Senior Ink Manufacturing Engineer

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Who are we:

Ceres is a leading developer of clean energy technology: electrolysis for the creation of green hydrogen and fuel cells for power generation. Its licensing model has seen it establish partnerships with some of the world's largest companies, such Bosch, Weichai, Doosan, Shell, Linde and Delta Electronics.

Purpose of the role:

This role is for a Senior Ink Manufacturing Engineer leading the development of Ceres ink manufacturing processes and equipment to support our ongoing developments in fuel cells technologies. There will be a requirement to assist in day-to-day ink manufacturing at Ceres' Horsham site to support innovation of our product. This role will also support the transfer of technical information, development, installation and commissioning of new processes and equipment internally and at partner sites.

The successful candidate will be an experienced manufacturing or process engineer, ideally with a sound chemical understanding and very comfortable in using the modern manufacturing toolbox, such as the methodologies of 6σ, Lean manufacturing and root cause analysis. You should also be a strong problem solver, able to experiment effectively, analyse and draw conclusions from data and put observations into context. A good knowledge of ink formulations, dispersions and relevant analytical techniques would be beneficial.

Key Accountabilities:

• Lead role in technology transfer to manufacturing licensees'
• Support and coordinate business critical issues related to ink manufacture using recognised techniques such as 8D toolbox and DoE
• Implement continuous improvements to processes related to ink manufacture
• Develop and implement advanced quality control processes to extend understanding of current and future formulations
• Provide technical support and training of partner manufacturing personnel
• Work with stakeholders to develop and support delivery of volume manufacturing solutions
• Support and lead work packages within new product introduction programs
• Provide support for manufacturing operations internally at Ceres UK sites

Knowledge and skills required for the role:

• MSc/BEng/Meng or PhD in Chemical/Process engineering or Chemistry with manufacturing experience
• Familiar with process capability methods
• A clear communicator at all levels with the ability to challenge and influence cross-functionally
• Experience in technology transfer
• Ideally industrial process expertise in one or more of the following areas:
  • Ink formulation
  • Scale up of chemical processes from lab/pilot to industrial
  • Milling techniques (ball-milling, vibro-milling, triple roll milling, others).
  • Ceramics processing
• Experience with relevant characterisation techniques (rheology, particle size analysis, XRD, SEM etc...)
• Project management experience
• Ability to think creatively and pursue opportunities for innovation
• Willing to travel abroad when required
• Ability to work with multiple discipline projects