Lab Technician Battery Development (m/f/d)

VoltStorage is seeking a Lab Technician for Battery Development in Munich to support R&D efforts in testing and analyzing battery materials. Key responsibilities include conducting tests, maintaining lab equipment, and ensuring compliance with safety practices. Candidates should have a background in chemistry or physics and relevant lab experience. The position offers flexible working hours, home office options, and various employee benefits, contributing to the renewable energy transition.
Are you excited about making renewable energy available 24/7? Do you enjoy hands on laboratory work? Then apply now to be our next R&D Lab Technician for Redox Flow Batteries. You will join our R&D department and become an integral member of a cross-functional team, supporting our engineers in testing battery cells, running chemical analyses, maintaining equipment, and general upkeep of the lab.

Hi!
I'm Verena and since October 2023 I'm CTO at VoltStorage GmbH, a Munich-based start-up with more than 70 employees. In 2016, Jakob, Michael and Felix founded VoltStorage. Our vision is to make renewable energy available 24/7 to enable a green, sustainable and fair future. As an expert for stationary flow batteries, we want to cover all application areas of stationary battery storage systems with our multi-technological approach and thus contribute significantly to the energy transition.

To keep our big project moving forward, I am currently looking for a

Lab Technician Battery Development (m/f/d).
Tasks
• Conducting various tests to characterize and evaluate new battery materials (e.g. routine battery cell assembly and electrolyte preparation, chemical compatibility, electrochemical performance, etc.)
• Calibrating, operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting laboratory equipment, including electrochemical test stations
• Cooperation with R&D colleagues in the implementation of tests and procedures
• Compliance with good laboratory practice, both in terms of documentation and occupational safety
• Assist in the preparation of technical documentation and reports for internal use and regulatory compliance
• Manage inventories of laboratory equipment, chemicals and consumables
Requirements
• Completed training as a laboratory assistant (e.g. chemistry/physics, CTA) or a bachelor's degree in chemistry, physics plus 2 years of professional experience in the laboratory (preferably in a research and development environment)
• Familiarity with one or more of the following electrochemical and analytical techniques (cyclic voltammetry, impedance spectroscopy, titrations, UV/VIS spectroscopy, etc.)
• Experience with lab-related software and Office programs (Word, Excel, Power Point)
• Very good written and spoken English knowledge
• Positive “can do” attitude
• Practical experience with batteries and/or fuel cells is an advantage
Benefits
• Fixed training budget per employee
• Flexible working hours
• Unlimited access to over 4,500 sports facilities with Wellpass
• Subsidised Deutschland-Ticket
• Freely selectable further training with our partner Sparrks Coaching
• Home office possible
• Regular team events
• Above-average development opportunities
• Subsidy for bike leasing in the amount of € 25 per month
• Lunch offer by Bella&Bona
• modern, sunlit environments, generous break zones and an exclusive rooftop terrace on-site

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us.

Kind regards,

Verena