Lead Researcher

Veolia Group is a global leader in environmental services, operating across all five continents with

nearly 218,000 employees. Specializing in water, energy, and waste management. Veolia Group

designs and implements innovative solutions for decarbonization, depollution, and resource

regeneration, supporting communities and industries in their ecological transformation.

Within this framework, Veolia’s Water Technology Business brings together a dedicated team of

experienced professionals committed to tackling the world’s most complex challenges related to water

scarcity, quality, productivity, and energy. Together, we pursue a shared mission to create a more

sustainable future.

Veolia is a world leader in membrane separations, including Ion Exchange membranes for electrodialysis. This a R&D position for an IX Membrane Researcher for the Guelph, Ontario facility. This role is focused on driving R&D growth programs as the business focuses on direct membrane sales to leverage the capacity of our new IX manufacturing line. You will work with other R&D scientists to accelerate our membrane development to ensure our IX membranes are best-in-class in an increasingly competitive marketplace.

Responsibilities

Perform membrane characterization testing to define the specific membrane characteristics, i.e. ionic resistance, mechanical properties, chemical resistance, and ion selectivity, etc.; Prepare scale up chemicals and equipment for both pilot and production membrane line trials, gather data during trials; Refine membrane formulations through Design of Experiment (DOE) testing routines on small scale samples, working up to pilot line trials; Maintain records appropriate for protection of intellectual property; Use lab scale electrodialysis equipment to test the membrane performance; Contribute to troubleshooting field problems associated with ion exchange membranes; Run analysis of field return samples to diagnose “health” of the membranes; Support process engineer to make recommendations for replacement and/or system process changes; Work with vendors to source and/or develop new membrane substrates and monomers; Run field return analyses to understand membrane field performance and support application and sales engineers

Requirements

Master’s degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, or material science plus 3-5 years of industrial research experience, or Ph.D. in the field of ion exchange membrane development; Knowledge of ion exchange membrane fabrication processes; Comprehensive knowledge and practical experience in measuring ion exchange membrane performance characteristics; Good knowledge and experience with Environmental, Health and Safety (EH&S) practices; Motivated self-starter with the personal initiative to help shape a Growth Program platform; Good statistical data analysis skills, including Design of Experiments; Excellent oral and written English and presentation skills