unlock sustainable abundance through and terawatt-level growth. Our quality team at Tesla is seeking an Analytical Chemist with a strong background in analytical chemistry, material testing, methods development, and problem-solving methodologies.

This candidate will be a core member of an interdisciplinary materials and process development team that is focused on developing innovative technologies to accelerate the world's transition to sustainable energy. The candidate will be working in the analytical lab and leading the commissioning, operation, maintenance of analytical instruments, developing new testing methods and validation protocols.

What You'll Do

Oversee a quality lab responsible for supporting materials engineering and method development

Ensure hundreds of recycling, battery materials, and lithium refinery samples are accurately analyzed and published weekly

Develop state-of-the art methods to characterize advanced materials and intermediates

Procure, install and operate state-of-the-art analytical tools

Oversee key techniques like particle size analysis, moisture content, tap and bulk density, XRF, XRD, FTIUR, TGA, viscometry, pH, ICP, AAS, combustion analysis, LOI, specific surface area (BET), SEM

Ensure analytical samples (hundreds/week) are performed and that CoA’s are issued in timely fashion

Research, develop and validate new analytical methods for a variety of applications and instrumental techniques

Develop and implement new standard operating procedures and provide training to team members

Characterize new materials and develop specification. Interpret test data and generate test reports

Support ICQ/OCQ and CRM requirements for lithium refining, battery recycling and new materials programs

What You'll Bring

Quantifiable analytical lab experience with tangible results

Degree in Materials Science or a related field with a minimum of 7 years industrial experience or equivalent experience

Excellent communication and data writeup skills

Proof of lab management experience including (number of employees, number of samples, number of instruments etc.)

Benefits
Compensation and Benefits
Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:

Medical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction

Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits

Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution

Company Paid (Health Savings Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA

Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits

Company paid Basic Life, AD&D

Short-term and long-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)

Employee Assistance Program

Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid Holidays

Back-up childcare and parenting support resources

Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance

Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs

Tesla Babies program

Commuter benefits

Employee discounts and perks program

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