FR, Vénissieux
Mecaware produces recycled strategic metals (lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese) from battery waste.
Thanks to our innovative effluent-free process, notably sulfate-free, we limit our impact on the environment and locate our plant as close as possible to the deposits, in situ for Gigafactories.
Our entire team shares a common vision: to transform the battery sector and make the circular economy a reality.
Join us in building a more sustainable and responsible European low-carbon battery industry.
As a member of the Electrochemistry team in our R&D laboratory, you will work alongside Hippolyte, Electrochemistry Manager, to develop and optimize electrochemical processes with low environmental impact, favoring the selective electrodeposition of metals.
You will play a full part in the life of the team, in technical exchanges and in the development of concrete solutions for the recovery of metals from battery recycling.
Your missions:
Study the conditions for electrodeposition and selective electrolysis of different metals: Cu, Ni, Co, etc. ;
Electrochemical characterization of solutions and deposits: voltammetry, chronoamperometry, etc. ;
Evaluate the performance of the processes developed: faradic yield, selectivity, energy efficiency ;
Design and develop electrochemical devices, then carry out tests under representative conditions;
Help set up analysis and monitoring tools: XRF, ICP, etc. ;
Process and interpret the results obtained, with a view to transferring them to an industrial scale.
Why join Mecaware?
🌱 S ustainable impact: Join an innovative project and help build a sustainable industry that meets environmental and technological challenges.
🚀 Growth and ambition: Join a fast-growing structure, where your skills will make the difference in the success of a European-scale project.
🖌️ Creativity and dynamism: Be part of a project in the battery sector that is currently under development. The broad outlines have been mapped out, but the road ahead and the means are still to be mapped out. You'll contribute to imagining the development with a lot of initiative and in collaborative mode with your colleagues.
🤝 Customized support: Benefit from personalized integration to understand and embody our values of commitment, trust, collective intelligence and circularity of resources.
You are looking for a 6-month internship starting in January 2026;
You are a Master's student or an engineering student (chemistry, electrochemistry, materials);
You have a good knowledge of electrochemistry and/or metal solution chemistry;
You enjoy experimental laboratory work;
You are recognized for your rigor, your scientific curiosity, your analytical skills and your practical sense.
If that sounds like you, then you know what you have to do!
We look forward to receiving your application.
