R&D Intern in Applied Chemistry (m/f/d)

chemconnect; Zürich; On-site; CHF 20,000 - 27,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Challenging internship

Fair compensation

Startup environment

Friendly team

Job summary

qCella AG, an ETH Zürich startup, seeks an R&D Intern in Applied Chemistry (m/f/d) at ETH Zürich, Campus Hönggerberg. This 6–12 month internship starts Fall 2025 and offers hands-on experience in a fast‑moving materials/heating technology project.

You will screen reaction conditions, design experiments, monitor processes, and analyze data while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. Applicants should be chemistry or chemical engineering students with good English and Swiss work eligibility.

Qualifications

• Students in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering preferred.
• Experience in project work is an advantage.
• Good oral and written communication skills in English.
• Work permit in Switzerland or Swiss student internship eligibility.
• High social skills, team player, able to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Reaction condition screening and optimization (high-throughput experimentation).
• Brainstorm, design and implement experiment series.
• Process monitoring and analytical characterization.
• Yield and purity enhancement studies.
• Troubleshooting and problem-solving in synthesis.
• Documentation and data analysis for process improvement.

Skills

Good English communication

Team player

Independent worker

Sense of responsibility

Education

Chemistry or Chemical Engineering student

Job description

• Full Time
• Internship
• ETH Zürich, Campus Hönggerberg (ZH)
• Posted 1 year ago
• qCella AG

Description

R&D Intern in Applied Chemistry (m/f/d)

ETH Zürich, Campus Hönggerberg (ZH)

6 to 12 months | temporary | start Fall 2025

Position Overview

Are you passionate about innovation, sustainability, and technology? Join our dynamic R&D team as an intern and gain hands-on experience in a start-up environment that’s shaping the future of heating technology. This internship provides a unique opportunity to work on exciting projects in a collaborative and forward-thinking setting.

About Us

At qCella, we revolutionize the way products are heated, such as automotive interiors, wearable technology, and pain-relieving solutions. As a pioneering hardware startup from ETH Zürich, we are committed to introducing innovative materials for resistive heating applications and beyond. Our mission is to replace the outdated heating wire technology with our cutting-edge, homogenously heating, paper-thin, flexible, and easily shape-customisable heating mats, offering unparalleled versatility and efficiency.

Your Tasks

• Reaction condition screening and optimization (high-throughput experimentation)
• Brainstorm, design and implement experiment series
• Process monitoring and analytical characterization
• Yield and purity enhancement studies
• Troubleshooting and problem-solving in synthesis
• Documentation and data analysis for process improvement

Your Profile

• Students in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering preferred
• Experience in project work is an advantage
• Good oral and written communication skills in English
• Work permit in Switzerland, Citizen of a Schengen member country or students currently enrolled in a Swiss university with a mandatory internship requirement as part of their curriculum
• High social skills, good team player, ability to work independently, and high sense of responsibility

Our Offer

• Challenging and interesting internship with focus on materials development and chemical synthesis optimization
• Fair compensation comparable to big corporations
• Exciting behind-the-scenes look at a startup environment
• Friendly and fun team

About QCella AG

At qCella, we revolutionize the way products are heated, such as in automotive interiors, for personal heating, and in pain-relieving solutions. As a pioneering hardware startup from ETH Zurich, we are committed to introducing innovative cellulose-based materials for resistive heating applications and beyond. Our mission is to replace the outdated heating wire technology with our homogenously heating, paper-thin, and easily shape-customisable heating mats, offering unparalleled versatility and efficiency. The qCella heating mats are made from our patent-pending cellulose-copper hybrid fibers using a papermaking process.