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I. Company introduction:
Yama is solving the biggest threat humanity ever faced: Climate Change with the ambitious goal to remove a billion tons of CO2 by 2050.
Yama’s purpose is to scale up, industrialize, and launch on the market the lowest energy consumption scalable Direct Air Capture technology.
DAC is a necessary technology to keep the Earth’s temperature below 1.5°C, but today’s processes would consume unsustainable quantities of energy, land or water if deployed at the required scale. We are solving that.
The technology is based on a novel integration of two CO2 desorption technologies, which allows Yama to undercut the thermodynamic and kinetic limits of existing processes.
Yama is a spin-out from Deep Science Ventures and is funded by the Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment, which was incorporated in May 2023. Yama a Delaware company with the CTO (Valentin Fougerit) and CEO (Aurélie Gonzalez) based in Paris, France.
II. Job General scope:
Yama is looking for an intern in its R&D team to work on a key part of its technology: the electrochemical stack.
The role will be performing R&D tests on different electrochemical set-ups under the supervision of an Electrochemist engineer.
Concretely, he/she will be in charge of:
- contributing to the development of the experimental plan (influence of cell components, influence of process conditions)
- designing and assembling experimental set-ups
- conducting R&D tests as defined by the experimental plan
- managing and performing related advanced analytical measurements (Total Inorganic Carbon, Eletrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy, Cyclic Voltammetry)
- depending on the results of the experimental work, he/she may contribute to the process modelling work with a Process Simulation engineer
This development will be performed in partnership with external companies or R&D partners, such as but not limited to: electrochemical technology supplier, academic or private R&D group, membrane manufacturer, external experts…
He/She will report and work closely with the Electrochemist engineer, and occasionally with the CTO.
This is a key role in Yama organisation as working on the heart of the Yama technology.
III. Main achievements/Missions/Objectives:
The main responsibilities of the Electrochemist intern would be to:
- Suggest experimental plan to optimize the electrochemical cell performance
- Design and assemble experimental set-ups
- Develop and write testing protocols
- Conduct R&D tests on the experimental set-up
- Present findings clearly and efficiently to the R&D team (through both written and oral communication)
- Contribute to IP development (competitor benchmark and watch, IP production for Yama)
IV- Position Benefits
The position will offer a high level of autonomy.
It’s a 6-month intern position (min 5 months).
The position will offer the opportunity to make a practical contribution to mitigating the climate crisis.
Attractive package.
