Chemist / Chemical Engineer - Catalytic Materials

at  Microengineering and Microsystems

The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (www.fraunhofer.com) currently operates 76 institutes and research units throughout Germany and is a leading applied research organization. Around 32 000 employees work with an annual research budget of 3.4 billion euros.
Based on the existing social challenges and driven by the goals of sustainable development, the Fraunhofer Institute for Microtechnology and Microsystems IMM in Mainz, as a research and development service provider, focuses a large proportion of its employees on the topics of CLEAN ENERGY, SUSTAINABILITY and HEALTH across the business units ENERGY, CHEMISTRY and DIAGNOSTICS.
In the energy business unit, our interest is focused on current and future issues related to the mobile and decentralized provision and storage of electrical energy and the heat management of our energy generation systems. Currently, our main focus is on the use of methanol and ammonia for hydrogen supply. The technology is based on micro-structured plate heat exchangers that can be used as chemical reactors when coated with catalysts. The development work covers the entire technology chain in the areas of system design, process simulation, catalyst development, service life tests, reactor design, development of cost-effective manufacturing technologies, as well as system control, system integration and system testing. In the catalyst technology group, our focus is on the development of new catalysts, the optimization of existing catalyst formulations with regard to conversion, selectivity and stability, and the coating of these materials on structured surfaces.

• As part of a project team, you will develop solutions for tasks in the field of catalytic materials, in particular for the use of ammonia for hydrogen supply, the thermal utilization of ammonia-containing waste gas streams and the reduction of nitrogen oxides in waste gas streams.
• As a project manager of scientific-technical projects, you will be entrusted with the process planning, communication, monitoring and documentation of projects.
• Building on your expertise in the use of ammonia as an energy source and for hydrogen supply, you will be involved in the acquisition of new projects and will actively shape the development of this business area.
• In addition, you will prepare publications for scientific journals and actively participate in scientific conferences in the field of catalysis as well as trade fairs related to the business area.