Engineer for Design in Process Engineering in the Field of Hydrogen and LOHC

Would you like to contribute to the energy transition in Germany through your work? Then the Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg (for Renewable Energy) (HI ERN) is the right place for you! The HI ERN is known as the sub-institute IEK-11 at Forschungszentrum Jülich and forms the core of the close partnership between Forschungszentrum Jülich, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg at the Erlangen site. The collaboration relates to the areas of innovative materials and processes for photovoltaic energy systems and hydrogen as a storage and carrier medium for CO2-neutral energy. Support us in researching and developing solutions for the climate-neutral, sustainable, and cost-effective utilization of renewable energies. For more information on HI ERN and its main research areas, please visit https://www.hi-ern.de.

We are looking to recruit an

Engineer for Design in Process Engineering in the Field of Hydrogen and LOHC

Your Job:

The department “Chemical Hydrogen Storage”, in which you will be assigned at HI ERN, is headed by Prof. Dr. Peter Wasserscheid. It focuses on the further development of a technology for the storage and release of hydrogen using chemical hydrogen carriers (Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier – LOHC for short) with the goal of a sustainable energy economy. As the LOHC system, perhydro-benzyltoluene / benzyltoluene is in particular focus. In the field of chemical hydrogen storage using the aforementioned LOHC system, HI ERN is a world leader and carries out outstanding research work.

The project “Emission-free and highly emission-reduced rail transport on non-electrified tracks”, on which we will work together, is funded by the Bavarian State Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy and aims at demonstrating the LOHC technology as the energy supply unit of a locomotive.

In the team “Process Units”, headed by Dr.-Ing. Julian Kadar, the scaling of experimental systems from laboratory scale to the above-mentioned technical application will be developed and test rigs for the experimental testing of these will be set up. The efficient interaction of components such as reactor, fuel cell, cooling and heating units and pumps is essential, especially for mobile applications.

Your tasks in this exciting area:

• Participation in the development of process engineering systems for the release of hydrogen from LOHCs
• Development and design of 3D topologies for piping design
• Design of pressure vessels as chemical reactors, heat exchangers or tanks including stress analysis and aspects of fluid mechanics
• Preparation of specifications for external purchasing and coordination of these orders
• Accompaniment of the preparation of safety concepts according to the applicable technical regulations (e.g. DGRL, ArbSchG, BetrSichV, ATEX)
• Set-up, maintenance, and operation of test facilities in the laboratory and on the mobile platform

Your Profile:

• Very good scientific or technical university degree in the fields of mechanical engineering, process engineering, energy engineering, chemical engineering, or a comparable discipline
• Experience in the field of mechanical design engineering, ideally with process plants and pressure vessels (EN 13445)
• Understanding of P&I process flow diagrams
• Software skills in Autodesk Inventor or other 3D CAD programs
• Software knowledge in Microsoft Visio (P&ID process flow diagrams); COMSOL (stress analysis) is an advantage
• Very good German and good English skills, both written and spoken

Our Offer:

We work on the very latest issues that impact our society and are offering you the chance to actively help in shaping the change! We support you in your work with:

• Comprehensive training courses and individual opportunities for personal and professional further development
• Extensive company health management
• Ideal conditions for balancing work and private life, as well as a family-friendly corporate policy
• Flexible working hours in a full-time position with the option of slightly reduced working hours
• Flexible work (location) arrangements, e.g. remote work
• 30 days of annual leave and provision for days off between public holidays and weekends (e.g. between Christmas and New Year)
• Targeted services for international employees, e.g. through our International Advisory Service

Place of employment: Erlangen, Nürnberg, or Fürth

We offer you an exciting and varied role in an international and interdisciplinary working environment. The position is for a fixed term of three years. Salary and social benefits will conform to the provisions of the Collective Agreement for the Public Service (TVöD-Bund) depending on the applicant’s qualifications and the precise nature of the tasks assigned to them.

We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds, e.g. in terms of age, gender, disability, sexual orientation / identity, and social, ethnic and religious origin. A diverse and inclusive working environment with equal opportunities, in which everyone can realize their potential, is important to us.

We look forward to receiving your application. The job will be advertised until the position has been successfully filled. You should therefore submit your application as soon as possible via our Online Recruitment System!

Questions about the vacancy?

Please feel free to contact us via our contact form. Please note that for technical reasons we cannot accept applications via email.

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