Laboratory Technician (m/f/x)

Our Advanced Development team is looking for a driven and experienced

Laboratory Technician (m/f/x).

As Laboratory Technician you will perform the lab-scale R&D activities related to electrodes processing and lab-scale cells electrical tests by following the laboratory procedures and reporting guidelines.

This position would be based at our site in Markranstädt, Leipzig (Germany).

Your key tasks:

• Execution of lab-scale R&D experiments according to development project plans, from material characterization and electrode preparation to electrochemical cells testing.
• Supporting R&D prototype-scale activities by pilot electrode density analysis, industrial cells filling, and materials preparation for pilot coatings.
• Creation and maintenance of laboratory SWIs, including the documentation of process improvements
• Responsible for maintaining the Lab Technicians’ work plan.
• Analysis and documentation of the results; Updating respective project’s pages/documentation according to the lab- and prototype-scale activities.
• Conduct development cell level tests, including cell construction, disassembly.
• Interpretation of results based on basic electrochemical properties.
• Maintaining laboratory equipment.
• Respecting the agreed EHS principles.

Requirements

You are a great match if you have:

• 2 years of experience in battery industry/academic laboratory: Slurry preparation, electrode preparation, cell preparation
• Skills and experience in Laboratory work and handling of dangerous Chemicals
• Observation skills and attention to detail
• A thorough and methodical approach to work
• The ability to document test results accurately and write reports
• Open and curious personality
• Good communication skills
• English language
• Great addition: Data analysis skills

Benefits

• We offer flexible working hours without core working hours and sufficient freedom for your own ideas.
• A flat hierarchy culture - fostering our great working atmosphere.
• Use the training budget to expand your knowledge and competencies.
• Helpfulness among colleagues is not just an empty phrase but a practice everyday.
• A motivating opportunity for continuous growth at Skeleton. 
• An additional day-off every year for your birthday.
• Be active & participate in our internal sports challenges (SkelFitness).
• We celebrate our successes with Team Events, Summer & New Year’s parties, and other initiatives!

We're not just about energy storage. We're about redefining energy for a net zero future, and we'd love for you to be a part of our journey.

About Skeleton

Skeleton Technologies is a Global Cleantech 100 company and a technology leader in high power energy storage for transportation, grid, automotive, and industrial applications.

For us, developing and producing the best energy storage solutions is a means to an end: helping companies to reduce CO2 emissions and save energy.

We work with some of the largest companies in the world from automotive and industrial OEMs to truck fleet operators and aerospace prime contractors. Our products decrease CO2 emissions and fuel consumption, improve power quality, and empower wider electrification of the biggest industries globally.

Our supercapacitor and SuperBattery energy storage technologies, based on patented curved graphene, represent the biggest technological advancement in the industry in the last 20 years and the use of this innovative material provides our products with an unparalleled advantage in power and energy density.

Skeleton Technologies is located in multiple locations: headquarters in Tallinn (Estonia), manufacturing in Großröhrsdorf, materials development in Bitterfeld-Wolfen, several locations in Finland, and an office in Berlin. Currently, we are about to open the largest supercapacitor factory in the world in the Leipzig area, Germany. Further expansion plans will shortly lead Skeleton to France.