Chemical Engineer

HX5, LLC•Brooklyn, OH

9h•Onsite

About The Position

HX5, in support of the GEARS contract at NASA Glenn Research Center, is seeking a Chemical Engineer to support NASA’s Electrical Engineering department to augment the Power and Energy Storage Technologies for Mars team. The candidate will be responsible for developing fundamental equations for chemical reactions and energy balance in solid oxide fuel cell systems to be used by an engineer when developing a system level MATLAB model of a solid oxide fuel cell for use in a Martian environment.

Requirements

Background in static and dynamic chemical or solid oxide fuel cell system design.
The ability to develop fundamental equations for chemical reactions and energy balance in solid oxide fuel cell systems.
Experience with solid oxide fuel cell power systems utilizing O2, H2, CO, CO2, and CH4.
Strong technical writing skills.
Must have an engineering degree from an ABET accredited program
Must be a US Citizen and successfully complete a U.S. government background investigation.
Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate level of security clearance for the position.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with fuel cell and/or electrolysis hardware at both the stack and system levels preferred.
Experience with Solid Oxide based systems are preferred, other electrochemical chemistries are acceptable (e.g. alkaline (KOH or NaOH), Direct Methanol, Molten Carbonate, Phosphoric Acid, or PEM chemistry).

Responsibilities

Developing fundamental equations for chemical reactions and energy balance in solid oxide fuel cell systems.
Developing a system level MATLAB model of a solid oxide fuel cell for use in a Martian environment.