Materials Scientist / Engineer

About Teragen Energy Corporation (“Teragen Energy”): we are revolutionizing how AI data centers and broader industries get powered by building the next-generation solid-oxide fuel-cell platform. Rooted in technology developed at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and validated by ARPA-E, our mission is to deliver affordable, reliable, clean fuel-cell power where it is needed most, enabling power security and flexibility for customers. Founded by technologists, scientists, and energy-project developers, we are a fast-paced deep-tech company moving from lab-scale prototypes toward commercial module design—an ideal stage for your work to directly shape how power is generated in the 21st century, toward terawatt-hour scale.

About the role

We are looking for an exceptional Material Scientist / Engineer to join us in driving Teragen’s Solid Oxide Fuel Cell platform toward a manufacturable, scalable product. This role touches all aspects of what Teragen is building. You will own materials characterization, process development, and new-materials studies for all cell and stack components, including optimizing seal and interconnect materials. You will report directly to the CTO and work with the existing Cell Development Team across the full cell & stack process.

Responsibilities

• Lead materials characterization and focused studies as the platform evolves, including failure analysis and materials/process trade-offs.
• Own the quality control of raw materials.
• Develop cell and stack materials from composition and processing through characterization and production-ready specifications.
• Collaborate on shared cell and stack scale-up, degradation analysis, failure diagnosis, and contribute to process improvements.
• Partner with Mechanical and Test Engineering to understand manufacturability and test results across the entire technology.
• Conceptualize and execute experimental plans, and document observations, results, and recommendations so the team can make fast, traceable technical decisions.

How we work

Decisions here are driven by data, not seniority or consensus. We run minimal process and maximum communication. You will be trusted to work autonomously while keeping your work visible, documented, and impactful to the team.

Requirements

• BS or MS in Materials Science, Ceramic Engineering, or a related field with 0–6 years of experience; exceptional candidates at any level are encouraged to apply.
• Strong materials-science fundamentals and material-relevant characterization experience such as SEM, TGA/DTA, Dilatometry, PSD, BET, etc.
• Comfort working at the boundary between what the material wants to do and what the hardware needs it to do.
• Preference toward pragmatic, fast, decision-quality experiments over polished-but-slow perfection.
• Interest in translating materials learning into manufacturable product decisions.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary.
• Employee equity grant.
• 100 % coverage for healthcare insurance for employees.
• Unlimited time-off program.
• Eligibility for 401(k) plan.

Pay

Compensation range: $80 K – $115 K.

Core values

• Openness and Boldness – Everyone on our team brings something special, including you. Communicate and collaborate openly, exchanging your best ideas with those around you.
• Be Innovative – Innovation is the execution of creativity. Pursue new ideas with rigor and speed.
• Plan, Execute, Deliver – Everything we do should have a purpose. Plan for the outcome we want, execute toward it relentlessly, and deliver what we said we would.