12 Months, 100%, Schlieren
Oxyle is a multi-award winning Swiss based cleantech start-up founded in 2020. Our mission is to protect the health of our precious bodies of water by eliminating discharge of persistent and toxic micropollutants like PFAS, pesticides, hormones, pharmaceuticals, and chemicals at their source, using our efficient, cost-effective, and sustainable water treatment technology. Our game-changing solution completely degrades organic contaminants from wastewater without filtering, absorbing, or generating secondary waste and will revolutionize the wastewater treatment sector.
The opportunity
Oxyle’s Applications team plays a key role in advancing our innovative water treatment technology. The team focuses on developing and optimizing our solutions through experimental design, testing, and data analysis, driving forward our technology’s capabilities and applications.
We are seeking a highly motivated R&D Intern to join the Applications team. In this role, you will contribute to the innovation process by supporting lab experiments, analyzing results, and collaborating with internal teams to enhance our technology. This position offers a unique opportunity to be at the forefront of developing impactful solutions for water treatment.
Your key responsibilities

• Implement experiments to study the efficiency of our treatment in a variety of wastewater matrices.
• Conduct experiments to prototype various processes and assess their performance.
• Support execution of ongoing customer projects to ensure their successful completion.
• Conduct long-term treatments to assess the stability of our processes.
• Assist in design and optimization of pretreatment techniques for our customers.
• Data analysis, presentation, and reporting of technical results.
• Assist in lab organization.

Requirements
What you need to bring to the role

• BSc in Environmental Science, Process Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Material Science or Mechanical Engineering.
• Experience in working in an organized manner to conduct R&D activities in chemistry laboratories.
• Prior exposure to water treatment techniques is preferred.
• Independent, analytical, and systematic way of thinking and working.
• Team-player and impact-driven person with passion for innovation.
• Fluency in both written and spoken English.
• Have a Swiss working permit or be eligible to work in Switzerland.

Your mindset

• Self-motivated and proactive individual who is passionate about new technologies.
• Intrinsic motivation to shape the future of our company together actively and innovatively with us.
• Skilled at handling high-paced work demands and meeting deadlines.
• Excited about working in a dynamic and challenging start-up environment.

Benefits
What we offer

• 25 days paid holidays and Winter Recharger.
• Public transport subsidies.
• Generous retirement plan.
• Flexible and trust-based working hours.
• Team events and team-building activities throughout the year.
• Entrepreneurial company with a non-hierarchical mindset.
• A passionate and international team where you can move the needle to create a sustainable impact.
• An open work culture where your inputs, individuality, and concerns are always taken into consideration.
• High exposure and direct working with senior management.
• A welcoming workplace with people from diverse cultures, backgrounds, and experiences.
• Opportunities to develop valuable soft skills.
• Enjoy a variety of cozy spaces to relax, along with regular after-work hangouts to unwind and connect with colleagues.