Location: Utrecht, Padualaan, Netherlands | Semi-remote
Employment: Full-time (at least 2 days a week)
Start date: May 2024
- Are you passionate about sustainability and technology development and excited about working in a ClimateTech startup?
- Have you finished a PhD in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering focusing on carbon capture or equivalent fields?
- Or have you completed an engineering MSc degree with at least three years of working experience in a research and development role on carbon capture technology or equivalent fields?
- As a Process Design Engineer, you will work closely with our core team of engineers and scientists to develop models describing the behavior of a gas-solid contact reactor, utilizing computational modeling for fluid dynamics analysis, identifying optimizations, and translating these improvements into our novel direct air capture technology at an industrial scale.
We’re seeking a skilled and motivated Process Design Engineer to optimize our sorbent efficiency through the design and engineering of a gas-solid contactor.
- Employee stock options (SARs)
- Growth opportunities within the R&D team
- Make a significant impact with your engineering skills in a ClimateTech startup
- Develop models describing gas-solid reactor behaviour and reaction mechanisms
- Develop models for fluid dynamics analysis and predict both sorbent and gas efficiency
- Identify inefficiencies and propose optimizations in current designs in the form of equipment drawings and operation philosophy
- Collaborate with internal teams and external experts for specialized modelling tasks
- Document all design processes, simulation outcomes, and optimization strategies
- Translate the technological improvements into features to be added to future generations of the direct air capture process
- You are a proactive self-starter, adaptable, and can work independently
- You have a PhD in chemical or mechanical engineering focused on carbon capture technology or equivalent
- OR a MSc in chemical or mechanical engineering and at least three years of working experience in a research and development role on carbon capture technology or equivalent fields
- You are located in the Netherlands and able to work from the office in Utrecht at least 2 days a week
- You have a work permit for the Netherlands or are eligible to obtain one
- You are fluent in English
Interested? Please share your CV including a cover letter to ewout.ruijs@recarbn.eu. Also, if you have any questions, feel free to reach out.
We strive to hire people from all walks of life. ReCarbn is committed to providing equal opportunity for all employees and candidates without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. Each person is evaluated based on personal skill and merit. We want to develop and build a culture of inclusivity & diversity from the start.
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