Battery and Materials Engineering Consultant

Materials & battery engineering, from the lab to the real world

I'm Saurabh Bopte — a materials engineer with 8+ years across research and industry. I help companies, students, and research groups turn materials and battery challenges into real results.

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Mentoring · industry consulting · research collaboration

Saurabh Bopte

Materials Engineer · Battery Safety

8+ yrs

Materials engineering

Li-ion

Battery safety focus

Separators

& current collectors

Jülich

Germany · remote

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Available

for new projects

What I do

How I can help

Whether you're a student, a company, or a research group, I work with you across three areas — grounded in hands-on materials and battery engineering.

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Mentoring

Helping students and early-career researchers do their best work and grow with confidence.

Studying in Germany — for metallurgy & materials students
Guidance for Master's & PhD students
Research methodology support
Thesis review
Career advice

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Industry Consulting

Practical, vendor-neutral technical support to move products and processes forward.

Material selection
Root cause analysis
Technical documentation
Process improvement

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Research Collaboration

Partnering with academic and industrial groups from first idea to published result.

Proposal development
Experimental design
Joint publications
Innovation partnerships

Professional Journey

The person behind the expertise

A quick tour of where I've been, what I work on, and why I love this field — because the best collaborations start with knowing who you're working with.

Hi, I'm Saurabh 👋

I'm a materials engineer with 8+ years across research and industry — from synthesising nanomaterials at TU Darmstadt to developing lithium-ion battery safety components at Soteria Europe, where I built a materials lab in Germany for separators and current collectors.

Based in Jülich, I now work independently — mentoring students, advising companies, and collaborating with research groups. I hold German Permanent Residence and work with people worldwide.

Battery safety Separators Current collectors Thin films · PVD/CVD Characterisation Nanomaterials

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Education

M.Tech, Metallurgical & Materials Engineering — IIT Madras (GPA 9.29/10, DAAD exchange at TU Darmstadt). B.Tech — VNIT Nagpur.

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Industry experience

Materials Engineer at Soteria Europe (Li-ion battery safety — separators, current collectors, PCB busbars) and Materials Scientist at TU Darmstadt (nanomaterials, thin films, gas adsorption).

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Research interests

Battery safety, next-generation separators & current collectors, thin-film technologies, and nanomaterials for energy & carbon capture. Published in ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces.

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Areas of specialization

Separator fabrication, metallized polymer current collectors (PVD & electroplating), CVD/PVD nanomaterial synthesis, and materials characterisation (XRD, SEM, XPS, FTIR, AFM, BET, Raman).

Why I mentor & collaborate

“I supervised my first Master's students years ago and never stopped enjoying it — there's nothing like watching an idea finally click for someone. Having come to Germany as a student myself, I especially love helping metallurgy and materials students find their own path here. And I take on consulting and collaborations for the same reason: the best materials work happens when curious people solve hard problems together.”

Experience

Career highlights

A track record across research, development, and manufacturing in the battery and materials space.

NOV 2025 — PRESENT

Engineering Consultant (Self-Employed)

Saurabh Materials · Jülich, Germany · Remote

Supporting clients with technical guidance on battery and functional materials — characterisation strategy, data interpretation, clear documentation and reports, and remote collaboration to meet project milestones. Flexible, project-based engagements aligned to client objectives.

SEP 2022 — OCT 2025

Materials Engineer

Soteria Europe GmbH · Düren, Germany

Led development of a compact, safer PCB-based busbar for battery packs. Established a materials development and testing lab in Germany for separators and current collectors. Developed cost-effective metallized polymer current collectors via PVD and electroplating, and co-led a study on impurity-scavenging cellulose separators for extended Li-ion cycle life.

JUN 2017 — JUN 2020

Materials Scientist

TU Darmstadt · Darmstadt, Germany

Synthesized carbon nanotubes via CVD and studied gas adsorption for carbon capture, including a custom gas-adsorption chamber for electric-field-driven uptake. Supervised two Master's research projects in nanomaterials and surface science.

Materials & battery engineering, from the lab to the real world

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