Chemical Engineer Co-Op

Storion Energy•Wilmington, MA

9d•$25 - $25•Onsite

About The Position

We are looking to hire a Co-Op starting in July and working through December 2026. Storion Energy is a joint venture between Stryten Energy and Largo inc. and is at the forefront of commercializing Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries (VRFBs) within the United States. Largo is a vanadium mining company with the only western-friendly vanadium mine in the world, located in Brazil. Stryten is a leading lead-acid battery manufacturer supplying energy storage solutions to the automotive, industrial, and stationary power markets. Storion Energy was formed from the VRFB divisions of each company and is focused on supplying specialty VRFB components to the long-duration energy storage (LDES) market. We are uniquely positioned to drive down costs to allow new entrants into the flow battery market, which will drive competition with lithium-based LDES products. VRFB LDES products help address renewable energy intermittency issues, provide grid resiliency, and enable a cleaner electricity grid. This position pays $25 per hour. Responsibilities The Chemical Engineering Co-op will support Storion’s product development team with a focus on our electrochemistry development needs. This individual will support our lab-scale and pilot-scale systems, which may include investigating the performance of our VRFB cells and stacks, determining electrolyte properties and performance, developing processing techniques and operations for eventual scale-up, and working on other projects as needs arise.Storion’s product development facility is located in Wilmington, MA, and we are seeking a full-time co-op to support our cutting-edge product development efforts. This is an in-person role, and the successful candidate is expected to be in the office 5 days per week. The Chemical Engineering Co-op will work under the direct supervision and guidance of Senior Engineers in the support of Engineering projects. The Co-op will contribute to these projects by performing a wide range of assignments, which may include: Working on product development Hands-on testing in the electrochemical lab and shop floor Operation of pilot-scale equipment and machinery Data collection, processing, and analysis Chemical Process design, control, and operation development Kinetics determination and modeling Unit operation design/equipment specification Process documentation Statistical process control Root cause analysis Material compatibility testing Many more exciting and challenging experiences

Requirements

Working towards BS in Chemical Engineering or BA/BS in Chemistry
Minimum GPA of 3.0
You must have housing and transportation to our Wilmington, MA location. Public transportation is not available to our office.
You must be able and willing to work with battery electrolyte, which is acidic and requires wearing PPE (lab coat, gloves, safety glasses or goggles, and other job-specific PPE)
Ability to lift 30-pound boxes of parts
Students entering their second or third co-op preferred
We expect our co-ops to be hands on self-starters who can take a project from start to finish with ease. The successful candidate should already have excellent problem solving, communication, and teamwork skills that can be applied to cross-functional teams. The individual should be skilled at problem identification, prototyping and iterative design, validation testing, and troubleshooting.