SiTration is seeking a Materials Fabrication and Analysis Technician to join our team and help drive R&D efforts. At SiTration, you will have the opportunity to collaborate directly with scientists and engineers to develop our technology and contribute to a novel approach for the recovery of critical materials for an electrified future.

SiTration is a rapidly-growing team of creative, passionate, and deeply-technical scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs working to develop a low-cost, sustainable approach for harvesting critical minerals in applications including lithium-ion battery recycling and mining. At the core of SiTration’s approach is a patented filtration membrane technology developed at MIT combining extreme chemical and physical durability with electronic conductivity. This novel solution aims to transition resource-intensive chemical and thermal separations to an ultra-efficient electrified approach.

Founded out of MIT in 2020, SiTration’s R&D operations are located in the Kendall Square area of Cambridge, MA. This position requires a full-time in-person commitment.

If you’re a go-getter and are excited about working on tough tech that has the potential to make a difference in the fight against climate change, please apply! Above all else, we are looking for motivated and talented people to join our team.

Responsibilities will include:

● Membrane Fabrication - SiTration’s membrane fabrication is primarily conducted in a cleanroom environment in a shared facility. Tasks include operating equipment and working with the SiTration and shared facility team to develop new fabrication protocols.

● Membrane Characterization - A combination of elemental, morphological, and spectroscopic analyses is used to characterize membranes to understand how fabrication affects function.

● System Maintenance - The upkeep and maintenance of our analytical equipment are crucial to the success of SiTration to continually progress our technology.

Desired and preferred experience and skills:

● H.S. diploma with 5+ years of experience or Associates degree with 3+ years of experience.

● 2+ years of experience working in a chemical lab environment, including but not limited to the use of PPE, fume hoods, weighing equipment, solids and liquids handling, cleaning glassware, and chemical waste disposal

● Experience with standard cleanroom equipment (e.g., magnetron sputterer, atomic layer deposition, acid baths) considered an asset.

● Experience with sample preparation and using an inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrophotometer (ICP-OES) considered an asset.

● Experience with sample analysis equipment (e.g., UV-vis spectrophotometer, Scanning electron microscopy, optical microscopy) considered an asset.

● Comfortable working in a hands-on environment with small and/or fragile components

● Attention to detail

● Excellent scientific and technical communication skills

The ideal candidate will:

● Be passionate about materials innovation for environmental and societal benefits

● Prioritize safety

● Be highly motivated and able to work both independently and in small teams

● Desire working in a fast-paced environment and have opportunities for rapid career development

At SiTration, we:

Are mission-driven. We are excited to tackle pressing environmental and societal challenges faced by our world today.

Are curious. We are scientists and engineers by training and dreamers at heart. We are able to work innovatively by fearlessly asking questions and pursuing the answers.

Enable, empower, and elevate. We support and uplift each other, both by collaborating in teams and as we tackle tasks independently. We all have different technical and personal backgrounds, and welcoming our differences allows us to grow together and solve the challenges at hand.

SiTration offers competitive salary and equity compensation packages for all employees; we believe that all employees should partake in the success of the company. SiTration also offers a health care plan including medical, dental, and vision, as well as paid parental leave.

SiTration, Inc. is committed to providing equal-opportunity employment to all persons. No person shall be denied equal access because of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, or physical/mental disability.