Chief Scientist

Hydrogen Systems Australia Pty; Australia; Remote; AUD 180.000 - 260.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The Chief Scientist at HSA serves as the senior scientific authority, defining and safeguarding the scientific foundations of a world-leading hydrogen technology. This role ensures that all assumptions, operating envelopes and validation submissions are technically defensible and aligned with the commercialisation pathway.

You will lead cross-disciplinary teams, maintain SBOD, oversee plasma physics, chemistry, reaction kinetics and thermal stability, and provide rigorous documentation.

Qualifikationen

• PhD required in a relevant science/engineering field.
• Demonstrated ability to model and validate complex systems.
• Strong documentation and traceability practices.
• Ability to communicate complex science to engineering and executive stakeholders.
• Rigorous documentation and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
• Compliance with WHS for high-voltage and gas-handling systems.

Aufgaben

• Establish and maintain the Scientific Basis of Design (SBOD).
• Approve scientific assumptions across R&D, engineering, modelling and test functions.
• Chair scientific review gates (Concept, Preliminary Design Review, Detailed Design Review, Pre‑Assembly).
• Oversee plasma physics, chemistry, reaction kinetics, gas evolution and thermal stability.
• Validate scientific models against empirical data.
• Translate experimental insights into engineering specifications and prototype constraints.
• Define scientific criteria for internal test protocols and acceptance thresholds.
• Maintain version‑controlled scientific documentation.
• Support external validation evidence packs for university and international verification bodies.

Kenntnisse

Scientific modelling

Documentation

Communication to stakeholders

Cross-functional collaboration

WHS compliance

Ausbildung

PhD in plasma physics, physical chemistry, chemical engineering or related field

Jobbeschreibung

The Chief Scientist is HSA’s senior scientific authority, responsible for defining, governing and safeguarding the scientific foundations of aworld‑leading hydrogen technology. This role ensures all scientific assumptions, operating envelopes and validation submissions are technically defensible and aligned with HSA’s commercialisation pathway.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain theScientific Basis of Design (SBOD)
• Approve scientific assumptions across R&D, engineering, modelling and test functions
• Chair scientific review gates (Concept, Preliminary Design Review, Detailed Design Review, Pre‑Assembly)
• Oversee plasma physics, chemistry, reaction kinetics, gas evolution and thermal stability
• Validate scientific models against empirical data
• Translate experimental insights into engineering specifications and prototype constraints
• Define scientific criteria for internal test protocols and acceptance thresholds
• Maintain version‑controlled scientific documentation
• Support external validation evidence packs for university and international verification bodies.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• PhD in plasma physics, physical chemistry, chemical engineering or related field
• 10–20+ years’ experience in plasma, electrochemical or high‑energy systems
• Strong capability in scientific modelling, validation and documentation
• Ability to communicate complex science to engineering and executive stakeholders.
• Rigorous documentation and traceability
• Collaboration across multidisciplinary teams
• WHS compliance for high‑voltage, plasma and gas‑handling systems.

If you’re ready to shape the scientific backbone of a world‑leading hydrogen technology, we’d like to hear from you.