SiTration is seeking an Analytical Chemist (II/Sr.) and Lab Manager to join our team and help scale our groundbreaking critical materials extraction solution. At SiTration, you will have the opportunity to develop and scale our novel technology, while helping to enable a sustainable and profitable critical materials supply chain 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. 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:

• Maintain analytical equipment, including lab-related calibration, preventative maintenance, repairs, and upgrades
• Perform and report routine and complex laboratory analysis
• Develop and validate new protocols for the analysis of novel and complex feed streams and materials
• Provide leadership for day-to-day operations of the laboratory
• Manage procurement and maintenance of supplies, chemicals, and other necessary inventory
• Mentor junior members providing guidance, reviewing and checking work
• Act as point of contact for Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S), working with external contractors and vendors
• Research and develop new protocols to ensure safe handling of new streams and materials

Desired experience and skills:

• Ph.D. with 2+ years of experience or B.S./M.S. with 5+ years of experience in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Microbiology, Environmental Science, Chemical Engineering, or related field with relevant experience in analytical instrumentation
• 5+ years of wet lab experience
• 3+ years of experience with Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES) required; Agilent-specific systems experience strongly preferred
• Experience with Microwave digestion systems a strong plus
• Experience with physical or chemical vapor deposition a plus
• Must be familiar with the operation and maintenance of standard lab equipment
• Knowledge of EH&S regulations and requirements for laboratory safety, including methods for handling, cleaning, and disposal of waste
• Comfortable working with Microsoft office and google applications (e.g., word, excel, powerpoint and their equivalents) for data management and processing
• 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, 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.