Battery AI Lead at Ohm (W23)
$130K - $160K  •  0.25% - 1.00%
AI agents for battery teams
San Francisco, CA, US
Full-time
US citizen/visa only
1+ years
About Ohm

Ohm is the AI agent platform for battery teams.

We are a lean, talent-dense team of engineers, creatives and PhD scientists based in San Francisco. We are an AI-first team and use AI to move faster with higher quality results, across every area of the company. We are backed by Y Combinator and other world-class investors as well as serial founders and builders.

About the role
Skills: Python

Ohm’s mission

Ohm is the AI agent platform for battery teams. We train agents in electrochemistry, modeling, and data engineering to embed directly into battery workflows across R&D, validation, and manufacturing, helping teams evolve faster with AI.

We are a lean, talent-dense team of engineers, creatives and PhD battery scientists based in San Francisco. We are an AI-first team and use AI to move faster with higher quality results, across every area of the company. We are backed by Y Combinator and other world-class investors as well as serial founders and builders.

Why Ohm matters

We believe the West needs a competitive battery ecosystem. Thinkers like Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and Bill Gates agree. Batteries are a path to an energy-abundant, geopolitically stable future - one that protects nature and supports our values. We are building to create that future.

Your mission in this role

You’ll own the development of battery-science AI at Ohm. This is an unparalleled opportunity for an exceptional thinker to shape the trajectory of the battery industry by embedding scientific knowledge into AI agents.

You’ll:

  • Build and train Ohm’s AI agents in battery science - and deliver a delightful, reliable user experience
  • Serve as technical lead for some of the most important battery teams in the West, becoming a trusted partner
  • Help customers extract key insights from battery data
  • Work closely with our AI engineers to improve Ohm

We might be a fit for you if:

  • You are passionate about the battery industry and pushing the boundaries of what is possible with AI
  • You’ve worked with battery data in industry (e.g. at a cell manufacturer or automotive OEM). You are the person that your team comes to for help with complicated battery data analyses
  • You deeply understand Li-ion cell behaviour and battery degradation
  • You are skilled in Python and time-series analysis (pandas, numpy, matplotlib)
  • You communicate clearly, work collaboratively, and take extreme ownership
  • You push for excellence and care deeply about your team and mission - you will do what it takes to achieve greatness
  • You are AI-first in your mindset and workflows

Qualifications

  • B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in electrochemistry, physics, chemical engineering, materials science, or similar
  • 2+ years industry experience working with battery data
  • Strong python skills and experience building battery models
  • Experience using latest AI tools and concepts including AI agents

What we offer

  • An opportunity to work in person in San Francisco with a lean team dedicated to achieving greatness
  • A place to build, take end-to-end ownership, learn a great deal, build your brand and make a great impact in deploying AI agents across the battery industry
  • Flexible PTO - we trust you to balance rest with the high intensity of an early-stage startup
  • Team offsites to bond, get creative and build
  • Free lunch and dinner
  • Health, vision, dental

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