Chemical Laboratory Technician (m/f/d) in Hydrometallurgy for Battery Recycling
Other Engineering
Aachen, Germany
EUR 40k-50k / year
Posted on Jul 20, 2026
- You independently plan and carry out laboratory experiments and analyses, thereby supporting our research, development, and optimization work.
- You professionally prepare samples, perform analyses, and ensure the reliable evaluation of results.
- You operate, monitor, and maintain laboratory and analytical equipment, ensuring smooth day-to-day laboratory operations.
- You carefully and clearly document experimental procedures, measurement results, and evaluations.
- You actively contribute to maintaining and further developing our safety standards – safety is our highest priority.
- You support work in our pilot plant and collaborate closely with neighboring teams in research, development, and production.
- You contribute your own ideas to continuously improve workflows, methods, and processes in the laboratory.
- You have completed training as a chemical laboratory technician or have a comparable qualification.
- You have experience in conducting chemical analyses and experiments and possess solid hands-on laboratory experience.
- You are familiar with handling laboratory and analytical equipment and work safely, carefully, and in a structured manner.
- You have good knowledge of documenting and evaluating results.
- Ideally, you have initial experience with spectroscopic methods, for example ICP.
- You have basic knowledge of MS Office and ideally also experience working with laboratory information management systems (LIMS).
- You work independently, responsibly, and with a strong awareness of quality and safety.
- You are a team player and enjoy working in a dynamic environment with various interfaces.
- Good German and English skills complete your profile.
- You take ownership from day one – after an intensive onboarding, you'll build something unique with us and shape outcomes with real impact on results.
- You work on something that truly matters – with your contribution, you strengthen Europe's battery supply chains and make circular economy a reality on an industrial scale.
- You're part of a mission-driven team – in a fast-paced scale-up environment, we live collaboration, because we can only move things forward together.
- You work to the highest standards – we combine the professionalism of leading industry with the innovative power of a top-tier, research-driven technology team.
- You grow with us – at cylib, you will do what is likely to be the most impactful work of your career and develop personally as we scale together.
- Depending on your qualifications and experience, your gross annual salary can range from €40,000 to €50,000.
