Junior Chemical Engineer

Are you ready to make a change in the energy transition and have a positive impact on the climate? Join the Unbound Potential (UP) team, a Swiss startup founded in 2023 by a group of passionate engineers, chemists, and economists from ETH Zürich.

We envision a resilient electrified society, independent not only from fossil fuels but also from critical mined materials, such as Lithium-ion or Vanadium. How can we reach that goal? By developing a disruptive innovative solution: a membrane-less redox flow battery that works exclusively with organic chemistry. Despite the name, our system is the simplest large-scale stationary energy storage you can imagine, usable by energy-intensive industries as well as energy utilities seeking cheap and sustainable energy storage solutions.

As a Junior Chemical Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the development and characterization of membrane-less redox flow battery.

About Us

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What you will do:

• Setting up and monitoring electrochemical experiments.
• Optimizing KPI evaluation: maximum power, limiting current, coulombic efficiency, energetic efficiency, RTE, self-discharge, etc.
• Evaluating data from experiments to formulate reports/presentations and maintain our database.
• Analytics and basic synthesis in the laboratory.
• Preparing solutions and working with hazardous materials, such as acids and organic chemicals.
• Conducting physico-chemical analysis and characterization of electrolytes and electrodes.
• Preparing and maintaining laboratory equipment (potentiostat/galvanostat, pH- conductivity-meter, oven, etc.).
• Designing and engineering flow set-ups compatible with our chemical system.
• Troubleshooting technical issues in the laboratory, coming up with industrial standard solutions for hardware development.

What you will bring:

• Master’s degree (Uni/FH) in chemical engineering or process engineering.
• Practical skills and hands-on experience in the chemical laboratory, especially working on electrochemical systems and/or flow reactors.
• Solution-oriented mindset, willing to do practical work, iteration, and testing.
• Optimization of the work routine by implementing protocols.
• Experience in handling analytical and electrochemical equipment.
• Good chemical laboratory practices.
• Experience in quality control (desirable but not mandatory).
• Strong interest in electrochemical energy conversion systems (desirable but not mandatory).

You are:

• A solution-oriented person, willing to make a change and take up challenges.
• Motivated to work in a dynamic, high-performance, collaborative, young, and fun start-up environment.
• Strongly interested in the climate-tech space.
• Independent and detail-oriented.
• Passionate about driving the renewable energy transition.
• An excellent team player.

What We Offer:

Join a highly motivated and young team. Be at the forefront of developing the next-generation large-scale energy storage solutions. Your role in the early stages of our exciting journey will make you key in developing and evolving UP, overcoming challenges, and celebrating success together.

Attractive salary package with multiple benefits.

Trainings & Events

Trainings for professional growth and social events.

Sports

Frequent sports activities and outings with colleagues.

Work-Life Balance

Tons of opportunities to enjoy time and do activities together.

Sounds like you? We are looking forward to meeting you! Send us your CV and Motivation Letter combined in a single PDF through the „Apply Now!“ button below!

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