Staff Analytical Engineer
About ACS Industries
At ACS Industries, Inc. we manufacture critical components used in systems assemblies. We ensure that our components are engineered to meet the highest standards for our customers' most demanding applications. Our products range from critical safety components including airbag filters with precisely engineered porosity to control flow pattern during airbag inflation, to high performance materials under harsh conditions such as a high-temperature cushion for vibration dampening.
As a vertically integrated volume manufacturer of knitted, woven, and expanded metal, we design, build, and maintain our manufacturing equipment in-house. Our production capacity allows us to provide service to multiple industries including the automotive, industrial, and cleaning products sectors.
ACS Industries is currently bringing its volume manufacturing expertise to the green energy industry as a supplier of electrolyzer and battery components. We are looking for talented engineers for our R&D team to design and build the next generation of efficient, low-cost electrolysis and battery components designed for manufacturability.
Job Description
Located at company headquarters in Lincoln, RI, the "Staff Analytical Engineer" position will be part of our growing Research & Development group. You will join an innovative team developing and implementing solutions to problems throughout the corporation. This role will be part of a small group focused on problems in chemistry, chemical engineering, materials engineering, and electrochemical engineering with a primary focus on the design and development of novel low-cost, high-efficiency porous metal components within electrolyzers for hydrogen production. As part of the R&D team, you will plan and execute a multi-year research program to develop new products and work closely with the manufacturing team to implement production at scale. You will report to the Senior Electrochemical Engineer.
Primary Responsibilities
- Collaborate with experts in knitting, weaving, and expanding metal to develop novel porous metal components for electrolyzers
- Select, set up, operate, and maintain R&D equipment
- Establish analytical processes for quality control that can be implemented in production and write Standard Operating Procedures
- Provide technical leadership on structural and chemical characterization
- Coordinate, perform, and/or analyze materials characterizations (SEM, XPS, ICP-MS, etc.) and perform root-cause analysis
- Contribute to preparation, publication, and presentation of scientific findings
Basic Qualifications
- MS/PhD in chemistry, materials science, chemical engineering, or related scientific discipline
- Expertise in method development
- Experience working in a wet chemistry laboratory
- Hands-on experience in materials characterization and analytical methods including SEM, XPS, ICP-MS, UV-Vis, IR, Raman
Preferred Qualifications
- 2-3 years experience working in materials analysis
- Deep understanding of structure-property relationships of materials to aid materials development
- Experience with electrochemical systems and characterization
- Familiarity with development of coatings for electrochemical components
- Familiarity with knitting, weaving, and expanding techniques