Principal Investigator: High-Performance PEM Membranes

Tetramer Technologies, LLC; South Carolina; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Profit sharing

Job summary

Tetramer Technologies, LLC is seeking a Principal Investigator to lead a DOE-funded program developing high-performance non-PFSA proton-exchange membranes for PEM electrolyzers. On-site at Pendleton, SC, you’ll direct a small team and coordinate partners across industry and academia.

Reporting to the VP of R&D, you will shape technical strategy, drive scale-up, and prepare for commercial deployment while engaging device manufacturers and customers to build the business case for next-stage

Qualifications

• 8+ years in PEM fuel cell and/or electrolyzer tech
• Degree in materials science, chemistry, polymer science, chemical engineering, membrane science, or related field
• Applicants with MS or PhD encouraged
• Deep understanding of electrolyzer/fuel cell tech, membrane design and characterization
• Experience with ionomers and ion exchange membranes, including structure–performance relationships
• Experience leading multi-party R&D programs with national labs, universities, and industry
• Familiarity with scale-up, regulations, process optimization; PFCB polymer chemistry is a plus
• Experience with DOE or government-funded programs

Responsibilities

• Serving as Principal Investigator, with responsibility for technical direction, schedule, budget, and deliverables of DOE-funded program, including milestones and Go/No-Go decision points
• Managing relationships with program collaborators and coordinating work across partner organizations
• Directing the optimization and down-selection of ionomer and membrane design
• Directing the development of scalable ionomer synthesis and membrane casting processes
• Planning and overseeing performance, durability, and accelerated stress testing of membranes in commercial cells and stacks, and interpreting the results
• Supporting techno-economic and environmental impact analyses
• Preparing technical reports and presentations for DOE, program partners
• Providing guidance, oversight, and mentoring for a team of three to four researchers
• Identifying commercialization opportunities and engaging customers and device manufacturers
• Other responsibilities may be assigned

Skills

PEM fuel cell technology

Electrolyzer technology

Ionomers & ion exchange membranes

Lead multi-party R&D programs

Scale-up & process optimization

DOE or government-funded program

Team leadership & mentoring

Education

Advanced degree in materials science/chemistry/polymer science/chemical engineering

Job description

Tetramer Technologies, LLC is seeking a Principal Investigator to lead a DOE-funded program developing high-performance non-PFSA proton-exchange membranes for PEM electrolyzers. On-site at Pendleton, SC, you’ll direct a small team and coordinate partners across industry and academia.

Reporting to the VP of R&D, you will shape technical strategy, drive scale-up, and prepare for commercial deployment while engaging device manufacturers and customers to build the business case for next-stage