Coatings Engineer/Scientist Co-op

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Company Overview Lydian is developing the lowest cost sustainable fuels from waste CO2, water, and renewable electricity to decarbonize the aviation industry. Our breakthrough technology replaces oil and gas refining with fully electrified, modular, and flexible reactor systems that produce fuel with 95% lower emissions than traditional jet fuel. Since our founding in 2021, Lydian has achieved key milestones in record time, including the production of our first liquid fuel from our pilot system, capable of producing 10,000 gallons of fuel per year for a fraction of the capital and time of alternative approaches.

We are building a motivated, diverse, and collaborative team that is passionate about addressing the growing climate crisis and is committed to excellence in their work. In particular, we look for tenacious people who are energized by solving the hardest, highest impact problems that come their way. Position Overview Lydian is looking for a 6-month Coatings Engineer/Scientist Co-op for Spring 2026 to develop and optimize coating materials, including slurry formulation, monolith coatings, and coatings characterization, as well as optimization and scale-up of these methods to enable pilot-scale demonstrations.

In this role, you will work at the intersection of materials chemistry and process engineering, developing slurries that can be applied uniformly and reliably to ceramic substrates and then survive demanding high-temperature operation. You will interface with engineers and scientists across various domains in order to inform your experimental design and research priorities, and your work will directly determine how our catalysts are manufactured at scale. This is an hourly position based in Boston, MA and has a minimum commitment of 6-months. The role is fully in-person and hands-on in the lab. S. S.

candidate in Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Ceramic Engineering, or related field Hands-on, proactive mentality when it comes to lab work and pushing ideas forward Interest in high-temperature materials science.