Electrochemical Applications Engineer

Admiral Instruments is searching for a full-time Electrochemical Applications Engineer knowledgeable about electrochemistry, electrical metrology, and battery technology. Your efforts will directly benefit thousands of our customers comprised of engineers and scientists in over 40 countries who use our instruments to manufacture or study cutting-edge advances in batteries, fuel cells, photovoltaics, sensors, corrosion mitigation, and more.

Our company is in the process of expanding into a beautiful 10,000 sqft facility in the heart of Tempe, Arizona and we are planning to roughly double our employee headcount to a total of 20 people over the coming months. A key reason for the expansion is for a major new battery cycler product initiative in which this role will be a key contributor towards supporting.

Here are some key duties you'll have as it relates to your role:

• Communicate with current and prospective customers to learn about their needs and configure solutions from our portfolio of customizable battery cyclers and potentiostats (30% of role)
• Assist customers with questions or concerns about how to operate our hardware & software offerings most effectively (20% of role)
• Test software and design new software features, particularly electrochemical data analysis tools which require empirical and theoretical knowledge of electrochemical methods (20% of role)
• Create technical documentation and marketing materials in various formats for presentations to specific customers, display at technical conferences, and distribution online (10% of role)
• Attend technical conferences 5-10 times per year to exhibit our products to prospective customers (10% of role)
• Document issues and feature requests reported by customers to help team members create hardware and/or software-based solutions (10% of role)

Pay And Benefits:

• Annual base pay ranges from $80,000 to $90,000 for Bachelor’s level experience, $90,000 to $100,000 for Master’s level experience, and $100,000 to $110,000 for PhD level experience
• Comprehensive benefits including flexible PTO, profit sharing, medical, dental, vision, and retirement savings plan
• Freedom to set your own 40-hour per week daily working schedule
• Optional company-sponsored attendance to Professional Development Events offered through Arizona-based Young Professionals Organizations
• Supportive small team environment which trusts your work ethic and respects your time

Who We're Seeking:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in any engineering or scientific discipline involving Electrochemistry
• Hands-on experience using potentiostats, battery cyclers, and related electrochemistry instrumentation
• At least 2+ years of experience researching batteries, fuel cells, photovoltaic cells, corrosion, biosensor, or other electrochemical systems
• Passion to help others solve challenging research problems, but from outside of a wet lab setting
• Strong technical writing skills and willingness to share at least one writing sample during the interview process

 Nice-To-Haves:

• Master’s degree or higher in Electrochemical Engineering
• Familiarity with Equivalent Circuit Modeling to analyze Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy data
• Demonstrated ability to consistently and precisely log external communications in CRM software
• Experience programming in Python or other languages for automating data analysis
• If you are seriously interested in an interview, please have the word "Squidstat" prominently featured in your application. This is to test your attention to detail!
• Understanding of UI/UX design principles in the context of data visualization

Closing Statement:

The entire Admiral Instruments team makes every possible effort to foster a supportive working environment that prioritizes an open and positive mindset. Our top-5 core values are transparency, vigilance, enthusiasm, creativity, and safety. All who empathize with these core values are encouraged to join us!