99d ago
99d ago
Job description
Description
We are changing how the world makes battery materials and we need your help. We are looking for talented and creative people to join our team as we scale-up towards commercialization.
POSITION SUMMARY
We are actively looking for a Lab Technician to join our Research Team at Nano One's Innovation Hub in Burnaby, BC. As a Lab Technician, you will primarily work on materials characterization using a variety of analytical instruments including but not limited to Carbon/Sulfur analysis, BET Surface area, Laser diffraction particle size analysis, tapped density, XRD, XRF, TGA, and ICP-OES. Work may also involve supporting pilot scale reactions of cathode materials when necessary. This role is ideal for individuals with strong interest in analytical chemistry and materials characterization.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Perform routine characterization of cathode materials using a variety of analytical instruments while adhering to standard operating procedures
- Assist in creating and updating documentation such as standard operating procedures, data reports, and logbooks
- Ensure the cleanliness of the lab while upholding 5S standards
- Assist with the development of methods for accurately characterizing new materials
- Assist with the research and development of new techniques to characterize materials in a process
- Participate in the calibration and validation of characterization equipment
- Interpret, analyze, and report results to internal customers
- Support pilot plant operations such as synthesis, sampling, and material processing when needed
- Adhere to Nano One's standard operating procedures and safety practices
QUALIFICATIONS
- Associate degree or diploma in Chemistry or related field
- At least two years of prior industry experience in a laboratory setting
- Hands-on experience with tools, laboratory apparatus, analytical equipment, and wet chemistry techniques
- Proficiency in the principles and techniques for a range of methods used in materials characterization (e.g. XRD, TGA/DSC, SEM, PSA, EDX, FTIR, ICP-OES, Carbon/Sulfur) would be an asset
- Organized and detail-oriented individual with a focus on safety
BENEFITS
- Comprehensive health coverage that covers health, dental and vision benefits, virtual care, and an Employee Assistance Program and Health or Personal Spending Account
- Paid time off for vacation, flex, personal, and sick days
- Up to 6% employer match for RRSP
- Potential for performance-based bonuses and equity linked to personal and company success
- Maternity and parental leave top up
Here at Nano One, we strive to create a work culture where everyone feels valued and respected. We believe in equal opportunities for all individuals and ensure that we are always recruiting, retaining, and promoting individuals who foster creativity and fresh perspectives.
To Apply
If you are interested in this position and meet the qualifications above, please submit your resume and cover letter for consideration. We are an equal-opportunity employer and welcome all qualified applicants to apply. We thank all applicants for their interest, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Compensation
$50,000.00 - $60,000.00 per year
Pay & benefits
CA$50,000–60,000 /yr
+ Potential for performance-based bonuses linked to personal and company success
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Retirement plan
Equity
Paid time off
Parental leave
Employee assistance
About this role
Experience
At least two years of prior industry experience in a laboratory setting
About Nano One Materials
Company overview
Nano One Materials Corp., a publicly traded battery-materials technology company.
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
2011
What they do
Nano One develops and licenses manufacturing processes for lithium-ion battery cathode active materials, with a particular focus on lithium iron phosphate (LFP), rather than developing renewable-energy projects or operating a large global fleet of cathode-material plants (sources: nanoone.ca, nanoone.ca). Its patented One-Pot process is designed to combine manufacturing steps that are usually carried out separately, accommodate different raw-material inputs and support production closer to mines, battery-cell factories and end markets (source: nanoone.ca). The company positions this approach as a way to simplify plant design, reduce production costs, improve scalability and lessen dependence on concentrated international supply chains (source: nanoone.ca). LFP is used in electric vehicles, stationary energy-storage systems and other applications where safety, cycle life, cost and reduced reliance on nickel and cobalt are important; Nano One is also developing process capability for other cathode chemistries, although its recent commercialisation work has centred on LFP (sources: businesswire.com, proactiveinvestors.com). Its commercial offering can include process technology, engineering and plant-design support, customer qualification samples, licensing and joint development of cathode-production facilities, supported by a “Design-One-Build-Many” strategy for repeatable, modular plant designs (sources: theglobeandmail.com, proactiveinvestors.com). Its target markets include battery-cell manufacturers, automotive supply chains, energy-storage companies, defence-related users, raw-material businesses and industrial partners seeking regional cathode production; the company is working towards product validation, offtake, licensing and joint-development arrangements (sources: businesswire.com, finance.yahoo.com). Nano One’s portfolio includes more than 50 global patents, and its strategic collaborators include Sumitomo Metal Mining, Rio Tinto and Worley; the partnerships bring materials expertise, lithium qualification and supply-chain work, and international engineering and project-delivery capabilities (sources: nanoone.ca, nanoone.ca). The company is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange as NANO, on the OTCQB as NNOMF and in Frankfurt as LBMB (source: businesswire.com).
