Molten Oxide Process Engineer: Emission-Free Steel

Boston Metal; Woburn (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Boston Metal seeks a Process Development Engineer to advance our Molten Oxide Electrolysis (MOE) platform, enabling cost-competitive steel production with zero greenhouse-gas emissions. You will design experiments, analyze results, and communicate findings across R&D and pilot-scale teams to scale processes.

From a strong background in chemistry or chemical engineering, you will contribute to process design, mass and energy balances, and thermodynamics principles, while embracing a start-up

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to generate actionable learnings through experiment design and execution.
• Strong grasp of electrochemistry principles (e.g., charge transfer, Current-Voltage relationships).
• Strong grasp of chemical engineering principles (e.g., mass and energy balances, thermodynamics, transport phenomena).

Responsibilities

• Design experiments to validate and improve process parameters and flow diagrams.
• Analyze and present experimental results.
• Interface across teams to communicate findings and achieve goals.

Skills

Experiment design

Electrochemistry principles

Chemical engineering principles

Willingness to travel

Education

B.S. in Chemistry/Chemical Engineering/Metallurgical Engineering

M.S. in Chemistry/Chemical Engineering/Metallurgical Engineering

Ph.D. in related field

Tools

FactSage

CAD

COMSOL

Python

XRF

LECO

SEM

Job description

Boston Metal seeks a Process Development Engineer to advance our Molten Oxide Electrolysis (MOE) platform, enabling cost-competitive steel production with zero greenhouse-gas emissions. You will design experiments, analyze results, and communicate findings across R&D and pilot-scale teams to scale processes.

From a strong background in chemistry or chemical engineering, you will contribute to process design, mass and energy balances, and thermodynamics principles, while embracing a start-up