Head of Science

Head of Science | Harwell, Oxfordshire | From £70,000 + Equity

This is the lead scientific seat in a highly-qualified technical team. You own the experimental programme, the system energy ledger, and the judgement calls that determine what we build next.

IONECH is a seed-stage energy hardware start-up based at Harwell, Oxfordshire. We're developing the Air Voltaic (AV) Cell, an energy-harvesting device that uses controlled interactions between electrons and oxygen in air to capture subtle natural differences in the environment, converting available exergy into electrical power. At scale, it sits at the base of the energy stack: a platform power source that reduces grid dependence across virtually every electrical use case.

We're a team working on a scientific world-first. We're closing the remaining questions and building prototypes that will disrupt every industry that uses electricity. This role exists to lead t...