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Climate & Energy roles U.S. employers hire international talent for

Batteries, carbon capture, hydrogen and critical minerals. Each profile describes the work, what employers screen for, and how a career like it maps to the O-1. These are role profiles, not job openings.

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Climate & Energy listings

Each listing is modeled on a real U.S. posting; the employer is not named. Apply through O1DMatch to be matched with employers hiring for this kind of role.

Staff Chemical Engineer, Battery Recycling Plant Design and CommissioningProfitable lithium-ion battery recycling and critical-minerals company, NevadaMcCarran, NV (Mountain West) · On-site · Full-timeO-1A fit (senior candidates)Added week of Nov 9, 2026Scientist, Molecular Electrocatalysts and Coordination ChemistryStartup commercializing a metal-based fuel and metal-air power generation devices, Bay AreaHayward, CA (Bay Area) · On-site · Full-timeO-1A fitAdded week of Nov 9, 2026Principal Engineer, Extractive MetallurgyProfitable lithium-ion battery recycling and critical-minerals company, Nevada and California locationsCarson City, NV (Mountain West) · On-site · Full-timeO-1A fit (senior candidates)Added week of Nov 9, 2026Chemical Engineer, Recycling Process Development and Plant SupportProfitable lithium-ion battery recycling and critical-minerals company, NevadaMcCarran, NV (Mountain West) · On-site · Full-timeO-1A fit (strong early-career candidates)Added week of Nov 9, 2026Test Engineer, Direct Air Capture SystemsClimate-technology company building direct air capture machines and supplying captured CO2 to commercial and industrial customers, Bay AreaBerkeley, CA (Bay Area) · On-site · Full-timeO-1A fitAdded week of Nov 9, 2026Staff Engineer, Lithium-Ion Cell Manufacturing DesignNext-generation battery materials company expanding into lithium-ion cell manufacturing, Bay AreaAlameda, CA (Bay Area) · On-site · Full-timeO-1A fit (senior candidates)Added week of Nov 9, 2026Senior Staff Engineer, Lithium-Ion Battery Materials and Cell ModelingNext-generation battery materials company building silicon-based anode materials for lithium-ion batteries, Bay AreaAlameda, CA (Bay Area) · On-site · Full-timeO-1A fit (senior candidates)Added week of Nov 9, 2026Senior Battery Test and Validation Engineer, Cell, Module and Pack CharacterizationProfitable lithium-ion battery recycler and second-life energy storage company, Bay AreaSan Francisco, CA (Bay Area) · On-site · Full-timeO-1A fit (senior candidates)Added week of Nov 9, 2026Director, Battery Engineering, Customer Applications and Cell ScalingBattery materials company developing silicon anode materials for lithium-ion cells, Bay AreaAlameda, CA (Bay Area) · On-site · Full-timeO-1A fit (senior candidates)Added week of Nov 9, 2026

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Battery Cell Scientist (Li-ion / Solid-State / Na-ion)

Develop the cathodes, anodes and electrolytes inside the next generation of cells, and scale them in U.S.…

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Carbon Capture / Direct Air Capture Engineer

Design systems that pull CO2 out of the air or industrial exhaust, and store…

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Hydrogen Electrolyzer Engineer

Design PEM, alkaline or solid-oxide electrolyzer stacks for green…

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Critical Minerals & Rare Earth Processing Engineer

Build the processing capacity for lithium, rare earths, nickel and cobalt that the U.S. currently…

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