Key skills
PythonRMATLABProblem SolvingCollaboration
About this role
Role Overview
- Participate in projects related to Hydro’s sustainability agenda, particularly HalZero
- Contribute to making HalZero an industrialized process for aluminium production, ensuring robust, scalable and sustainable gas treatment solutions
- Participate in process design, engineering, relevant risk assessment and operation of gas treatment equipment and systems
- Plan and execute experimental test campaigns at lab and pilot scale, and translate results into design and operational improvements
- Provide input to development of operation strategies and design choices for industrial gas treatment, drawing on hands-on experience from lab/pilot operation
- Participate in or lead projects related to HalZero together with both internal and external partners/stakeholders
Requirements
- MSc/PhD in Chemical/Process/Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Engineering/Science (with air emissions/gas treatment specialization), Materials Engineering/Science, Inorganic Chemistry, Heterogeneous catalysis
- Minimum 10 years' experience in relevant field
- Experience with industrial gas treatment/purification and process design of chemical or gas handling systems (e.g., scrubbers, absorbers, filtration, catalytic systems)
- Experience with chlorine/chloride-containing gas streams is an advantage
- Competence in planning, executing and analyzing experimental test campaigns
- Ability to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, including engineering partners and suppliers
- Solid problem solving skills, and experience from complex R&D/technology development programs targeting industrial application
- Good HSE mindset and ability to foster a positive safety culture
- Familiarity with process safety and HAZID/HAZOP or similar risk assessments is an advantage
- Knowledge of process modelling and simulation tools is an advantage (e.g., Aspen, HYSYS, MATLAB, Python, CFD)
- Fluency in written and spoken English; Norwegian is an advantage
Tech Stack
- Python
Benefits
- The opportunity to join an industrial development project (HalZero) from its early phase
- A unique chance to contribute fundamental knowledge to the development of a new technology in a company investing in the future
- Collaboration with skilled colleagues in a multidisciplinary research environment with strong expertise at Herøya and throughout TOP
- Good opportunities for personal development