HTL Materials Synthetic Chemist

The role

The HTL Materials Synthetic Chemist will drive technical advancement and continuous improvement of HTL and its integration into devices. This role involves hands-on R&D laboratory work and cross-functional collaboration to develop scalable materials for pilot production and manufacturing.

What you will do

• End-to-end synthesis and characterization of HTL materials from milligram to multigram scale including purification.
• Create, perform and document materials qualification SOPs.
• Advance the development and tracking of key quality metrics.
• Identify, evaluate, and select suppliers, vendors and other external partners.
• Support the negotiation of technical statements of work, quality specifications, and acceptance criteria.
• Collaborate with partner organizations to create, develop, and qualify materials and equipment.
• Analyze process, characterization, and reliability data to drive root-cause investigations.
• Establish control strategies and monitoring plans to drive continuous improvement cycles.
• Work with R&D, process engineering, reliability, and operations teams to embed quality principles into technology roadmaps.

Required qualifications

• PhD in Chemistry, Materials Science, or a closely related field.
• Minimum of 2 years of practical, interdisciplinary experience which may include postdoctoral appointments and fellowships.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to document methods and present technical results clearly.
• Proven ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, innovation-driven environment.

Nice to have

• Selecting, negotiating agreements with, and/or developing technology in collaboration with external firms.
• Applying structured process-improvement methodologies to advanced or emerging technologies.
• Synthesis, processing, and characterization of hybrid perovskite thin-film photovoltaic materials, the integration of those materials into photovoltaic devices and the characterization and testing of

About the company

TandemPV is pioneering the next generation of solar technology through high-efficiency, mechanically stacked perovskite-silicon tandem panels. Headquartered in Fremont, California, the company has approximately 65 employees and operates a 65,000-square-foot R&D and manufacturing facility.