Principal Battery Scientist - Billerica, MA Hybrid

Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) is a leading global specialty chemicals and performance materials company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Our businesses deliver a broad range of products and solutions to customers in every corner of the globe, serving the transportation, infrastructure, environment and consumer industry sectors. We bring the power of innovative chemistry to solve customers' challenges today while preparing them to meet tomorrow's needs. Our commitment to innovation is driven by a passion to advance our customers' businesses through our deep understanding of their applications and the global trends that impact their operations.

If you do not meet every requirement, or your experience is slightly different that what we have listed, we still encourage you to apply!

Your Role at Cabot:

Cabot Corporation is seeking a Principal Battery Scientist to join the Battery Materials team at the Billerica, MA technology Center location.

The Principal Battery Scientist is a senior technical leader and recognized expert in lithiumion battery science, with deep expertise in electrochemistry, battery materials, electrode design, and performance characterization. This role plays a critical part in advancing Cabot's battery materials development through applicationfocused research, customerrelevant development, and scientific leadership.

The Principal Battery Scientist leads the resolution of highly complex, high-impact technical challenges that are critical to the success of Cabot's battery materials portfolio. Operating with broad autonomy and influence, this individual partners closely with R&D, manufacturing, commercial, and external stakeholders to translate fundamental battery science into scalable technologies and differentiated customer solutions.

The role requires strong scientific rigor, crossfunctional collaboration, and external technical credibility, along with a demonstrated ability to mentor others and influence technology direction.

This position is wellsuited for an experienced battery scientist who is motivated by solving challenging technical problems, engaging with customers and external partners, and shaping the evolution of battery materials through insight, experimentation, and thought leadership.

This role is based at the Billerica, MA location, but is eligible to participate in the current HybridWorking Arrangement program (Monday/Friday remote and Tuesday-Thursday in office).

How You'll Make an Impact:

Technical Leadership and Innovation

• Serve as a technical authority and internal consultant on lithium-ion and next-generation battery science.

• Lead and execute advanced research and development programs focused on applying Cabot battery materials in lithiumion and nextgeneration battery systems.

• Address complex, highimpact technical challenges related to energy density, power capability, cycle life, fast charging, safety, and reliability.

• Develop and apply robust experimental and analytical methods to evaluate material-electrode-cell interactions and performance tradeoffs.

• Establish and advance scientifically rigorous methodologies for battery evaluation, failure analysis, degradation modeling, and performance prediction.

• Act as a goto technical resource for multidisciplinary project teams. Provides technical consultation and advice across multiple product lines or product development projects.

Technology Development and Strategy Contribution

• Contribute meaningfully to Cabot's battery technology roadmap, bringing applicationdriven insights and external perspective.

• Identify emerging battery trends, customer needs, and technology gaps relevant to Cabot's battery materials.

• Support portfolio and program decisions by clearly articulating technical opportunities, risks, and performance implications.

• Partner with R&D leadership to shape medium and longterm research priorities.

Customer and Application Support

• Provide technical leadership in customerfacing engagements, including joint development programs, application troubleshooting, and performance benchmarking.

• Translate customer requirements into clear technical objectives and development strategies.

• Support internal commercial and technical service teams with deep application knowledge and datadriven recommendations.

• Represent Cabot's battery materials capabilities with technical credibility in customer and partner interactions.

Mentorship and Knowledge Development

• Mentor scientists and engineers, strengthening technical capability and scientific thinking within the organization.

• Provide guidance on experimental design, data interpretation, and effective technical communication.

• Contribute to internal knowledge sharing through reviews, technical forums, and bestpractice development.

• Serve as a role model for highimpact individual contribution and collaborative leadership.

External Engagement and Scientific Visibility

• Maintain active engagement with the external battery research community, including conferences, workshops, and technical networks.

• Publish and present technical work, as appropriate, to enhance Cabot's scientific visibility and credibility.

• Build productive relationships with universities, research institutes, and external collaborators aligned with battery applications.

Intellectual Property, Safety, and Professional Standards

• Generate and support intellectual property related to battery materials and their applications.

• Conduct all work with strong emphasis on laboratory safety, data integrity, and responsible research practices.

• Ensure compliance with Cabot's EHS, quality, and IP policies.

• Promote a culture of scientific rigor, ethical conduct, and continuous improvement.

What You'll Bring to Cabot:

• Ph.D. in Electrochemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Physics, or a related field with 8+ years of experience in electrochemical energy storage research OR Master's degree with 12+ years of experience in relevant research.

• Demonstrated technical contributions to battery applications through publications, patents, or customerrelevant development work.

• Experience working at the interface of materials innovation and battery performance strongly preferred.

• Experience leveraging data science, machine learning, and/or artificial intelligence methods to accelerate battery research, materials optimization, performance modeling, or experimental insight generation is highly desirable.

