Lab Technician

Electrified Thermal Solutions

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Medford, MA, United States

Posted on: 2024-03-28

Category: energy

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Intermediate

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

At Electrified Thermal, we are working to decarbonize the hottest industries and processes by replacing fossil fuels with renewable heat. Our new technology, the Joule Hive Thermal Battery, converts unreliable solar and wind energy into on-demand heat, stored at temperatures approaching 2000 degrees Celsius. The stored heat can be delivered to industrial furnaces, boilers, or power plants that the Joule Hive is co-located with, enabling a phase-out of fossil fuels across heavy industry by 2050. For more information, visit electrifiedthermal.com.

About Electrified Thermal Solutions

Boilers, furnaces, and kilns are the engines of our industrial economy, providing heat to melt steel, form cement, and transform chemicals. But historically reaching this high-temperature heat required burning fossil fuels, making the industrial sector responsible for 25% of global greenhouse gas emissions.

Electrified Thermal Solutions has a simple and massive goal: to electrify industry.

To do this, we are building the Joule Hive™ thermal battery: an energy storage technology that converts and stores cheap, renewable electricity as high-temperature heat. Our vision is to mitigate gigatons of CO2 emissions per year by deploying the Joule Hive™ at every industrial furnace, turbine, boiler, and kiln.

We are grateful for the support from the US DOE ARPA-E, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, Activate, National Science Foundation, Clean Energy Ventures, Starlight Ventures, and the Grantham Foundation.

About the Role

ETS is seeking a lab technician to assist the R&D team’s work in the Medford, MA lab where ETS tests its novel electrically-heating refractory bricks. Your role will be at the forefront of our development work to characterize and test our novel bricks which form the basis of the Joule Hive ™ thermal battery. Your work will tangibly deepen our understanding of this cutting-edge technology through varied and challenging test campaigns. You will report to the Lead Test Engineer.

What We Value

As a growing startup, we value executing through uncertainty and moving toward the problem. We also recognize that structure is support and adheres to processes to keep us safe and make us effective. ETS can only achieve our goals if we go together, and value and proactively draw on the diverse backgrounds, skill sets, and perspectives of our growing team. Each day, we work to live sustainably, not only to build a sustainable future but also to create an environment where our employees lead full multi-dimensional lives.

ETS believes people are the catalyst for success and seeks those with diverse backgrounds and perspectives to maximize our impact. We know great solutions and innovation can come from anywhere and prioritize hiring people with the ability to work on diverse teams and with a diverse range of people. ETS is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and work environment and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

What You'll Do at ETS

Assemble, monitor, and disassemble test assemblies composed of refractory bricks, support structures, and diagnostics inside of high-temperature furnaces.

Prepare refractory samples for testing, including cutting, drilling, and grinding.

Prepare diagnostics, such as cutting wires and foils, applying coatings, and tracing/organizing cabling.

Upgrade and repair lab equipment, such as furnaces, power supplies, and tooling as needed.

Assist with troubleshooting and contextualization of experimental results

Meticulously document the experimental process from start to finish in a format that is easily and immediately accessible to others

Independently execute on one or more focused projects to improve lab operations and reinforce our safety culture

Organize and catalog of samples, tools, and equipment

Write, organize, and revise standard operating procedures (SOPs) for lab equipment and activities

What You'll Bring to ETS

At least 2 years of professional experience in a hands-on laboratory or precision machine shop environment.

Ability to methodically execute precise experimental tasks with a high degree of repeatability and attention to detail, while documenting your processes.

Working knowledge of laboratory or machine-shop safety procedures

Demonstrated commitment to adhering to workplace safety procedures and contributing to safety culture

Ability to manage technically complex tasks with a high degree of independence

Comfort working with your hands and safely and effectively using power tools such as saws, drills, and grinders.

An enthusiastic approach and resilience in the face of challenging technical problems

Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and/or other data management software