Projects and track record
Nano One’s Innovation Centre in Burnaby, British Columbia, supports product development and process optimisation, while its Candiac facility in Québec houses pilot, demonstration and production activities (source: businesswire.com). Candiac has an existing demonstration and pilot line with approximately 200 tonnes per year of LFP cathode-material capacity, used for customer samples, product validation and small-volume offtakes, including work connected with defence and energy-storage customers (source: businesswire.com). The company is expanding the site to approximately 800 tonnes per annum; the upgraded facility is designed to demonstrate larger One-Pot reactors and integrate drying, calcining and packaging in an automated production flow, supporting larger samples, qualification and commercial sales (sources: stockwatch.com, businesswire.com, theglobeandmail.com). Following Sumitomo Metal Mining’s strategic investment in Nano One in 2023, the companies have worked on technical validation, economic modelling, product testing and LFP customer samples, and have explored a potential large-scale Canadian production facility subject to offtake, financing and government support (source: businesswire.com). Nano One and Worley signed licence and alliance agreements in May 2024 to develop, market and deploy cathode-plant designs combining Nano One’s process technology with Worley’s engineering and project-delivery capabilities (sources: nanoone.ca, proactiveinvestors.com). In 2025, lithium from Rio Tinto was pre-qualified for LFP cathode production, a step towards a more regionally integrated North American battery-materials supply chain (source: nanoone.ca). Rather than financing and owning every future plant itself, Nano One has described regional development companies, or “DevCos”, through which its technology and engineering services could be combined with partner capital, construction expertise and customer offtake (source: theglobeandmail.com).
Recent developments
In 2024, Nano One reported a US$12.9 million award from the U.S. Department of Defense in September, an $18 million award from the Government of Québec in December and a $2.8 million award from NGen in August for work with Worley; the programmes support LFP commercialisation, supply-chain development, plant expansion and industrial engineering (source: nanoone.ca). The company reported more than $63 million in cumulative non-dilutive capital since the beginning of 2024, including government grants and loans, sale-leaseback proceeds and land-sale proceeds (source: theglobeandmail.com). In 2025, it announced a C$5 million Government of Canada award to support Candiac’s capacity expansion and One-Pot LFP commercialisation, alongside lithium pre-qualification work with Rio Tinto, progress in its Sumitomo Metal Mining collaboration and selection to join U.S. ALTA (source: nanoone.ca). More recent updates have focused on customer sampling and validation at Candiac, with the existing line supporting samples and prospective-customer qualification while the planned larger line is intended to provide greater commercial-material volumes (source: businesswire.com). The Candiac expansion is also intended to support future plant-design licensing and joint-venture opportunities, while Nano One and Sumitomo Metal Mining continue work on LFP customer samples and the potential for larger-scale Canadian production (sources: theglobeandmail.com, businesswire.com).
Working there
Nano One’s work spans battery-materials research and industrial process engineering, with technical activities including materials chemistry, cathode synthesis, process development, scale-up, pilot-plant operations, chemical engineering, automation, quality control, analytical testing and manufacturing engineering (source: businesswire.com). Commercial and project-focused work can involve intellectual property, technology licensing, strategic partnerships, customer qualification, government programmes, project development, finance, investor relations, regulatory and environmental compliance, procurement and corporate operations (source: theglobeandmail.com). Its main work locations are Burnaby, British Columbia, for innovation and process development, and Candiac, Québec, for pilot, demonstration and production operations; projects also involve collaboration with industrial partners, government agencies and prospective customers (sources: businesswire.com, nanoone.ca). The company describes a technically experienced team with more than 15 years of commercial cathode-manufacturing experience supporting its Candiac activities (source: businesswire.com). For candidates, the distinctive opportunity is to work across the path from technical validation and demonstration operations through customer sampling, plant design, licensing and regional commercialisation; experience scaling chemical processes, qualifying battery materials or managing government-supported industrial projects is particularly relevant (sources: proactiveinvestors.com, businesswire.com).