Job Description

We would like to strengthen our dynamic and diverse team at our research site in Frankfurt.

As Innovation Campus Frankfurt, Air Liquide Forschung und Entwicklung GmbH is one of Air Liquide’s five Innovation Campuses. In close cooperation with internal and external partners worldwide, innovations for the energy transition are developed based on the 3 molecules H2, CO2 and CO. Through the competencies and commitment of our employees, we bear responsibility for a sustainable modern society. We persistently develop new ideas to sustainably reduce the carbon footprint of Air Liquide and its customers. At Innovation Campus Frankfurt, we shape sustainable change. Creativity and team spirit are our driving forces.

ALLEX Program - Our European Graduate Program

About the Program

The Air Liquide Leading EXcellence (ALLEX) Program is Air Liquide's international graduate program for talented and ambitious fresh graduates from all over Europe.

By participating in this program, you will have the opportunity to kick start your career by making an important contribution to your team and developing your skills on a professional and personal level.

As an ALLEX participant you will:

• Hold a permanent position with responsibilities

• Develop yourself through a 6-month international assignment within Europe after 18 months in your initial role. You will discover another business area, activities, country and working environment of Air Liquide.

• Benefit from an international network: through physical and virtual events, development programs and mentoring

Your initial role:

• You are part of an agile research team and support innovation projects by leading the assessment of novel process schemes in terms of economic and environmental benefits using streamlined methodologies.

• You’ll find the best combination of customers and Air Liquide technologies to achieve the largest improvement in terms of economics and overall environmental footprint.

• You'll conduct feasibility studies, including cost estimation, technological benchmarking and business cases, to serve as the basis for process scale-up.

• You’ll support conceptual design of competitive process schemes by modeling and simulation.

• You’ll work closely with other Air Liquide entities globally, collaborating strongly in interdisciplinary teams, and providing strategic insigths.

• You’ll ensure a close cooperation with internal and external customers, academics and start-ups accompanies the innovative growth of the working area.

Are you a match?

• Education: Master’s or PhD in Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, or Technical Chemistry.

• Technical Skills: In depth know-how in the field of process development and evaluation, reaction engineering, thermal processes or comparable subject areas. Familiarity with programming/simulation tools (Aspen Plus, Python) and a first professional experience as research engineer in these fields is a plus.

• Soft Skills: High level of self-initiative, excellent analytical capacity, ability to communicate technical findings within international teams of various entities, creativity for new solutions and open mind-set.

• Language: Fluency in written and spoken English is required. German useful but not mandatory.

What makes us special | Our Benefits

We would like to strengthen our dynamic and diverse team at our research site in Frankfurt. The Innovation Campus Frankfurt (I.C.F.) is one of Air Liquide’s five Innovation Centers. Our activities are closely related to the topics of the energy transition. We focus on the three molecules H2, CO and CO2. Together we develop innovative solutions, e.g. in the field of sustainable H2 production, decarbonization of industrial gases, energy production and storage supported by advanced methods in the field of digitalization.
At I.C.F., we shape sustainable change. Creativity and team spirit are our driving forces.

Our Differences make our Performance

At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.