Hands-on Catalyst Development Experimentalist

Everience Benelux; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Everience Benelux is seeking an Experimentalist in Amsterdam to support catalyst development for refining and chemical applications. You will work hands-on with scientists and technicians to translate lab innovations into scalable processes.

This role emphasizes practical synthesis, materials preparation, and collaboration across project teams to deliver reliable catalyst samples and processes for industrial use.

Qualifications

• HBO degree in Applied Chemistry, Chemical Technology, Materials Science, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience in a laboratory environment involving chemical synthesis or materials preparation.
• Understanding of laboratory procedures and experimental techniques.
• Experience with solid materials, inorganic compounds, or catalysts is desirable.
• Ability to translate laboratory methods into scalable, industrial processes.

Responsibilities

• Perform hands-on laboratory experiments involving synthesis and preparation of catalyst samples.
• Develop, optimise and refine catalyst formulations and preparation recipes.
• Prepare prototype catalyst samples for refining and chemical applications.
• Investigate and improve preparation methods for reproducibility and quality.
• Translate laboratory recipes into scalable processes for commercial manufacturing.
• Collaborate with scientists, programme leaders, reactor-testing specialists and analytical teams.
• Work with manufacturing and production teams to scale up catalyst preparation.
• Ensure timely delivery of catalyst samples to support R&D programs.
• Document procedures, results and preparation methods accurately.
• Contribute catalyst preparation knowledge to multidisciplinary development projects.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Lab techniques

Team collaboration

Experiment planning

Education

HBO degree in Applied Chemistry

Tools

Catalyst synthesis

Materials characterization

Scale-up processes

Job description

Everience Benelux is seeking an Experimentalist in Amsterdam to support catalyst development for refining and chemical applications. You will work hands-on with scientists and technicians to translate lab innovations into scalable processes.

This role emphasizes practical synthesis, materials preparation, and collaboration across project teams to deliver reliable catalyst samples and processes for industrial use.