Find Your Next Battery Technology Job

Battery technology covers everything required to research, design, manufacture, deploy, and recycle the energy-storage cells and packs powering electric vehicles, energy storage systems (BESS), aerospace, and consumer electronics. Roles fall into several major job families:

• • Cell R&D & chemistry: Designing better cathodes, anodes, electrolytes, separators, and exploring next-gen chemistries (solid-state, Si anode, Li-metal, Na-ion)
• • Pack & module engineering: Designing the mechanical, electrical, and thermal architecture of EV battery packs and stationary storage modules
• • BMS & battery software: Engineering the firmware and algorithms that protect, balance, and estimate battery state (SOC / SOH / SOP)
• • Manufacturing: Running coating lines, dry rooms, formation & aging, slurry mixing, and final-assembly inside gigafactories
• • Materials & recycling: Producing battery-grade lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese, graphite — and recovering them at end of life
• • Testing, safety & standards: Validating cells and packs against UN 38.3, UL 2580, IEC 62660, and other standards via cycling, abuse, and environmental testing

Whatever your background — chemistry, mechanical, electrical, software, materials, manufacturing, or operations — there is almost certainly a battery technology role that fits.

Qualifications vary widely by sub-discipline:

• • Education: Bachelor's in Chemical, Materials, Electrical, Mechanical, or Chemistry for engineering roles; MS / PhD common for cell R&D and next-gen chemistry roles; HS + technical training adequate for many manufacturing operator and technician roles
• • Electrochemistry & materials: Lithium-ion fundamentals (LFP, NMC, NCA, LCO, LMO), sodium-ion, electrochemistry, solid-state, dendrite formation, SEI / CEI layer formation, calendar / cycle aging
• • Modeling & simulation tools: COMSOL Multiphysics, Star-CCM+, Ansys, AutoLion / BDS, MATLAB / Simulink, Python; multi-scale battery modeling
• • BMS & embedded: C / C++ for embedded, MATLAB / Simulink for algorithm development, Kalman filtering for SOC, ISO 26262 functional safety, AUTOSAR
• • Manufacturing & quality: SPC, Six Sigma, IATF 16949, lean manufacturing, MES, SCADA, root-cause analysis, FMEA / PFMEA
• • Lab & test equipment: Arbin, MACCOR, Bitrode, Keysight, Neware, Chroma cyclers; ICP-OES, XRD, SEM-EDS, BET analyzers
• • Standards: UN 38.3 (transport), SAE J2929 (thermal abuse), SAE J2464 (abuse), IEC 62660 (cell testing), ISO 12405, UN ECE R100, UL 2580, UL 1973, UL 9540 / 9540A
• • Soft skills: Lab-to-line discipline, comfort working in clean / dry rooms, safety culture, and cross-functional collaboration with chemistry, mechanical, electrical, and software teams

Many battery companies actively recruit from outside automotive — semiconductors, oil & gas, pharma, aerospace, mining / metallurgy, and consumer electronics all offer transferable foundations.

Battery roles span everything from manufacturing operators to PhD-level cell researchers — pay reflects the breadth. Broad US ranges:

• • Manufacturing operators & technicians: Typically $20 – $45 / hour ($42K – $94K annually) depending on shift, location, and seniority
• • Entry-level engineer (0–3 years): Typically $80,000 – $125,000 base salary
• • Mid-level engineer (3–7 years): Typically $115,000 – $175,000 base salary
• • Senior engineer (7–12 years): Typically $160,000 – $230,000 base salary
• • Staff / Principal (12+ years): Typically $215,000 – $325,000+ base salary
• • Director / VP / Chief Scientist: $280,000 – $500,000+ with significant equity, particularly at startups

PhD-level cell chemistry researchers, BMS algorithm leads, gigafactory plant managers, and next-gen-chemistry scientists tend to command the highest packages. Equity is common at next-gen battery startups (QuantumScape, Solid Power, Sila, Group14, Amprius, Enovix). Pay varies significantly by region — Bay Area, Boston, Seoul, Tokyo, Stuttgart lead globally. Browse current listings for specific ranges.

Battery technology hiring spans cell makers, EV OEMs with in-house cells, BESS specialists, next-gen battery startups, materials companies, and equipment makers:

