Job Overview

godrej enterprises group

godrej enterprises group (comprising godrej & boyce and its subsidiaries) has a significant presence across diverse consumer and industrial businesses spanning aerospace, aviation, defence, engines and motors, energy, locks & security solutions, building materials, green building consulting, construction and epc services, heavy engineering, intralogistics, tooling, healthcare equipment, consumer durables, furniture, interior design, architectural fittings, it solutions and vending machines

about the business:

energy storage solutions has made a strategic investment in urban electric power (). urban electric power (uep) is commercializing a breakthrough zinc anode battery technology for stationery energy storage applications, originally developed by the city university of new york (cuny) energy institute. created from the same environmentally sustainable materials as disposable alkaline batteries, uep's innovative rechargeable batteries offer a safer, lower-cost, high-performance alternative to lead acid and li-ion batteries. uep batteries could play a crucial enabling role in india's energy strategy that leverages renewable resources such as solar and wind

kra:

• materials research for cathode development
• separator development
• cell and battery development
• failure analysis of cell/battery
• materials characterization
• organizational imperatives

job description:

materials research for cathode development

• understanding failures of the state of art and root cause analysis
• literature survey
• selection of materials
• electrochemical experimentation

separator development

• complete analysis of existing separator to understand the requirement for our chemistry
• vendor development
• in house development
• electrochemical experimentation

cell and battery development

• build cells and battery with selected materials and developed separators
• cell and battery level testing with different protocols

failure analysis of cell/battery

• dissect failed cells (lab/field)
• understand the failures
• find the solution for the mitigation

materials characterization

• complete understanding all scientific tools/instruments
• hand on experience in operation and analysis
• analytics and interpretation skills

organizational imperatives

• achieving operational excellence such as kaizen, cii business excellence, etc.
• statutory compliances: meet all compliance requirements, both statutory in nature and those required by g&b.

requisite qualification & experience:

m.sc chemistry/applied chemistry/materials chemistry with 8 years of work experience in battery research (lead acid/ lithium/ sodium/zinc ion) or phd qualification, 8+ years of work experience in battery research (lead acid/ lithium/ sodium/zinc ion)

preferred

ph.d. in materials chemistry/materials science and engineering

3 years in zn-mno2 research experience

essential skills required:

• fundamental knowledge in materials science, electrochemistry, electrochemical technologies, batteries and separators
• hands on experience in the development of cathode materials, characterization, and electrochemical studies of separators for energy storage applications
• hands on experience in handling high-end material characterization equipment (sem/xrd/ftir) and analytics
• state-of-the-art experimental/theoretical and interpretive skills to technical problems
• good technical writing and presentation skills