Climate-Tech Chem Eng Intern: Reactor Design & Scale-Up

Aerleum; Île-de-France; On-site; EUR 11,000 - 16,000; Full time

Job summary

Aerleum is offering a Chemical Engineering internship in Île-de-France to support technology development from lab-scale prototyping to industrial scale-up. You will work closely with the technical team in a cutting-edge deep-tech environment, contributing to climate solutions and breakthrough process innovations.

We seek a hands-on, technically strong candidate pursuing a PhD or Master’s in Chemical or Materials Engineering, familiar with reactor design, mechanical simulations, and prototyping.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a PhD or MSc in Chemical or Materials Engineering.
• Experience in mechanical design of complex systems (reactors, thermal devices).
• Experience with mechanical simulation tools (SolidWorks, ANSYS) and prototyping.
• Strong teamwork and cross-functional project collaboration.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken).

Responsibilities

• Design and size reactors and peripheral units (heat exchangers, gas handling, piping).
• Brainstorm for process efficiency, material performance and durability improvements.
• Assemble, commission and test reactor prototypes at various development stages.
• Integrate peripheral systems (control, safety, automation) with the reactor.
• Develop and test full-scale prototypes.
• Optimize thermal and mechanical aspects for scale-up.
• Identify energy efficiency and cost improvements.
• Assist with equipment selection, supplier communication and documentation.
• Draft technical specifications and process documentation and record design iterations.

Skills

Technical background

Hands-on mindset

Team collaboration

English fluency

Education

PhD/MSc Chemical Eng

Tools

SolidWorks

ANSYS

Job description

Aerleum is offering a Chemical Engineering internship in Île-de-France to support technology development from lab-scale prototyping to industrial scale-up. You will work closely with the technical team in a cutting-edge deep-tech environment, contributing to climate solutions and breakthrough process innovations.

We seek a hands-on, technically strong candidate pursuing a PhD or Master’s in Chemical or Materials Engineering, familiar with reactor design, mechanical simulations, and prototyping.