Ammobia · 7 hours ago
R&D Lead
San Francisco, California
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$160K/yr - $200K/yr
5+ years expAmmobia is a seed-stage startup on a mission to revolutionize the ammonia industry through innovative synthesis processes. The R&D Lead will design, develop, and optimize core technology unit operations, focusing on catalytic reaction and gas adsorption processes while leading a technical team of engineers and scientists.
ChemicalChemical EngineeringCleanTech
Responsibilities
Own and drive technical understanding of Ammobia's reactor systems
Develop, specify, and drive progress towards performance KPIs for reactor and material systems
Conduct and manage bench to pilot scale tests on advanced reactor systems and materials characterization systems
Develop analytical and computational models of gas-solid reaction processes
Design and optimize active catalysts, gas sorbents, and formed composite materials
Design, modify, and maintain custom bench and pilot scale reactor systems
Manage a small team (1-5) of scientists, engineers, technicians
Transfer R&D learnings and achievements to pilot and plant process teams
Analyze and report data to executive team and investors
Develop intellectual property across materials, process, and reactor development
Qualification
Required
Demonstrated expertise in developing and scaling new technologies from the lab to pilot
Deep quantitative understanding of thermodynamics, kinetics, and heat/mass transport
Deep expertise in heterogeneous catalysis and reaction engineering
Working knowledge of porous materials as relevant to heterogeneous catalysis and gas sorption
Demonstrated experience transferring R&D designs and learnings to pilot and commercial scales
Prior experience and expertise developing and owning test plans and data outputs from lab-to-bench scale development programs
Hands on experience specifying, designing, and building custom research and pilot scale chemical equipment, including automation and control
Experience working with technicians and operators to execute test plans
Demonstrated expertise in data analysis of time series processes in Python and/or MATLAB
Expertise in chemical reactor modeling
5+ years' experience in relevant industrial setting
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Demonstrated experience managing small teams
PhD in Chemical Engineering, or equivalent experience
Prior startup experience and excitement about working at an early-stage start-up
Preferred
Demonstrated experience in formed catalyst design and scale up
Industrial experience designing TSA/PSA gas separation systems
Expertise in gas sorption and sorbent materials
Demonstrated experience working with vendors and engineering firms to design, deliver processes, equipment, and materials
Benefits
Competitive equity grants
100% of premiums paid for healthcare, dental, vision, life insurance
401k
Gym benefit
Regular team social events
Paid time off, including closure between Christmas and New Years
Company
Ammobia
Ammobia is a chemical manufacturing company that specializes in the clean production of ammonia through renewable hydrogen and air.
11-50 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$4.2MKey Investors
Starlight Ventures
2023-12-11Seed· $4.2M
Leadership Team
Karen Baert
Co-Founder
Tristan Gilbert
Co-Founder
Recent News
2025-04-02
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