Electrolyte Research Intern
Alameda, CAFull-time$34.38/hrPosted 2 days agoStill listed today
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Job overview
Anthro Energy seeks an Electrolyte R&D Intern for a full-time internship starting in January 2027. The intern will work with scientists and engineers to develop and evaluate electrolytes for advanced batteries, gaining hands-on experience in formulation, characterization, battery-cell testing, and analysis. The role is suited to a student pursuing a relevant bachelor's degree who wants practical experience in battery materials and electrochemistry.
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Full job description
Anthro Energy is looking for a motivated Electrolyte R&D Intern to join our team for a 6-month full time internship starting in January 2027.
In this role, you’ll work alongside our scientists and engineers to develop and evaluate Anthro Proteus electrolytes, our next-generation electrolyte platform for advanced batteries. You’ll get hands-on experience across the full development cycle, from formulating and characterizing new electrolytes to testing them in battery cells and turning the results into insights that guide our work. This is a great opportunity for a curious, detail-oriented student who wants to build real-world experience in battery materials and electrochemistry.
Responsibilities:
- Electrolyte formulation: assist in the design and preparation of Anthro Proteus electrolyte
- formulations
- Testing & analysis: perform electrolyte characterizations, including ionic conductivity, viscosity,
- moisture, and HF content. Evaluate mechanical properties of Anthro Proteus electrolytes.
- Conduct electrochemical evaluation of electrolytes in battery cells.
- Data collection & reporting: collect and analyze the experimental data to identify trends and
- insights. Prepare detailed reports and present findings to the team.
- Follow all laboratory safety protocols and ensure proper handling of chemicals and equipment
- according to SOPs.
Internship Duration: 6-9 months starting January 2027.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a bachelor's degree in chemistry, Materials Science and Engineering,
- Chemical Engineering or a related field
- Hands-on experience in a lab setting, including chemical handling and preparation
- Excellent problem solving and analytical skills, proficient in python and data analysis
- Nice to have:
- Previous experience in battery related fields and familiar with some characterization
- techniques (e.g., EIS, CV, coin cell preparation)
- Understanding of electrochemistry, polymer chemistry, stress-strain behavior, and battery
- fundamentals
- Experience with glovebox operations and handling moisture sensitive materials
Benefits
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Engaging, real-life work experience
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Part of an innovative, cutting-edge team and technology
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Diverse and inclusive work environment
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Hourly rate of $34.38
How this job compares
Set against the 556 open Research Intern jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$34.38/hr
- California median$38–85/hr74 hourly ranges
- US median$25–44/hr236 hourly ranges
This rate, $34.38/hr, is 48% below the California median midpoint ($66/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Research Intern hourly ranges in California.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 152 open Research Intern jobs in California and 556 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- Research Intern postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (21 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 243 of the 556 open Research Intern jobs (44%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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