Chemical Engineer

Posted:
7/30/2024, 1:10:22 AM

Location(s):
Aargau, Switzerland

Experience Level(s):
Junior ⋅ Mid Level ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Product

Workplace Type:
On-site

Task
Transmutex is looking to hire a chemist or chemical engineer. As such, you are part of the company's fuel unit and report directly to its head. Your principal task is to contribute to an entirely new approach to nuclear fuel for use in a fast neutron subcritical system for the transmutation of long-lived waste. Based on Thorium and pyro-processing, this role is in charge of reinventing partitioning and transmutation based on the best available technologies from the leading research institutes worldwide. 

Requirements
a. Master's degree in nuclear chemical engineering, chemistry or nuclear physics,
b. Experience in or willingness to glove box work either for analytical, radiological or biological hazardous environment,
c. Deep understanding of solid state or inorganic chemistry or physics background,
d. German speaking
e. Readiness to work in a nuclear controlled area .
 
We look forward to your application. Starting date at your earliest convenience.
 
Company Description
Transmutex is a Geneva-based company founded in 2019. We are backed by some of the leading venture capital firms in the U.S. and Europe to deliver a solution to the worrying problem of long-lived nuclear waste. Based on the innovative combination of particle accelerators and Thorium fuel, we are developing a breakthrough energy process that will be intrinsically safe, will reduce the stockpile of long-lived waste, be resistant to military proliferation, and be cost competitive. We have partnered with the most respected research centers and industry players in the world to deliver the first plant within a decade. By joining Transmutex you would be part of an elite team of excellence, driven by purpose and focused on delivery. Integrity, creativity and teamwork are our core values.