6 months Engineer traineeship Master thesis Corrosion protection of water electrolyzer bipolar [...]

Institut de la Corrosion Site de Brest; Brest; Sur place; EUR 60 000 - 80 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Un institut de recherche dans le domaine de la corrosion cherche un étudiant motivé pour un stage de 5 à 6 mois sur un projet d'électrolyse. Le candidat doit être en dernière année d'études en électrochimie, chimie ou science des matériaux, avec un intérêt pour la transition énergétique. La maîtrise de l'anglais est obligatoire, et le français est un plus. Le poste se situe à Brest, France.

Qualifications

• Dernière année d'études d'ingénieur / master en électrochimie, chimie ou science des matériaux.
• Connaissances théoriques et/ou expérience pratique en électrochimie et/ou corrosion.
• Intérêt pour la transition énergétique et bonnes compétences analytiques.
• Capacité à travailler de manière autonome après une phase d'apprentissage.
• Bonne maîtrise de l'anglais.

Responsabilités

• Synthétiser des revêtements pour la protection des plaques bipolaires.
• Étudier le comportement de corrosion des matériaux métalliques.
• Caractériser les métaux avec outils internes.
• Analyser les résultats et rédiger des articles scientifiques.

Connaissances

Electrochimie

Analyse

Travail en autonomie

Interaction avec des scientifiques

Formation

Ingénieur / Master en électrochimie, chimie ou science des matériaux

Outils

SEM

EDX/WDX

Profilométrie

Spectroscopie Raman

Description du poste

Description de l'entreprise

The French Corrosion Institute (IC) is a non‑profit SME that divides its activities between industrial R&D projects consultancies and basic research with partners from both industry and academia. IC aims at excellence in research and has a well-established expertise in many industrial sectors such as marine corrosion, aerospace, automotive industry, functional coatings and energy transition (among others).

Description du poste

In the context of an ongoing European seawater electrolysis project (SWEETHY) IC is looking for a motivated student for a duration of 5 to 6 months (starting ideally in the first quarter of 2026). Work location: Technopôle of Brest, France.

Topic : Low‑temperature water electrolysis that can be operated both with fresh water or seawater is a key technology in the energy transition and consists of electrochemically splitting the water molecule to produce hydrogen and oxygen. However, there are still many scientific and technical challenges to be tackled in order to make this technology durable and economically competitive. One of them is the protection against corrosion of the metallic bipolar plates that connect single cells in an electrolyzer stack in order to improve the durability of the technology.

Vos tâches :

• You synthesize coatings for the protection of bipolar plates in seawater electrolysis.
• You investigate the corrosion behavior of various metallic materials with and without protective coatings at different potentials, pH, salinities and temperature using electrochemical techniques such as linear sweep voltammetry, chronoamperometry and impedance spectroscopy.
• You characterize the coated and uncoated metals in pristine and post‑mortem states with the in‑house tools (SEM, EDX/WDX, profilometry, Raman spectroscopy).
• You analyze the results that you regularly report to the electrolysis R&D leader. You also contribute to the writing of scientific articles for peer‑review scientific journals.

Profil recherché

Votre profil :

• You are in the last year of your engineer / master studies in one of the following fields: electrochemistry, chemistry, materials science.
• You have theoretical knowledge and / or hands‑on experience of electrochemistry and / or corrosion.
• You have an interest in energy transition and strong analytical skills.
• You are a team player and enjoy interacting with scientists of different backgrounds.
• You are able to work autonomously in the lab (after a learning phase) with a rigorous mindset (notably concerning safety).
• A good command of English is compulsory for this position. Speaking French is a plus.

Réf : f996bc06-cd96-4f03-b9b9-a98cd9a69f9f

Required Experience : Intern

Employment Type : Full‑Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Yearly Salary Salary : 630 – 1000