Business Unit Electrolyzer and Fuel cell Technology (BU-EFT) within Alfa Laval is looking for a Thermal Specialist, Electrolyzers and Fuel Cell Technologies.
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Background
The Energy Division is in a transformation to clean technologies with many new business opportunities and we need to strengthen our team. Alfa Laval is active in the entire hydrogen value chain, where our heat transfer technologies are core components. Alfa Laval’s proprietary technologies and heat transfer expertise, in combination with its global manufacturing capabilities, are essential to enable the acceleration of a hydrogen economy through our mission to facilitate affordable and efficient solutions at industrial scale. Together with our customers, we are now increasing our focus around innovative technologies for electrolyzer and fuel cell systems.
About the job
We offer an interesting job opportunity within the Business Unit Electrolyzer and Fuel cell Technology (BU-EFT) for you who enjoy working with key customers in a global market. You will be based in Lund, Sweden and report to the Head of R&D for Electrolyzer and Fuel Cell Technologies.
As a Thermal Specialist, you will work with development of heat exchangers and other thermal components for the electrolyzer and fuel cell systems in an international context.
You will work mainly with thermal clean technologies in project form in very close cooperation with our Development engineers, Application Specialists and Laboratory Technicians. In addition, you will interact with other Thermal Specialists as well as key customers.
Your main responsibility area will be the Thermal simulation (CFD) and thermal design of the heat exchanger and other thermal components for the electrolyzer and fuel cell systems where thermal prognosis, calculation, simulation and validation of the product towards the application and thermal requirements are important activities.

Key tasks:

• Participate in development projects as part of a cross-functional project team where the thermal aspects will be your responsibility area.
• Thermal prognosis, calculations and analysis, CFD simulations, thermal test specification, evaluations and problem solving are typical tasks and will be part of your everyday activities.

Who you are
To thrive in the role, you are passionate about clean technologies and to make a difference through technology and innovation. As a person you are positive, customer driven with a target-oriented mindset as well as a solution-oriented team player.
Your education is a Master’s Degree within Mechanical or Chemical engineering, preferably specialized in fluid mechanics and/or thermodynamics.
To succeed in this role, we see that you have at least a few years of working experience within the field and preferably experience of CFD simulations and development project activities. Experiences within thermal calculations in HTRI and application knowledge within thermal clean technologies are appreciated.
As a person, you are creative with analytical skills and interested in new technology. Since you will work with colleagues and customers in an international environment, you should be fluent in written and spoken English.
What’s in it for you
We offer an inspiring and challenging position in an open, friendly, and international environment. A team where we work together in an agile and entrepreneurial way to develop business and create value for our colleagues and customers. Your work will have a true impact for a cleantech and Alfa Laval’s future success.
We can offer you a challenging role as Thermal Specialist in an international, open and friendly work environment. We focus on performance and support personal- and professional development through well-established people development processes and opportunities.
For more information, please contact:
Arianna Garcia, Talent Acquisition Partner,
arianna.garcia@alfalaval.com
Magnus Nilsson Head of R&D, BU-EFT,
magnus.nilsson@alfalaval.com
For union information, please contact:
Johan Ranhög, Akademikerna, +46 46 2891664
Stefan Sandell, Ledarna, +46 46 367364
Bror Garcia Lantz, Unionen, +46 709 366985
We review applications continually, so please send yours as soon as possible. Applications sent directly via email will be disregarded without notice.
At Alfa Laval, we pride ourselves on creating an inclusive and dynamic workplace that values diverse perspectives and experiences. While we typically welcome applicants from all locations, for this particular role, we are prioritizing candidates who are currently residing in Sweden or have an established presence in the area.
We are conducting a continuous review of received applications. We do not accept applications via email, due to General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and secure workplace, we conduct background checks on final candidates for this role.
We care about diversity, inclusion, and equity in our recruitment processes. We also believe behavioral traits can provide important insights into a candidate’s fit to a role. To help us achieve this we apply Pymetrics assessments, and upon application you will be invited to play the assessment games.

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• Participate in development projects as part of a cross-functional project team where the thermal aspects will be your responsibility area.
• Thermal prognosis, calculations and analysis, CFD simulations, thermal test specification, evaluations and problem solving are typical tasks and will be part of your everyday activities