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Rooted in the technology developed at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and validated by ARPA-E, our mission is to deliver affordable, reliable, clean fuel cell power where it is needed the most to enable power security and flexibility for customers. Founded by technologists, scientists, and energy project developers, we are a fast-paced deep-tech company moving from lab-scale prototypes towards commercial module design - ideal stage for your work to directly shape how power is generated in 21st century, towards terawatt-hour scale.\nThis Role\nWe are looking for an exceptional Material Scientist / Engineer to join us in driving Teragen's Solid Oxide Fuel Cell platform toward a manufacturable, scalable product. This role touches all aspects of what Teragen is building. In your role you will own materials characterization, process development, and new materials studies for all cell and stack components including optimizing seal, and interconnect materials. You will report directly to the CTO and work with the existing Cell Development Team across the full cell & stack process.\nWhat You’ll Do\nLead materials characterization and focused studies as the platform evolves, including failure analysis and materials/process tradeoffs. You’ll also own the quality control of raw materials.\n\nDevelop cell and stack materials from composition and processing through characterization and production-ready specifications.\n\nCollaborate on shared cell and stack scale up, degradation analysis, failure diagnosis, and contribute to process improvements.\n\nPartner with Mechanical and Test Engineering to understand manufacturability and test results across the entire technology.\n\nConceptualize and execute experimental plans, and document observations, results, and recommendations so the team can make fast, traceable technical decisions.\n\nHow We Work\nDecisions here are driven by data, not seniority or consensus. We run minimal process and maximum communication. You will be trusted to work autonomously while keeping your work visible, documented, and impactful to the team.\nWhat We’re Looking For\nBS or MS in Materials Science, Ceramic Engineering, or a related field with 0-6 years of experience; exceptional candidates at any level are encouraged to apply.\n\nStrong materials science fundamentals and material relevant characterization experience such as: SEM, TGA/DTA, Dilatometry, PSD, BET, etc.\n\nComfort working at the boundary between what the material wants to do and what the hardware needs it to do.\n\nPreference toward pragmatic, fast, decision-quality experiments over polished-but-slow perfection.\n\nInterest in translating materials learning into manufacturable product decisions.\n\nTeragen's core technical decisions depend on what happens at the materials level. 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