Senior Scientist

* Great Staff Benefits
- Hybrid working
- £Competitive
Here at TPA we are very excited to be able offer the position of Senior Scientist with a highly competitive salary and desirable staff benefits.
Location: Horsham, West Sussex
Permanent
Purpose of the Job:
Support the development of novel cell stack designs with detailed understanding of the our SOC technology materials, processing and design function. Evaluate technical risks associated with the changes; propose and plan mitigation activities. In addition, workwith the SOC development team to continue to generate novel IP around the cell design.
Qualification, Knowledge and Experience:
Required:

- PhD or Master's degree in SOC technology or closely related field.
- At least 5 years' experience in SOC development or closely related field, preferably in an industrial environment.
- Scientific knowledge and understanding of functional ceramic materials and processing, SOC design, optimisation and failure mechanisms.
- Understanding and experience with electrochemical testing relevant to SOC technology.
- Understanding and experience with common materials characterisation techniques including SEM with EDS/WDX, XRD, ACIS/EIS.
- Experience of delivering technical projects to tight deadlines.
Highly desirable:

- Experience in working with high volume ceramic manufacturing.
- Expertise in 6-sigma/DoE techniques.
- Experience and understanding of technology development or New Product Introduction processes
- Proven innovator in the field
- Demonstrable problem-solving skills
Internal & External Relationships:

- Acting as a technical lead in Work Packages in cross-functional project teams.
- Regular contact for training, development and quality assessment with the Process Team Lead.
- Regular progress reporting to the project technical and program management team.
- Working closely with internal technical experts across departments and with external collaborators.
- Part of the Energy Materials Department responsible for core technology innovation and understanding.