(Senior) Lab Technician

Job description

**About Dioxycle** Dioxycle is pioneering breakthrough carbon utilization technologies that convert industrial emissions into sustainable chemicals with unprecedented energy and cost efficiency. By displacing fossil fuels for the production of key chemicals, Dioxycle has the potential to ultimately reduce over **800 million tons of CO2 per year**, representing over 2% of the world's emissions. At the core of our process is a novel "carbon electrolyzer", a machine capable of using just electricity and water to convert carbon emissions back into valuable everyday essential chemicals. Our team is innovating across chemical, mechanical and system engineering to turn carbon transformation into an economically feasible, industrial reality through this completely novel technological approach. Having completed our medium-scale Proof-of-Concept electrolyzer, we are now working towards a first-of-its-kind large-scale industrial prototype and are assembling key partnerships for future commercial roll-out. We are supported by world-class funders including Lowercarbon Capital, Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Gigascale Capital and have raised $37M to date. We operate from two centers in Paris and California (so whether you are passionate about outdoors or good food/art scenes, we have a location for you to join!) **Your Mission** Dioxycle is seeking a highly organized **Senior** **Lab Technician**to scale our lab operations and capabilities as we develop our novel catalysis technology. We are seeking a positive, hard-working and meticulous individual who is excited about using their energy to make our analysis pipeline runs smoothly and timely so that the Dioxycle team can drive further innovation in electrolysis and have a tangible impact on global emissions. **Key Responsibilities:** - Prepare samples for characterization on a daily basis - Perform routine chemical and physical characterization, such as NMR, titration, DLS, compression tests, on a daily basis - Prepare pilot-scale chemical feedstocks - Carry out certain electrochemical characterization and contribute to development of new methods - Take care of waste and gas management - Ensure cleanliness and tidiness of our work spaces and help with daily cleaning - Ensure sufficient consumable and lab supplies at all times - Ensure safety rules are followed and assist in writing new rules, standard operating procedures and risk assessments - Manage all collaborations with external laboratories for characterization techniques and write reports to share with the team - Production of electrodes & carry out general lab operations (e.g. inventories, maintenance, quality control and testing) and automate tasks wherever possible - Actively foster a culture of safety in the lab **Working conditions:** The expected habitual working times for this role are 10am-6pm; 10am-5pm on a Friday, Monday to Friday **Location**: Onsite in Saint-Ouen, France **Qualifications**: To be fully comfortable with the job, you have at least 2+ years working experience in an industrial or research chemistry laboratory, and you may also have a Bachelor's or Master's in chemistry, material sciences (or related field). Below are the skills we believe will enable you to be successful in this role. ### Skillset we are looking for - 2+ years of experience working in a lab/ industrial setting (including at least 1 work experience in a research lab or in industry) - Chemical characterization experience (NMR, DLS, Titration) are a plus. - Bachelor's or Master's in chemistry, material sciences or related field is appreciated but not required - Reliable, action-oriented, hard-working and low-ego - Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills - Comfortable dealing with international and diverse teams - Passion for scaling climate solutions, commitment to take action, and strong work ethic - Fluent **French** (to talk with external suppliers, etc) and working-level **English** (which is our daily working language in the team) ### Mindset we are looking for - Commitment to the mission and ambition - Irreproachable work ethic - Innovative spirit and problem-solving attitude - Anticipation capabilities - Safety and security awareness - Radical open-mindedness: no ego. Ideas first ### What we have to offer - **Unique journey:** We are an early-stage company with a world-class team and a flat structure. - **Impact:** We are building a product that will reshape century-old industrial processes to build a better, more sustainable and resilient world - **People-first:** We love our people. We are excited to see one another every morning when coming to work. We choose people and they choose us to share a similar excitement. - **Feedback over ego:** We are self-improving whilst helping others grow. We are no-ego doers and we are all responsible for shaping the company. - **International team:** We are an international team made up of over 12 nationalities, and hopefully many more soon! - **Fun**: We constantly strive to cultivate a great work atmosphere and organize regular team events. - Competitive compensation packages - Generous Employee Stock Ownership plans - Health Insurance: Medical, dental, and vision coverage. - Ergonomic work stations & state-of-the-art equipment ### Our process - 2 x 30 minute intro call with the team to understand your career expectations, and answer your questions - 60-minute technical video call with a presentation about yourself and brief case study, followed by technical questions, with Jackie (Senior R&D Engineer) and Fanny (Head of MEA Engineering) - Cofounder interview with David (Co-founder & CTO) or Sarah (Co-founder & CEO) - Onsite interview to meet the team, see the lab & have lunch with the team! - A series of reference calls with provided contacts