Senior Chemical Engineer

CK Group are recruiting for a Senior Chemical Engineer 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: $130.000 - $150.000pa 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 atmospheric water harvesting technology.
• Collaborate closely with R&D scientists to process the technical and functional specifications of MOF/COFs coming out of the R&D
• Responsible for the system-level design and development of the heat management system, including optimization of heat exchangers, thermal storage, optimization of fluids transfer, pumps, fans, and filters that will operate on the MOF/COFs.
• Design, plan and scale up the technologies from prototype stage to commercial stage
• Help set up the QC/QA processes and procedures for production
• Perform periodic reporting to management and participate in technical meetings.

Qualifications:
• PhD in chemical engineering or similar field from an accredited institution, along with a demonstrated record of achievement in research
• Industry experience in CO2, vacuum systems, and adsorption/desorption
• Strong understanding of thermodynamics and fluid mechanics
• Post academic experience in research or industry.

Apply:
Entitlement to work in the US is essential. For more information or to apply for this Senior Chemical Engineer position, please contact the US team on +1 (617) 6922948 or USA@ckscience.com.