Principal Scientist/Engineer – Battery Materials

About the role

SRG is looking for a Principal Scientist or Engineer to lead its battery materials technology team in Sedgefield, County Durham. This senior position combines scientific expertise, project delivery, and stakeholder engagement to drive scale‑up and innovation in energy storage materials.

Key responsibilities

• Act as the recognised subject‑matter expert for battery materials and related technologies.
• Lead large‑scale R&D programmes, translating insights into practical solutions and future technology opportunities.
• Manage end‑to‑end project delivery, from concept through pilot‑scale development, commissioning and optimisation.
• Identify emerging technical trends, support creation of new services, and drive capability building across the team.
• Build and maintain relationships with customers, partners and industry stakeholders, representing SRG externally.
• Collaborate with commercial, technical and project‑management teams to influence technical direction.

Required profile

• Proven experience as a Principal Scientist operating pilot‑scale processes, or as a Principal Engineer with industrial battery‑materials scale‑up and commissioning.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical projects and influence senior stakeholders.
• Potential to evolve into a people‑leadership role as the team grows.

Required skills

• Battery materials engineering
• Pilot‑scale process development
• Scale‑up engineering
• Process commissioning and optimisation
• R&D programme management