{"id":1247814,"url":"https://alion.io/job/still-bright-engineer-iii-electrochemistry","title":"Engineer III — Electrochemistry","company":{"id":1950630,"name":"Still Bright","domain":"stillbright.co","url":"https://alion.io/company/stillbright","size_band":null,"is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Ashby","truth_index":null},"role":"Science & Research","role_family":"Science & Research","seniority":"middle","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"inferred","locations":[],"countries":[],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":125000,"max":125000,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":125000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":4,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Time Series Forecasting","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-07-24T16:32:17Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-07-24","last_verified_at":"2026-09-25T18:02:48Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":63,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":63},"description":"Reports to: Director of Electrochemistry\nClose collaboration with: Electrochemistry, Product Engineering, and R&D teams\nLocation: Kenilworth, NJ\nSalary starts at: $125,000\nEquity participation reflecting the scope and trust of the role\nCompetitive Benefits\nPosition Summary\nStill Bright is bringing the first viable hydrometallurgical alternative to copper smelting to market at a moment when global copper demand is outpacing supply by historic margins. Our proprietary RACER (Rapid and Complete Electrochemical Reduction) process delivers fast, complete copper extraction while recovering precious and critical co-products, and as a closed-loop system it offers precise control over outputs and radically reduces environmental impact. Backed by top-tier investors including Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Material Impact, the team is moving from pilot execution into the next stages of commercial deployment.\nThe Engineer III - Electrochemistry is an experienced engineer who supports the design, development, and iterative improvement of the RACER electrochemical cell. The person in this seat sets cell test objectives, drives the build-test-learn cycles that improve performance, efficiency, and durability, and translates results into next-generation cell designs that carry RACER from pilot toward demonstration scale. Long-duration stability and durability testing are a core input to this work; the Engineer III defines what to test, interprets failure modes, and converts findings into design changes.\nWork is largely self-directed with technical guidance and review from senior engineers. This is a hands-on role for someone equally comfortable at the whiteboard and at the bench, and the Engineer III is expected to set a strong standard for experimental rigor and to guide junior engineers and technicians on day-to-day execution.\nKey Responsibilities\nPerform test planning, cell assembly, test setup, test execution, test data analysis, test report and test cell troubleshooting.\nOptimize operating parameters and define operating windows to improve electrochemical cell performance and durability.\nDefine, plan, and drive build-test-learn campaigns-including subscale long-duration (1000-hour) stability and durability testing-and translate results into concrete design improvements.\nOwn cell-level performance: voltage, current efficiency, energy consumption, and degradation over time; lead root-cause and failure-mode analysis and define mitigations.\nDevelop and maintain cell test plans, performance models, mass and energy balances, and equipment and component specifications; contribute to flowsheet inputs.\nSpecify, build, and commission cell test apparatus and instrumentation in collaboration with the controls and pilot teams, including data-acquisition and automation for long-duration runs.\nTranslate bench- and subscale test results into scalable cell designs, identifying risks and developing mitigation strategies for demonstration scale.\nAnalyze electrochemical and analytical data and deliver clear, well-documented technical reports that inform go/no-go decisions and economic models.\nMentor junior engineers and technicians on experimental design, electrochemical testing, data analysis, and safe laboratory and pilot practice.\nSupport electrode, membrane/separator, and electrolyte characterization and co-product recovery test work.\nParticipating in structured problem-solving efforts during failure root causes investigations and failure mitigation activities.\nUphold laboratory and pilot safety standards, chemical-handling discipline, and clean record-keeping.\nDefinition of Success\nIn the first 12 months, success looks like: ownership of one or more cell durability workstreams with measurable improvements in cell performance, efficiency, and durability; validated cell designs supported by reliable long-duration stability data and clear failure-mode understanding; and design outputs that directly inform the demonstration-unit roadmap and the team's scale-up and economic decisions.\nQualifications & Experience\nExpected Competencies\nMaster's degree in chemical engineering, electrochemical engineering, materials science, chemistry, or a related field; or bachelor’s degree with commensurate experience.\nMinimum of 4 years of relevant experience in electrochemical cell or stack development, process engineering, or a related laboratory/industrial discipline.\nStrong experimental design and data-analysis skills, including time-series and long-duration test data and failure-mode analysis.\nStrong command of mass and energy balances, performance modeling, and equipment/component specification.\nExperience in design verification, DFMEA and experimental techniques (DOE, statistical analysis, Gauge R&R, etc.).\nHands-on comfort operating laboratory and pilot electrochemical equipment.\nStrong documentation discipline, attention to detail, and clear technical communication.\nA collaborative, self-motivated approach and comfort working in an evolving startup environment.\nStrongly Preferred Experience\nDirect experience developing electrochemical cells or stacks-electrowinning, electrolysis, electrolyzers, fuel cells, or batteries-including electrode and membrane/separator selection and cell architecture.\nExperience with long-duration stability or durability testing and translating durability findings into design changes.\nStrong understanding of thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid flow and materials.\nFluency with potentiostats/galvanostats and electrochemical measurement techniques (CV, EIS, chronopotentiometry) and data-acquisition systems.\nPilot-scale or continuous-process experience, including commissioning and troubleshooting at scale.\nNice-to-Have\nExperience with electrode or membrane/separator degradation and failure analysis.\nExperience with analytical characterization techniques (XRD, XRF, ICP, titration, sample digestion).\nFamiliarity with process controls, instrumentation, and automated long-run monitoring.\nExperience with complex or impurity-bearing feedstocks.\nSpanish-language proficiency.\nThis job description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of the duties and responsibilities of the position. Still Bright provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Still Bright complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.\nStill Bright expressly prohibits and will never tolerate any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. 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