Research Engineer

Join Ford's Research and Advanced Engineering team as a Research Engineer, contributing to battery materials research and development. You will use optical, spectroscopic, and electrochemical methods to analyze materials and cells, and develop new characterization tools.

Responsibilities:

• Measure physical battery phenomena using optical techniques such as Raman, FTIR, and laser absorption spectroscopy
• Apply laser theory and mathematical modeling to optimize measurements and build new laser systems
• Work with optical cells to gain in-situ insight into formation, cycling, and degradation processes
• Use and maintain a femtosecond laser to ablate electrodes and various in-house equipment
• Collaborate with team members to implement insights and learnings in next-generation battery materials and systems
• Participate in joint projects with universities and national labs

Qualifications:

• Master's degree in materials science, engineering, physics, or related fields
• 3 years of experience in using optical systems to measure physical battery phenomena
• Laboratory experimental skills in synthesizing and/or processing battery materials, performing cell testing, and advanced material characterization methods
• Fundamental understanding of chemical processes and mechanisms within batteries

Preferred Qualifications:

• PhD in battery materials science, engineering, chemistry, or related fields
• 5 years of experience in using optical systems to measure physical battery phenomena
• Wide range of material analysis experience, including teardown and post-mortem analysis of battery materials
• Experience assembling and operating LabVIEW or other programmatic data acquisition and hardware
• Experience designing, assembling, and operating tunable diode laser-based tools

Benefits:

• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care, and more
• Family building benefits, including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• Generous schedule of paid holidays

Salary: $85,400 - $165,900