Stack Scaling Engineer (Vanadium Redox Flow Battery (VRFB))

Nanyang Technological University Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Nanyang Technological University Singapore is seeking an Engineer to lead the scale-up of vanadium redox flow battery stacks from lab to commercial systems. The role bridges R&D, testing, and production to enable smooth deployment at large scale.

The candidate will develop, assemble, and validate stack designs through structured testing, durability studies, and failure analysis, and work closely with manufacturing and supply chain to ensure production-readiness and cost-effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years hands-on experience in electrochemical stack development.
• Experience with VRFB stacks, fuel cells, or similar systems.
• Experience manufacturing, assembly, testing, and process development.
• Strong DFM, stack assembly, sealing, leak prevention, and quality inspection.
• Experience with Engineering Change Requests and cross-functional coordination.

Responsibilities

• Lead scale-up of VRFB stacks from lab to commercial scale.
• Develop, assemble, validate stack designs through testing and durability studies.
• Collaborate with manufacturing and supply chain to ensure production-readiness and cost-effectiveness.
• Establish test rigs, SOPs, and quality benchmarks; use data to drive improvements.

Skills

VRFB development

Electrochemical testing

Manufacturing readiness

DFM

Cross-functional coordination

Education

Bachelor/Master/PhD in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Established in 2010, the Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N) is a pan-university research institute that focuses on systems-level research for tropical megacities. It performs translational research that covers the energy value chain from generation to innovative end-use solutions, motivated by industrialisation and deployment. ERI@N has multiple Interdisciplinary Research Programmes which focus on translational Research, Development & Deployment which focus on specific area of the energy value chain, and a number of Living labs and Testbeds which facilitate large scale technology deployment enabling validation and demonstration of real-world applications.

We are looking for an Engineer to lead the scale-up of VRFB stack designs from lab and pilot scale to commercial systems, ensuring performance, reliability, and manufacturability. The role bridges R&D, testing, and production to enable smooth transition into large-scale deployment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the scale-up of vanadium redox flow battery stacks from prototype to commercial scale while ensuring performance and reliability.


• Develop, assemble, and validate stack designs through structured testing, durability studies, and failure analysis.


• Work closely with manufacturing and supply chain teams to ensure designs are production-ready and cost-effective.


• Establish test rigs, SOPs, and quality benchmarks, and use performance data to drive continuous design improvement.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor/master's or PhD in Mechanical engineering, or a related discipline.


• Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience in electrochemical stack development, preferably in vanadium redox flow batteries, fuel cells, or similar systems.


• Hands-on experience in manufacturing, assembly, performance testing and process development of VRFB stacks, including flow frames, bipolar plates, membranes, gaskets, electrodes, and end plates.


• Strong understanding of Design for Manufacturing (DFM), stack assembly, compression/torque control, sealing, leak prevention, flow distribution, quality inspection, and performance testing, with experience in production scaling and troubleshooting.


• Ability to manage engineering design changes and Engineering Change Requests (ECRs), including manufacturability assessment, design review, BOM/drawing updates, change implementation, validation, and cross-functional coordination.


• Experience with durability testing, failure analysis, and data-driven design improvement.


• Ability to work across R&D, manufacturing, and testing teams in a scale-up or pilot to commercial environment.

We regret to inform that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Hiring Institution: NTU