Essential Job Functions:
- Project planning and implementation
- Lead drive for improved quality control
- Characterization of ceramic powders, slips and pastes
- Provide and coordinate effective solutions for scale-up from pilot scale to commercial production
- Develop, validate and implement innovative concepts for the manufacture of solid oxide fuel cells
- Provide and implement cost reduction measures for manufacturing
- Ability to adapt plans to continual evolution of fuel cell manufacturing processes
- Provide direction for next generation of fuel cell development through technology evaluation and assessment of business needs
- Identify and address process and yield optimization issues
- Ability to develop methodology for plasma spraying and pressing novel powder precursors
- Ability to develop novel coating formulations
- Develop and facilitate presentations for senior management and customers
- Write lucid reports detailing analysis and recommendations for senior management and customers
Other Job Functions:
- Work on special projects as requested by Management
Skill Requirements:
- Ability to work both independently and in a team setting
- Ability to direct technicians/assemblers
- Demonstrated ability to write and deliver presentations
- Ability to sell concepts for research purposes
- Ability to write proposals
- Ability to use MS Office and Microsoft Project
Experience/Educational Requirements
- Master’s Degree with 3+ year’s industrial experience; or
- Bachelor’s of Science Degree with 4+ year’s industrial experience
- Proven industrial ceramic processing scale-up experience
- Industrial ceramic process troubleshooting
- Colloid chemistry experience is highly desirable
Due to the nature of our products and services, only US Citizens or Lawful Permanent Residents may apply.
