Verdox, Inc. is dedicated to reversing climate change through the development and deployment of advanced technology. The company’s proprietary electro-swing process, developed at MIT, enables carbon dioxide and other acid gasses to be captured with up to 80% less energy and 70% less cost than conventional approaches. Verdox is backed by institutional investors and based in Boston.
Verdox seeks an Electrochemical Engineer to join our R&D team. This position reports to the Chief Technology Officer (CTO).
Key Responsibilities
Build and maintain electrochemistry R&D infrastructure
Comprehensive modeling of electrochemical systems, optimization and sensitivity analysis, charge-rate/capacity optimization, capacitive EDL vs Faradaic electron transfer optimization. Analyze charge transfer, chemical reactions, flow patterns, etc.
Simulation of different operational conditions (charge-rate, gas composition, temperature, pressure) using developed models
Guide design and fabrication of electrochemical/chemical/mechanical systems – including electrochemical cells, stacking of cells, gas flow channel geometry, etc.
Assist in the development of experimental protocols for testing of electrochemical systems – study of cycle life and calendar life of electrodes and cells; multi-step models to study degradation processes; design of custom-made testing equipment
Data analysis for performance optimization – prototype to product translation
Overall engineering support
Skills Knowledge and Expertise
PhD in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent, with a focus on electrochemical systems and energy storage
Laboratory experience of electrochemical techniques – CV, SWV, G/PITT, RDE, RRDE, CC/CV charge-discharge, EIS
Advanced quantitative EIS interpretation – equivalent circuit design; data fitting
Advanced quantitative understanding of electrochemical thermodynamics, kinetics and transport phenomena; interfacial phenomena; porous electrodes; double layer capacitance; charge transfer kinetics (with some quantum chemistry understanding), etc.
Advanced mathematical knowledge (analytical and numerical solutions of PDEs, linear algebra, etc.); Mathematical modeling of complex electrochemical/chemical/mechanical systems
Some experience in assembly of electrochemical cells (preferred) – fuel cells, flow cells, batteries, capacitors, etc.
Some understanding of organic chemistry and reaction mechanism
Excel, MATLAB (or equivalent), COMSOL (or equivalent), CAD software, data analysis, DigiElch (or equivalent), EIS simulation.
Ability to work in cross-functional teams
Strong oral and written communication skills
Comfortable working in an evolutionary and dynamic startup environment
Numbers & Facts
Location
Woburn, MA
Skills
Analysis Skillsunmatched
CAD (Computer-Aided Design) Softwareunmatched
Chemical Engineeringunmatched
Chemistryunmatched
Circuit Designunmatched
Climate Changeunmatched
Communication Skillsunmatched
Cross-Functionalunmatched
Data Analysisunmatched
Electrochemistryunmatched
Fuel Cellunmatched
Geometryunmatched
Java Swingunmatched
Laboratoryunmatched
Linear Algebraunmatched
MATLABunmatched
Mathematical Modelingunmatched
Mathematicsunmatched
Mechanical Engineeringunmatched
Organic Chemistryunmatched
Performance Analysisunmatched
Performance Tuning/Optimizationunmatched
Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
Prototypingunmatched
Research & Development (R&D)unmatched
Simulationunmatched
Startupunmatched
Test Equipmentunmatched
Testingunmatched
Thermodynamicsunmatched
Writing Skillsunmatched
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