### What to Expect

Tesla is accelerating the world's transition to sustainable energy. Revolutionary strategies and products were developed within a few years and successfully launched on a large scale. This is only possible through extraordinary speed, innovation, and efficiency.   The Tesla Engineering Center Berlin forms the perfect basis for continuing to roll out Tesla's incredible success story in Europe. The most important pillar for this is our employees. Their passion, motivation and engagement ensure that we achieve our goals. We are looking for you to continue and expand this success story together.    (Electro-)chemical Technicians within the Cell Development team focus on preparing and performing hands-on work on electrochemical and physical/chemical experiments to provide data to cell materials engineers. Candidates must have a strong work ethic, be safety conscious, display attention to detail, be adaptable, have good communication skills, and be able to work in a team-based environment. The successful candidate will safely, reliably, and efficiently operate lab equipment according to Standard Operation Procedures (SOPs).

### What You’ll Do

* Communicate with team members and engineers regarding safety, production, quality, and operational issues 
* Conduct electrochemical experiments (e.g., casting of lithium-ion battery electrodes, preparing electrolyte mixtures, assembly of test cells, working in a glovebox environment, etc.) in accordance with all safety, quality, and efficiency standards by reliably following detailed written and verbal work instructions 
* Perform dissection of large-format battery cells, analysis and documentation of cell components with the goal to identify and prove failure modes 
* Conduct chemical/physical analytics (e.g., titration, adhesion, wettability, resistances measurements etc.) in accordance with all safety, quality, and efficiency standards by reliably following detailed written and verbal work instructions 
* Perform calibrations on equipment and write SOPs for new methods 
* Conduct data collection and data input 
* Maintain clean and safe work areas 
* Perform any other tasks assigned by supervising engineers 

### What You’ll Bring

* Qualification as a chemical technician (e.g., Chemical Technical Assistant) or relevant experience 
* Perform hands-on lab work for ca. 80%, data collection/analysis for ca. 20% of working time 
* Wear required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and work in a glovebox environment for extended periods of time 
* The Preferred Candidate Will Have 
* Experience working in a lab environment (experience in working in a glovebox is a plus) 
* Experience operating metrology and/or (electro)chemical lab equipment 
* Experience preparing and performing lithium-ion battery related electrochemical tests is a plus 
* Proven ability to reliably and independently follow procedures in detail and to report results 
* Ability to adapt to changing demands and to react positively to verbal instructions 
* Ability to work overtime and weekends if required 
* Desire to work hard and be dependable 
* Good basic understanding of computer software (e.g., powerpoint, excel) 
* Good math skills 
* Mechanical aptitude 
* Participation in a post-secondary program with focus on Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or Materials Science is a plus

Tesla is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer committed to diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

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