CK Group are recruiting for a Senior R&D Scientist - Carbon Capture to join a small start-up team to focus on the design and scale up of systems that improve their overall performance in adsorbing/desorbing water vapor. The company is currently working on technologies in the fields of atmospheric water harvesting and CO2 capture.
Location: Irvine, California.
Contract type: Full-time, permanent position.
Salary: $120,000 - $140.000pa base.
Roles and Responsibilities:- Work with and report to the head of Product Engineering to achieve the department goals of scaling up commercial-grade MOF/COF-based CO2 capture systems.
- Model the kinetics, thermal transfer, and CO2 adsorption and desorption mechanisms of MOF/COF material.
- Developing models that include CO2 adsorption and desorption, energy efficiency, thermal transfer, air flow, and vacuum and pressure swing operation.
- Design and optimize the individual carbon capture module components.
- Design, plan and scale up the technologies from prototype stage to commercial stage.
- Identify and optimize critical component and system-level parameters to improve overall product performance in terms of production capacity, energy efficiency, lifetime (reliability/durability), yield, cost, safety, and operation.
- Collaborate closely with R&D scientists to process the technical and functional specifications of MOF/COFs coming out of the R&D.
- Evaluate and manage sourcing of materials and components, taking into consideration the whole process from sourcing to final assembly and packaging.
- Help set up the QC/QA processes and procedures for production.
- Maintain an electronic notebook detailing all observations and measurements.
- Contribute to the intellectual property of the company by writing and participating in invention disclosures.
- Perform periodic reporting to management and participate in technical meetings.
Qualifications:- PhD in mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, or similar field from an accredited institution, along with a demonstrated record of achievement in research.
- Experience in the CO2 capture industry and pressure swing adsorption systems.
- Strong understanding of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and heat transfer.
- More than 5 years of industrial R&D experience.
- At least 3-5 years of experience in CO2 field.
- Industry experience in designing system-level prototypes.
- Experience in simulation tools for thermal design, thermal analysis, and energy performance.
- Familiar with health and safety procedures in production.
- Thrive in a culture that values diversity, collaboration, precision, and learning.
- Strong teamwork and collaboration skills.
- Excellent problem-solving skills.
- A track record of successful scale-up prototypes or experimentation.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
Apply: It is essential that applicants hold entitlement to work in the US. Please quote job reference 104630 in all correspondence.
