Application Engineer (m/f/d) Precious Metal Application on Metal Substrate Electrodes

Application Engineer (m/f/d) Precious Metal Application on Metal Substrate Electrodes

Permanent

About Heraeus

Making displays foldable? Helping hearts beat with medical innovations? Or breathing new life into precious metals? As a family-owned global technology group we help our customers to always being one step ahead.

About Heraeus Precious Metals

With more than 350 years of experience in precious metals processing, Heraeus Precious Metals is the world's leading provider of innovative products and services, such as precious metals trading and recycling. Our products are used in a wide range of industries, for example to reduce climate killers such as nitrous oxide and methane and in the form of pharmaceutical ingredients for the treatment of cancer.

Our innovative strength is driven by our 3,000 employees in more than 15 countries, who work passionately with our partners to develop pioneering and sustainable solutions.

We are aware of our responsibility towards people and the environment and have set ourselves ambitious CO₂ targets. Sustainability is at the heart of all our business activities.

The following challenges await you:

• In your role you develop precious metal-coated metal substrate electrodes, especially for water electrolysis.
• Processing and coating technologies are evaluated and developed by you.
• Implementing quality control and analytical characterization methods for process optimization of electrodes is part of your tasks.
• You identify material requirements and electrode prerequisites for application-oriented material development.
• Application-related issues and optimizations regarding customer requirements are handled by you.
• Planning, conducting, and evaluating experimental plans independently, as well as coordinating with internal and external stakeholders, is your responsibility.
• Coordinating and executing external prototype manufacturing and pilot-scale production is part of your tasks.
• You are prepared to act independently in an international environment and to work for internal and external project goals on a laboratory and pilot scale and to present your results in an evaluated and documented manner.

Your profile:

• University in natural sciences, materials science or engineering, preferably with an MSc degree.
• Several years of work experience in the field of research & development or production of metal substrate electrodes and precious metal coating, preferably for hydrogen applications
• Knowledge of components in electrolysis cells, especially porous transport layers
• Advanced knowledge of processing methods for metal deposition and the associated analytical characterization
• Sound knowledge of electrochemical processes on metal electrodes
• Good knowledge of project and stakeholder management
• Advanced knowledge of English and MS Office as well as the creation of specifications

Curious? Apply now!

We look forward to receiving your documents by reference code 57763 via our online application portal - even if you don't meet all the requirements, but have good reasons why you are still the right fit for this role!

Any further questions?

Our Recruiting Team, Heraeus Precious Metals, is happy to assist you by email: hpm_hr@heraeus.com. Or visit us at jobs.heraeus.com.