Full-Time
Chemical Engineer – Level I/II/Senior
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Aluminum-focused renewable energy company
Energy
Senior
Cambridge, MA, USA
Required Skills
Python
Communications
MATLAB
Data Analysis
Requirements
- 2-5+ years of work experience in chemical engineering, process engineering, or related fields
- Recent graduate with a degree in chemical engineering, process engineering, or a related field from an accredited institution and demonstrated hands-on experience
- Exceptional communication and documentation skills
- Experience in chemical reactor design, assembly, and validation
- Familiarity with process control systems, PID controllers, and PLC controllers
- Experience in chemical separation and purification processes
- Experience in solid-liquid separation and filtration
- Experience in sourcing and integrating pumps, valves, and other essential equipment for fluid control and transport within the process system
- Experience in creating process flow diagrams and chemical system simulations/models
- Experience in hydrogen handling and safety equipment, including fuel cells
- Experience in sensor integration and data acquisition
- Familiarity with Linux/Unix-based operating systems via command line
- Familiarity with one or more software languages (Python, C++, MATLAB, etc.)
- Experience with thermodynamics theory and modeling software (e.g. EES, REFPROP)
- Experience with 5S or similar methodologies
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and test reactor prototypes in support of reactor scale-up and pilot projects
- Design and build test platforms for rapidly iterating and validating subsystems
- Perform data analysis on reactor test results to identify improved operating conditions
- Create process flow diagrams, models, and simulations of prototype and production units
- Produce and maintain P&ID and other documentation
- Specify, downselect, and modify COTS components for integration into subsystems
- Participate in and lead design reviews of chemical process subsystems
- Develop safety systems and protocols for the prototype and production systems
- Develop and maintain SOP documentation for prototype and production systems
- Translate R&D work into prototype functional requirements and specifications
- Translate partnership specifications into design requirements
- Opportunities to travel domestically and internationally
- Participate in building and growing company culture and values
Found Energy is a Boston-based, clean energy company on a mission to produce a carbon-free fuel that is lower-cost and more energy-dense than fossil fuels. Found Energy's technology uses metallic aluminum as the carbon-free fuel to produce hydrogen on-demand for less than $0.50 per kilogram and at five times the volumetric energy density of liquid hydrogen.
Company Stage
Seed
Total Funding
$16.7M
Headquarters
Boston, Massachusetts
Founded
2022
Growth & Insights
Headcount
6 month growth
↑ 20%1 year growth
↑ 71%2 year growth
↑ 500%Benefits
Health & dental
20 days PTO, 11 holidays, & unlimited sick days
3+ months parental leave
stock options
professional development budget