Materials Engineer, Development and Manufacturing
San Francisco, CA
Full Time
Mid Level
Materials Engineer, Development and Manufacturing (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. 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, the Department of Energy, Collaborative Fund, Third Derivative, and more.
Job Description
Ammobia is seeking an experienced Materials Manufacturing Engineer to develop and optimize our proprietary catalyst and gas separation materials. You will be our lead engineer responsible for designing formed/shaped porous materials and bringing them to commercial scale. You will interface directly with reaction, process, and equipment engineers within Ammobia, as well drive external relationships with vendors and partners. There is significant opportunity to grow your role alongside the company.
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. 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, the Department of Energy, Collaborative Fund, Third Derivative, and more.
Job Description
Ammobia is seeking an experienced Materials Manufacturing Engineer to develop and optimize our proprietary catalyst and gas separation materials. You will be our lead engineer responsible for designing formed/shaped porous materials and bringing them to commercial scale. You will interface directly with reaction, process, and equipment engineers within Ammobia, as well drive external relationships with vendors and partners. There is significant opportunity to grow your role alongside the company.
- Design and optimize formed catalyst and separations materials for ammonia production
- Develop and scale manufacturing processes such as extrusion, granulation, pelletization, coating, and similar
- Characterize, specify, and select catalysts and materials for ammonia synthesis and gas separations
- Initiate and manage relationships with materials vendors, equipment vendors, and tolling manufacturers
- Specify, procure, and build manufacturing equipment, facilities
- Develop intellectual property across materials, process, and reactor development
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. You have industrial expertise in handling porous materials as powders and composites. This may come from the chemicals/catalyst industry, but battery manufacturing experience is also highly desired
Successful applicants will have most of the following
- 5+ years’ experience in a relevant industrial setting
- Demonstrated expertise and hands on experience manufacturing formed catalysts, adsorbent pellets/extrudates, ceramic membranes, battery active materials, or similar
- Demonstrated expertise and deep knowledge of porous solid materials characterization, such as BET, TGA, XRD, SEM, EDS, and similar
- Demonstrated ability to drive development programs based on insights from models and experiments
- Excellent data analysis skills and proficiency in Python
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Self-motivated, proactive, and able to work both independently and collaboratively
- Passion for sustainability and excitement about working at an early-stage start-up (prior startup experience strongly preferred)
Nice-to-have
- BS (MS preferred) in chemical engineering, materials engineering or similar
- Hands on experience installing and modifying manufacturing equipment
- Demonstrated expertise and deep knowledge of heterogeneous catalysis, gas separations, heat and mass transport
- Demonstrated team leadership experience in relevant area
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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