• • Top-tier cell makers: CATL, BYD, LG Energy Solution, Samsung SDI, SK On, Panasonic Energy, EVE Energy, Hithium, CALB, Gotion High-Tech, Sunwoda, Farasis Energy
• • EV OEMs with in-house cells: Tesla (4680 cells), Ford (BlueOval SK), GM (Ultium Cells), VW (PowerCo), Stellantis (ACC — with TotalEnergies / Mercedes), BMW (PowerCo BMW collab), Hyundai-Kia (with LG / SK), Mercedes-Benz, Volvo Cars (with Northvolt)
• • BESS & stationary storage: Tesla Energy, Fluence, Wärtsilä, Sungrow, Powin, EVE Energy, Hithium, KORE Power, Trina Storage
• • Next-gen battery startups: QuantumScape (solid-state), Solid Power (solid-state), Factorial Energy, Sila Nanotechnologies (Si anode), Group14 Technologies (Si anode), OneD Battery Sciences, Amprius (Si nanowire), Enovix (Si 100%), Natron Energy (Na-ion), ProLogium, ION Storage Systems, Lyten, 24M Technologies, Form Energy (iron-air)
• • North American & European cell makers: Northvolt, KORE Power, Envision AESC (with Nissan), American Battery Factory, ONE (Our Next Energy), Lyten, Verkor (France), ACC, ProLogium (Taiwan / France)
• • Battery materials & precursors: Albemarle, Livent, SQM, Lithium Americas, Sigma Lithium, Aleon, Element 25, Korea Zinc, EcoPro BM, POSCO Future M, Umicore, BASF, Solvay, Mitsubishi Chemical, Nippon Carbon, Syrah Resources, Novonix
• • Recycling specialists: Redwood Materials, Li-Cycle, Ascend Elements, Cirba Solutions, Princeton NuEnergy, Nth Cycle, Aqua Metals
• • Test & lab equipment: Arbin, MACCOR, Bitrode, Neware, Chroma, Keysight, NH Research, AVL, Horiba
• • Battery equipment OEMs: Wuxi Lead, Hirano Tecseed, Manz, Schuler, Dürr, Bühler, Coperion, Komax, Kuka
• • National labs & research: Argonne ReCell & CSE, NREL, ORNL, PNNL, SLAC, Sandia, LBNL, JCESR

The IRA's $370B+ climate investments, the global gigafactory build-out, and the race to commercialize solid-state and Si-anode chemistries have made battery technology one of the most aggressive hiring markets in modern history.

Battery hiring is wide open to candidates from adjacent industries — particularly because demand far exceeds the pool of experienced battery talent. Strong transition routes include:

• • From semiconductors & consumer electronics: Cleanroom & high-volume manufacturing experience transfers directly to gigafactories
• • From oil & gas / chemicals: Process engineering, scale-up, hydrometallurgy, slurry handling, dry rooms, and refinery operations transfer well
• • From pharma / biotech: Cleanroom discipline, batch consistency, and CGMP-style process control are highly valued in battery manufacturing
• • From mining / metallurgy: Hydrometallurgy, pyrometallurgy, and mineral processing transfer directly to materials and recycling roles
• • From automotive (ICE): Pack assembly, mechanical engineering, thermal management, and quality engineering transfer to pack-level roles
• • From aerospace & defense: Battery safety, thermal management, abuse testing, and propulsion power systems transfer well
• • From software / data: BMS algorithms, battery analytics, and digital-twin work increasingly hire from broader software backgrounds
• • Build foundational knowledge: Read Vincent & Scrosati's Modern Batteries, Reddy's Linden's Handbook of Batteries, Plett's Battery Management Systems (Vols 1-3), and the latest Argonne ReCell and NREL battery reports
• • Network strategically: Battery Show North America & Europe, AABC (Advanced Automotive Battery Conference), International Battery Seminar (ITB), ECS PRiME, IEEE PESL, NAATBatt, IBA (International Battery Association) are major recruiting venues

Battery technology hiring is highly concentrated in cell-maker and gigafactory hubs:

• • US Battery Belt (KY, TN, GA, AL, OH, NC, SC, MI): Highest concentration of US battery hiring — BlueOval SK (TN / KY), Ultium Cells (OH / TN / MI), SK On (GA), Hyundai-LG & Hyundai-SK (GA), Samsung SDI (IN), Envision AESC (KY)
• • Bay Area & California: Tesla Fremont & Lathrop, Sila Nanotechnologies (HQ), QuantumScape (San Jose), Group14, Lyten, KORE Power
• • Boston & New England: Form Energy (Somerville), Factorial Energy, 24M Technologies, ION Storage Systems, MIT-area research
• • Nevada: Tesla Gigafactory, Redwood Materials (Carson City)
• • Texas: Tesla Gigafactory Austin, growing battery R&D presence
• • South Korea: Daejeon (LG Energy Solution R&D), Cheongju (LG cells), Ulsan / Cheonan (Samsung SDI), Seosan (SK On), Seoul (BMS & software)
• • Japan: Osaka & Suminoe (Panasonic Energy), Tokyo (Toyota battery), Yokohama (Nissan / Envision), Wakayama
• • China: Ningde & Fujian (CATL HQ), Shenzhen & Xi'an (BYD), Wuxi (Honeycomb), Hefei (CALB), Huizhou (EVE), Quzhou (Gotion)
• • Sweden & Nordics: Skellefteå & Västerås (Northvolt), Helsinki, Oslo
• • Germany: Stuttgart (Mercedes-Benz battery, Bosch), Salzgitter (VW PowerCo), Münster (Northvolt Drei), Tübingen (CellForce), Erfurt & Berlin (CATL Germany)
• • France: Douai & Dunkirk (ACC, ProLogium, Verkor), Lyon (Symbio batteries)
• • UK: Sunderland (AESC), Cambridge (Wayve / Williams)
• • Canada: Bécancour, QC (battery valley — GM-POSCO, BASF, Ford-EcoPro), Loyalist Township, ON (PowerCo)

Hardware, manufacturing, and lab roles are typically on-site or hybrid because of plant and lab access. Algorithm / modeling / data / firmware roles sometimes offer more remote flexibility.