Electrochemical Engineer

Catalyzing a cleaner future.

Key Responsibilities:

• Catalyst Development: Design, synthesize, and test new catalytic materials for redox reactions within iron flow batteries, focusing on improving efficiency, durability, and performance.
• Electrochemical Testing: Conduct electrochemical analyses, including cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), and galvanostatic/potentiostatic methods to evaluate catalyst performance.
• Reaction Kinetics Optimization: Investigate reaction mechanisms and optimize electrochemical reaction kinetics to enhance the energy density and efficiency of iron flow battery systems.
• Material Characterization: Use advanced characterization techniques (e.g., SEM, XRD, XPS, TEM) to analyze catalyst morphology, composition, and surface properties.
• Collaborative Research: Work closely with materials scientists, chemists, and process engineers to integrate new catalysts into the full-scale battery system and ensure scalability.
• Performance Monitoring: Develop testing protocols and benchmarks to assess the long-term stability and efficiency of catalysts under varying operational conditions.
• System Integration: Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure compatibility of catalysts with battery architecture and system components.
• Data Analysis and Reporting: Analyze experimental data, interpret results, and communicate findings through technical reports, presentations, and publications.

Additional Responsibilities you might have:

• Develop and validate low-cost bipolar plates and membranes for All-Iron Redox Flow Battery
• Optimize electrolyte chemistry for efficiency and durability.
• Assist in design validation of innovative electrolyte management subsystems
• Design, construct and perform reliability tests on various key system components
• Build and test flow batteries, and electrolyte management system, of various sizes and capacities using developed materials and chemicals
• Troubleshoot, collect, and analyze data and present test results to the engineering team
• Run design validation tests and perform analyses afterwards to guide design goals for improved battery performance and reliability
• Develop and optimize chemical processes for flow batteries of different scales
• Interact with manufacturing engineer to scale up production of the developed new generation membranes
• Safety and Compliance: Ensure all laboratory and testing procedures meet safety and environmental standards, particularly related to handling hazardous materials.

Qualifications:

• Education: PhD or Master’s degree in Electrochemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field.
• Experience: 5+ years of experience in catalyst development for energy storage systems, with specific experience in iron flow or other redox flow batteries (preferred), fuel cells, or electrolyzers.
• Technical Skills:
• Expertise in electrochemical techniques and catalyst testing.
• Proficiency in materials characterization tools and analysis.
• Strong knowledge of redox chemistry, reaction kinetics, and battery system design.
• Soft Skills:
• Excellent problem-solving abilities and attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills for cross-functional collaboration.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced R&D environment.

Preferred:

• Experience with scale-up of catalyst production and integration into commercial systems.
• Knowledge of iron chemistry and redox flow battery operations.

Benefits of working at ESS.