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Co-op Job Posting: Ballard Power Systems

Location: Burnaby, BC, Canada
Company: Ballard Power Systems
Department: Stack Test Engineering Team
Work Term: 8 months, starting January 2025
Contact: Alex Barber
Work Type: Full-time, 40 hours per week
Title: Stack Test Engineering Co-op

Ballard Power Systems is looking for two (2) co-op students (8 months) to assist in fuel cell test engineering activities associated with the development of fuel cell stacks for current fuel cell designs and the next generation of Ballard fuel cell products. Working in Stack Test Engineering will give the student numerous opportunities to see the fuel cell product development life cycle firsthand and obtain hands-on experience operating fuel cells through a variety of tests.

Responsibilities:

1. Assembling membrane electrode assembly (MEA) and plates into fuel cell stacks
2. Conducting fuel cell stack characterization and diagnostic testing
3. Running durability tests to evaluate degradation rates and failure modes
4. Analyzing and presenting test results
5. Troubleshooting test station issues

Requirements:

Students from the following disciplines are appropriate for this opportunity:

1. Chemistry
2. Chemical Engineering
3. Materials Engineering
4. Physics
5. Engineering Physics
6. Mechanical Engineering
7. Integrated Engineering
8. Electrical Engineering

Key skills include:

1. Ability to work in the lab, be very “hands on”
2. Data analysis using Excel and data presentation
3. Strong oral and written communication ability
4. Basic understanding of fuel cell operation is an asset

Please ensure your application includes both your transcript and co-op student summary sheet to be considered complete. There is no separate section to add both your transcript and co-op student summary. Please attach them with your resume and then upload. To streamline our process, we aim to review applications efficiently by filtering out those without transcripts.

Ballard values diversity in the workplace and is committed to Employment Equity. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates.