Molten-Salt Electrochemical Engineer, Industrial Scale

Navarro Research and Engineering; Oak Ridge (TN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan

Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Short & Long Term Disability

Job summary

Navarro Research and Engineering in Oak Ridge, TN seeks an Electrochemical Engineer to lead industrial-scale electrochemical cell development, with emphasis on molten salt systems. You will join a multidisciplinary team delivering high-temperature processes for government programs.

The role requires strong electrochemical expertise, scale-up experience, and collaboration with engineers, designers, and vendors to advance technical objectives while ensuring safety and quality in a regulated

Qualifications

• Experience with molten salts or designing, developing, operating, or scaling industrial-sized electrochemical cells.
• Strong electrochemical engineering knowledge: cell design, reactions, mass transport, current distribution, electrode behavior, monitoring, and analysis.
• Ability to translate process requirements into practical engineering inputs for equipment design, power systems, controls, and operations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and support electrochemical process concepts, cell designs, operating parameters, and scale-up strategies for industrial-sized electrochemical systems.
• Provide input on molten salt electrochemistry, cell configuration, electrode materials, environments, power requirements, thermal management, and performance.
• Support design integration with DC power systems, high-temperature vessels, furnaces, piping, instrumentation, controls, safety systems, and fabrication.
• Plan, evaluate, document electrochemical testing, commissioning, troubleshooting, data interpretation, and performance improvement activities.
• Identify technical risks, scale-up challenges, process constraints, and opportunities to improve reliability, safety, and performance.
• Collaborate with internal subject matter experts, engineers, designers, fabricators, vendors, and project leadership to advance objectives.

Skills

Molten salt electrochemistry

Electrochemical cell design

Process monitoring

Safety & documentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrochemical Engineering

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Navarro Research and Engineering in Oak Ridge, TN seeks an Electrochemical Engineer to lead industrial-scale electrochemical cell development, with emphasis on molten salt systems. You will join a multidisciplinary team delivering high-temperature processes for government programs.

The role requires strong electrochemical expertise, scale-up experience, and collaboration with engineers, designers, and vendors to advance technical objectives while ensuring safety and quality in a regulated