# Research Scientist II, Battery

Do you want to shape the battery energy storage technology at Amazon? We are looking for a Research Scientist to drive the technical evaluation of battery energy storage technology, from cells today to modules, systems and the technologies around them as our scope grows, and to be the technical interface with the suppliers and partners who work with us. You will conduct technical evaluations from test design through data analysis: help identify candidate technologies and supplies, engage their engineering teams, design test plans and protocol, coordinate sample sourcing and testing, and turn results into clear technical recommendations. You will visit supplier factories and laboratories, and you will work closely with your manager and colleagues across engineering, procurement, and business development, giving you direct exposure to how technical judgements become business decisions. This role suits someone who enjoys deep technical work and wants to grow into broader cross-functional influence. Key job responsibilities - Conduct technical evaluations of battery energy storage technologies, starting with lithium-ion cells and extending to modules, systems and related components: r

- **Id**: 3989382
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/amazon-research-scientist-ii-battery>
- **Role**: AI/ML
- **Role family**: AI/ML
- **Seniority**: middle
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Boston, United States, Sunnyvale, United States, Seattle, United States, Irvine, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 4
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-09T22:47:10Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-09
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-11T01:25:45Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 1
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 7121
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Health insurance, Parental leave, Restricted stock units
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Advertising, Cloud Platforms (IaaS & PaaS), Logistics, Streaming & OTT Platforms

## Company

- **Id**: 19
- **Name**: Amazon
- **Domain**: amazon.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/amazon>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Career site

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 78
- **Open postings**: 4570
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.889
- **Repost share**: 0.003
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 30
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 136000
- **Max**: 184000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 184000

## Technologies

- **MATLAB** — Optional: yes
- **Python** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 1

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 4
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: master
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-09T22:47:10Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 23,961 · green card filings: 81; Filings 12m: 23961

## Liveness

- **Score**: 63
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.632
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 30
- **Reasons**: conf:2, stale_co, velocity, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 184000
- **Is top pay**: no

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