Junior Inorganic Chemist

Position reports to the Senior Chemist

Aqua Metrology Systems’ (AMS) is committed to widening access to safe drinking water and supporting enterprises to reduce the impact of their activities on the environment. AMS’s industrial and municipal client base is growing rapidly, and it has an immediate opening for a full-time chemist to support the development and deployment of SafeGuard™H2O, an innovative, on-site reagent generation treatment system. This proprietary advanced technology treats for a wide range of contaminants found in drinking water and industrial and municipal wastewater (e.g. arsenic, hexavalent chrome, phosphates, PFAS, pharmaceuticals, hydrogen sulfide, microplastics), inhibits corrosion in commercial and industrial heating and cooling systems and can recover valuable resources from a range of water and wastewater sources.

The Junior Chemist will be an integral member of an experienced multi-disciplinary team of software and electrical engineers and chemists that is responsible for developing these proprietary treatment technologies and validating their ability to address the specific needs of municipalities and industrial clients. The role is based in AMS’s R&D Center in Silicon Valley, California and is ideally suited to a graduate inorgsnic chemist looking to gain experience in a fast growing, innovative company with a portfolio of advanced water treatment and monitoring technologies.

Training, health care benefits and 401K will be provided.

Role and Responsibilities

The development and validation of applications of the SafeGuard™ H2O water treatment system for industries and municipalities. Reagent formulation.

Experience and skills

Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering

Strong research and analytical skills.

Interpersonal and communication skills

Attention to detail

Location (living locally or willing to relocate is a pre-condition)

Sunnyvale, California. This is a full-time on-site role with occasional travel to project sites