The Materials Informatics team brings together a team of computational material science experts with data scientists and experiment teams to accelerate materials development for niche applications. The focus of the team is towards fundamental research that can be used in improving the performance of key components using advances in Materials. We have an open position for an Experimental Battery Materials intern join our team in Silicon Valley, CA.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist in synthesis of material for all-solid-state battery
- Battery performance characterization such as cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical performance, cycling
- Analysis of materials properties such as ionic and electronic conductivity measurement, structure analysis, impedance measurement, temperature sensitivity etc.
- Conduct extensive descriptive analytics on collected data
- Analyze, summarize and present research findings and results through presentations, reports/documents and publications
Qualifications and Education Requirements
- Pursuing Bachelor, Master or Ph.D in Physics, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Material Science or a related field.
- Advanced Research achievements in scientific papers and patents on related topics
- Advanced understanding of fundamentals in inorganic/organic chemistry, reaction kinetics
- Experience in designing and synthesizing new compounds for application in electrochemical systems
- Experience with a wide range of material property characterization techniques
- Expertise with testing the performance of electrochemical systems
- Attention to detail, flexibility, creativity, and excellent communication and teamwork skills
- A strong passion for empirical research and for answering hard questions with data
- Excellent written and verbal communication skill
- Must be able to work full-time during the internship
- Must be currently enrolled in a 4 year College or University
- GPA of 3.0 or above
- Available to work onsite for 6 months - 1 year.
Preferred Skills
- Solid foundations in electrochemistry, inorganic/organic chemistry
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Salary Range Estimate: $30-48/hr. This compensation range is provided as a reasonable estimate of the salary range for the job’s grade level. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include, among other things, your specific skills, your work location, how many years of experience you have, and comparison to other employees already in this role.
All of us at Nissan – regardless of functional area or expertise – share a passion to design, manufacture, and sell high-performance vehicles. It is Nissan’s policy to provide Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of race, gender, military status, disability, or any other status protected by law. Candidates for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States and will be required to provide proof of employment eligibility at the time of hire; Nissan uses E-Verify to validate employment eligibility. **Visa sponsorship for this position is not available at this time.
Santa Clara California United States of America