Fuel Cell Electrochemistry Intern

The Bosch Research and Technology Center North America with offices in Sunnyvale, California, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Cambridge, Massachusetts is part of the global Bosch Group (www.bosch.com), a company with over 70 billion euro revenue, 400,000 people worldwide, a very diverse product portfolio, and a history of over 125 years. The Research and Technology Center North America (RTC-NA) is committed to providing technologies and system solutions for various Bosch business fields primarily in the areas of Human Machine Interaction (HMI), Robotics, Energy Technologies, Internet Technologies, Circuit Design, Semiconductors and Wireless, and MEMS Advanced Design.

Provide technical support to the Bosch fuel cell research team for fuel cell testing and characterization. The intern responsibility includes fuel cell testing, including operating fuel cell test benches, processing and interpretating testing results and carrying out physical analysis (e.g., cross-sectional SEM, Raman, microXRD). Additional responsibility includes adjusting testing setup for particular measurements and developing lab scale CCM fabrication process.

Required Qualification:

• Obtained or currently pursuing MS or Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Material Sciences or related technical fields
• Strong foundation on fuel cell and electrochemistry
• Experience with fuel cell testing equipment
• Experience with catalyst coated membrane processing and fabrication
• Experience with data processing and interpretation
• Be enthusiastic and able to collaborate in a team environment
• Curious and passionate about learning and exploring
• Ability to translate technical concepts into simple to understand, communicable ideas

Desired Qualification:

• Hands on experience in PEFC testing hardware and equipment.
• Familiar with MEA and short stack assembly
• Hands on experience with fuel cell component characterization
• Hands on experience with fuel cell testing hardware design
• Experience with data analysis automation, script coding and interpretation
• Publications to demonstrate past work in the fuel cell field

The U.S. base salary range for this intern position is $29.00-$61.00 hourly. Within the range, individual pay is determined based on several factors, including, but not limited to, type of degree, work experience and job knowledge, complexity of the role, type of position, job location, etc. Your Hiring Manager can share more details about the specific salary range for this position during the interview process.

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