Industrial PhD Catalyst Engineer for Hydrogen Propulsion

Pangea Propulsion; Barcelona; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Pangea Propulsion in Barcelona, in collaboration with PoliMi, seeks a Catalyst Development Engineer – Industrial PhD to advance 3D-printed ceramic catalyst technology for hydrogen peroxide propulsion. You will work across materials, manufacturing and test teams to translate lab results into reliable production hardware.

The role is an industrial PhD with an initial six-month period at PoliMi in Milan, then execution mainly at Pangea in Barcelona, with travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or equivalent qualification eligible for PhD admission, completed before doctoral enrolment.
• Hands-on experience building, manufacturing or testing hardware.
• Technical grounding in materials/chemistry or thermodynamics, heat transfer and fluid mechanics.
• Ability to process and visualise experimental data using Python, MATLAB or an equivalent tool.
• Fluent written and spoken English.
• Willingness to work mainly on site in Barcelona, including an initial period in Milan.

Responsibilities

• Turn propulsion-system needs into measurable catalyst requirements and a practical development and validation plan.
• Develop ceramic supports made by DLP additive manufacturing for production-readiness.
• Select active-phase and support formulations using test data and cost considerations.
• Plan and support laboratory and propulsion-hardware test campaigns with safety procedures.
• Analyse test data to identify failure/degradation mechanisms and propose changes.
• Develop a scale-up approach to ~200 N-class applications with durability tests.
• Help establish catalyst manufacturing and transfer know-how into documented instructions.
• Deliver traceable test results and progress updates against milestones.

Education

Master’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Python

MATLAB

CFD

CAD

Job description

Pangea Propulsion in Barcelona, in collaboration with PoliMi, seeks a Catalyst Development Engineer – Industrial PhD to advance 3D-printed ceramic catalyst technology for hydrogen peroxide propulsion. You will work across materials, manufacturing and test teams to translate lab results into reliable production hardware.

The role is an industrial PhD with an initial six-month period at PoliMi in Milan, then execution mainly at Pangea in Barcelona, with travel as needed.