Senior Gas Diffusion Electrode (GDE) Engineer

The role

At Ore Energy, we are on a mission to fundamentally expand the amount of energy society can reliably use, helping move civilization toward a more abundant energy future. We are doing this by developing long-duration, utility-scale iron-air batteries that provide safe, low-cost, multi-day energy storage for electricity grids and data centers.

We are expanding our factory and product capabilities and are looking for a Senior Gas Diffusion Electrode (GDE) Engineer to join our Component Development team in Amsterdam. In this role, you will lead and drive the design, formulation, and scalable manufacturing of high-performance Oxygen Reduction Reaction (ORR) electrodes for our next-generation electrochemical energy storage systems.

Operating at the intersection of electrochemistry, materials science, and scalable manufacturing, you will develop deep process insights, integrate advanced materials, and optimize gas diffusion electrode (GDE) durability and efficiency. This is a high-impact, hands-on technical leadership role for an experienced problem-solver who thrives in an active R&D scale-up environment where technical playbook boundaries are still being pushed.

This role reports directly to our Head of Component Development, Kadir Özgün Köse.

Key responsibilities

• GDE Strategy & Process Optimization: Spearhead the formulation, structural design, and manufacturing process development of GDEs, ensuring high reproducibility, performance, and industrial scalability.

• Formulation & Architecture Engineering: Establish, refine, and optimize GDE compositions, including catalyst/binder/support integration, hydrophobic/hydrophilic balance, porosity control, and mechanical stability.

• Transport & Durability Management: Lead technical investigations into gas transport, water management, and long-term degradation mechanisms under operational conditions relevant to alkaline metal–air systems.

• Electrochemical Characterization: Direct and conduct comprehensive electrochemical evaluations of GDEs, including ORR activity, transport analysis, EIS, LSV, CV, and long-term cycling/accelerated stress testing.

• Experimental Design & Structure-Property Mapping: Drive rigorous experimental design (DoE) frameworks to uncover, map, and tune complex structure-property-performance relationships across electrode variants.

• Cross-Functional System Integration: Collaborate closely with battery engineering, cell development, and manufacturing teams to integrate advanced GDEs into alkaline metal–air battery prototypes and validate system-level performance.

• Quality & Process Standards: Establish internal standards for process control, quality assurance, scale-up protocols, and data-driven optimization loops for electrode manufacturing.

Your profile

• Experience: 5+ years of hands-on experience in gas diffusion electrode (GDE) development, formulation, fabrication, and air-electrode performance optimization in an industrial or advanced R&D setting.

• Education: PhD or Master's degree in Electrochemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, or a related field.

• Fundamental Understanding: Deep technical mastery of GDE architectures, including multi-phase transport, porosity control, wetting characteristics, and electrochemical degradation mechanisms.

• Electrochemical Characterization: Advanced proficiency in GDE half-cell testing, Linear Sweep Voltammetry (LSV), Cyclic Voltammetry (CV), Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS), and durability studies.

• Data-Driven Execution: Proven track record of translating complex experimental data into actionable, scalable improvements for material formulations and manufacturing processes.

• Industry Background (Preferred): Demonstrated background in alkaline metal–air batteries, fuel cells, or oxygen-electrode energy storage systems. Experience with catalyst-supported air electrodes and design for manufacturability (scale-up) is a strong advantage.

• Communication & Leadership: Flawless professional English. Exceptional communication, mentoring, and technical leadership skills with a collaborative, solution-oriented approach.