Reaction Development Engineer (Senior and above)

Company : Ammobia

Job Description - Reaction Development Engineer (Senior and above)

Reaction Engineer (Senior and above)

About Ammobia
Ammobia is on a mission to revolutionize the ammonia industry. We are a seed-stage startup developing Haber Bosch 2.0 – a next-generation ammonia synthesis process enabling cost-effective, clean ammonia production. Until now, ammonia production has been a highly polluting, steady-state, high inertia process. We are developing new regimes of physics and plant design that require dynamic processes, especially for ammonia production from intermittent renewable energy sources. Clean ammonia will support ammonia’s growing role in our decarbonized world, tackling some of the most difficult to abate sectors including chemicals, fertilizers, and heavy-duty transportation. We are supported by leading climate tech organizations including Starlight Ventures, Collaborative Fund, Third Derivative, Forbes 30u30, and more.

Job Description
Ammobia is seeking a motivated and creative Reaction Engineer to develop and optimize our ammonia production process. You will be our lead reaction engineer scaling our catalytic reaction process at the bench and pilot scale. Your primary focus will be the reactor – process parameters, active materials, and architectures; you will interface directly with equipment, materials, and process engineers and contribute to technical development across the company. There is significant opportunity to grow your role alongside the company.

Lead bench and pilot scale catalytic reaction process development, directly performing at least one of experimental or model/simulation-based development
Design and optimize processes and reactor systems at increasing scales, alongside process and equipment engineers
Design, analyze, and optimize thermocatalytic experiments and processes
Guide and mentor junior R&D chemical and materials engineers
Characterize, specify, and select ammonia synthesis catalysts
Develop intellectual property, including trade secrets and patents

Who you are
You are a creative, data driven problem solver who works from first principles. You enjoy fast paced, creative, and collaborative work; you work with a bias towards action and overcommunication; and you thrive with high levels of autonomy and ownership.

Successful applicants will have most of the following

5+ years’ experience in a relevant industrial setting (10 preferred)
Demonstrated expertise and deep knowledge of reaction engineering, heterogeneous catalysis, thermodynamics, kinetics, heat and mass transport
Demonstrated expertise in process development, experimental design, and optimization
Demonstrated expertise in modeling of reaction processes (including kinetics, heat and mass transport) and validation with experimental data, e.g. with gPROMS, ChemKin, Python, MATLAB, or similar
Demonstrated ability to drive development programs based on insights from models and experiment
Demonstrated expertise in data analysis, especially for time-series data from dynamic processes, e.g. with Python, MATLAB, or similar
Hands on experience operating bench scale reactor equipment, working knowledge of bench scale gas handling/sensing instrumentation (mass flow controllers, pressure regulators, temperature sensors, pressure sensors)
Experience synthesizing, manufacturing, and/or procuring catalysts
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Experience and enthusiasm to mentor junior engineers
Self-motivated, proactive, and able to work both independently and collaboratively
Passion for sustainability and excitement about working at an early-stage start-up

Nice-to-have

PhD or MS in chemical engineering or similar
Hands on experience designing and building bench-to-pilot scale reactor equipment, especially developing PFDs, P&IDs
Demonstrated expertise in transient reaction or separation processes
Experience in adsorbent separations, PSA, TSA or similar
Experience in pilot scale chemical processing
Experience in start-up environments
Experience in ammonia synthesis, cracking, or separations

The position is full-time and in-person in San Francisco, CA. Compensation will be commensurate with experience. Benefits including healthcare and 401k will be provided.

Who we are
We are a small and passionate team of scientists and engineers. We value teamwork, accountability, open communication, and rapid iteration. We emphasize career growth, mutual feedback, and a fun and exciting working environment. Check out ammobia.co/careers for our full values statement and ammobia.co/team to learn more about us.

The position is full-time and in-person in San Francisco, CA. Compensation and job title will be commensurate with experience.

Benefits include:

Competitive equity grants
Healthcare, dental, vision, life insurance, 401k
Gym benefit
Regular team social events
Paid time off, including closure between Christmas and New Years

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