Technical Depth and Scientific Judgment

• Demonstrated depth of expertise in lithiumion battery science, including electrochemistry, battery materials, electrode behavior, performance tradeoffs, degradation mechanisms, and safety considerations.

• Strong scientific judgment in applying theory, experimentation, and data analysis to complex battery application challenges.

• Ability to critically evaluate experimental results, assumptions, and limitations, and to draw technically sound conclusions.

• Recognized capability to connect materiallevel properties to electrode and celllevel performance outcomes.

Analytical Thinking and Problem Solving

• Proven ability to reason through complex, multivariable technical problems where solutions are not well defined.

• Comfort working in technically ambiguous spaces, forming hypotheses, and refining approaches based on evidence.

• Balances creativity with disciplined, datadriven decision making.

• Anticipates technical risks and tradeoffs and incorporates them into problemsolving approaches.

• Demonstrated curiosity, initiative, and commitment to technical excellence.

CrossFunctional Technical Influence

• Demonstrated capability to influence technical outcomes across teams and functions without formal authority.

• Effectively integrates perspectives from materials science, battery testing, application development, and customer requirements.

• Able to serve as a connective technical presence across projects rather than being confined to a single program.

Communication and Technical Storytelling

• Strong ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly, concisely, and appropriately to diverse audiences.

• Ability to communicate technical uncertainty, risk, and confidence levels effectively.

Mentorship and Technical Leadership

• Demonstrated capability to guide and develop other scientists and engineers through technical coaching and feedback.

• Demonstrated scientific rigor and critical thinking capabilities.

• Recognized as a trusted technical resource and thought partner by peers.

External Awareness and Professional Credibility

• Demonstrated professional credibility within the battery science community.

• Ability to incorporate relevant external insights into internal technical thinking and strategy.

• Ability to engage externally in a manner that reflects positively on the organization's technical reputation.

How We'll Support Your Success:

• The pay range for this role is from $161,500 to $234,200. The actual compensation offered to the successful candidate will depend on the candidate's skill, qualifications, experience and location. In addition, all positions are eligible for health benefits on the first day of employment, 401K savings plans, vision, dental and annual bonus based on company performance.

• Dynamic, Flexible, Hard Working, Team Environment - We are busy, collaborative, growing, and we are doing really meaningful work.

• Hybrid Work Environment- The autonomy to both work from home 2 days a week and develop/sustain colleague relationships in the office 3 days a week.

• Growth-Training, great peer coaching and support, and the ability to personally grow your influence, your position, and your compensation.

• Meaningful Work that is Valued- Customers are demanding sustainable solutions without compromising quality or performance. The work we do is visible, and is helping to create a more abundant, affordable, and cleaner future. It is an awesome feeling to know you're making a living by making a positive impact in the world; and to be able to say, "I was a part of that."

• Benefits, Vacation, Etc. - We offer a competitive package of benefits. Benefits begin on first day of employment. Cabot Benefits

• Feedback- We are committed to giving and receiving feedback in a direct and open fashion.

• Support- You are part of a team and deserve to feel encouraged and supported. We have a global team of engineers that are willing to help. You will be part of a team that cares about you personally and professionally. Our success depends on your success.

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At Cabot, we bring the power of innovative chemistry and a spirit of partnership with our customers to advance solutions that will enable a sustainable future. Our strength in research and development is a major reason why we have been an industry leader for more than 135 years in products such as reinforcing and specialty carbons, battery materials, aerogel, fumed metal oxides, inkjet colorants, masterbatches and conductive compounds.

Our employees around the world are united by our shared purpose: Creating materials that improve daily life and enable a more sustainable future. Through our corporate strategy, "Creating for Tomorrow," we are focused on our core strengths to lead in performance and sustainability - today and into the future.

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Realizing we function better together than individually, Cabot Corporation is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive culture that embraces our differences and to empower employees to achieve exceptional results, without consideration of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected categories. This includes providing reasonable accommodation for employees' and applicants' disabilities or religious beliefs and practices, in accordance with applicable law.

Cabot is committed to supporting and maintaining a safe and environmentally focused working environment. All employees are expected to uphold this commitment in every position.

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This is to advise that it is the policy of Cabot Corporation not to discharge or in any other manner discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because such employee or applicant has inquired about, discussed, or disclosed the compensation of the employee or applicant or another employee or applicant. This policy, however, shall not apply to instances in which an employee who has access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as part of that employee's essential job functions (such as in payroll or HR) discloses the compensation of such other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to such information, unless that disclosure is in response to a formal complaint or charge, in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing or other action, including an investigation conducted by Cabot, or otherwise as required by law.

Pre-Employment Drug Testing and Background Checks
Cabot is proud to operate as a drug-free workplace. All applicants conditionally offered a position must (a) complete and pass a background check and (b) complete a drug test and receive an acceptable test result. For certain manufacturing, quality and production positions, a pre-employment physical may be required.