Role: Consultant - Cell Engineer (On 1 year Contract)
Location: IBC Knowledge Park, Bengaluru
Reporting to: Team Lead - Cell Engineering
Team name: Cell Engineering

About the Team and the Role
The Cell Engineering team at Ather is responsible for evaluating, benchmarking, and integrating cutting-edge Lithium-ion cell technologies into Ather's ecosystem, establishing advanced material characterization paradigms, and ensuring optimal vehicle performance, safety, and reliability.
This role is for a Consultant - Cell Engineer who will lead advanced cell evaluations, accelerate qualification timelines through rapid testing methodologies, formulate standardized characterization SOPs, and translate electrochemistry data into actionable insights for core engineering teams.

Responsibilities
• Collaborate closely with cell suppliers, external laboratories, and internal development teams to analyze testing data and benchmark Lithium-ion cell performance for production vehicles.
• Drive rapid evaluation methodologies, including Ultra-High Precision Coulometry (UHPC),



coin cell fabrication/testing, and material characterization to accelerate cell qualification timelines.
• Build and manage active research collaborations with leading external testing facilities, research institutions, and universities to keep Ather at the forefront of battery technology.
• Establish next-generation in-house testing processes for Incoming Quality Control (IQC) and In-Process Quality Control (IPQC) to enhance cell quality assurance and defect detection capabilities.
• Formulate, establish, and standardize robust Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for material characterization and testing protocols across Ather's cell portfolio.
• Interpret complex electrochemistry and characterization data into explicit insights to advise core battery systems, thermal management, and reliability teams.

Experience and Qualifications
• B.Tech or M.Tech in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Electrochemical Eng

📌 Consultant - Cell Engineer (Bengaluru)
🏢 Ather Energy
📍 Bengaluru