Project Engineer - Battery Electrode and Cell Fabrication (100783-0824)

Location: University of Warwick Campus, Coventry

Duration: Ending 30 August 2026

About the Role  

For informal enquiries, please contact Matthew Capener (Lead Engineer – Battery Cell Development) at M.Capener@warwick.ac.uk.

You will be employed to deliver and report on a range of lithium-ion battery manufacturing projects in collaboration with industry and academic partners working predominately in the lab with a strong focus on battery slurry mixing optimisation, electrode coating and slurry/electrode characterisation including scale-up to pouch/cylindrical cell format. There will also be a significant opportunity to help develop new capabilities around novel electrode manufacturing and cell assembly. 

We will consider applications for employment on a part-time or other flexible working basis, even where a position is advertised as full-time, unless there are operational or other objective reasons why it is not possible to do so.  

About You

The ideal candidate should possess a good honours degree in a relevant subject, such as chemistry, materials science or engineering as well as a good understanding battery slurry formulation, electrode manufacturing and cell scale-up projects and electrochemical testing. The successful candidate will also have experience in experimental design, data analysis and interpretation. This role within the research team will work closely with the project lead and other members of the team (research fellow, engineers, technicians, project managers), to design and carry out experiments, and will analyse, collate, and share data with the wider team.

For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.

CLOSING DATE: Sunday 22 September 2024 at 11.55 pm

Full details of the duties and selection criteria for this role can be found in the vacancy advert on the University of Warwick's jobs pages. You will be routed to this when you click on the Apply button.

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