Akermin is a biocatalyst development company commercializing a unique enzyme immobilization and stabilization technology. From this technology platform the company will engineer customized enzyme catalyst structures to serve a wide range of industries and markets. The Akermin team is comprised of highly skilled chemists, biochemists, and biologists, as well as engineers in multiple disciplines.
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Research Associate - Full-time position
Major Responsibilities:
This position is in the chemistry area of fabrication and testing biofuel cells and fuel cell systems. Primary responsibilities are in the area of fuel cell catalyst and catalyst layer fabrication, fuel cell system design, and electrochemical evaluation of fuel cell electrodes. The applicant must possess the ability to creatively find solutions to complex problems that may arise in multifaceted projects, as well as manage multiple tasks and priorities. Additional responsibilities include proper collection of data, communicating procedures/findings via verbal and written reports and helping to establish research initiatives and objectives as a part of a research and development team.
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Electronics Technician - Full-time position
Major Responsibilities:
This position is in the engineering area of a multi-disciplinary biocatalysis development team. Primary responsibilities are in the area of assisting an electrical engineer developing electronics in support of low power DC systems. Duties include testing and optimization of electronic circuits, bread boarding circuits from schematics and implementing test circuits/procedures, troubleshooting various circuits using sound electronics knowledge, and solder assembly of small printed circuit boards. The applicant must possess the ability to creatively find solutions to complex problems that may arise in multifaceted projects, work in a multidisciplinary group, as well as manage multiple tasks and priorities. The applicant must also be self motivated and be able to work in a fast paced environment. Additional responsibilities include proper collection of data, communicating procedures/findings via verbal and written reports.
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