Qualifications:
" BS in Chemical Engineering, Material, Chemistry or have equivalent experience.
" Good organizational skills and attention to detail.
" Knowledge or working experience with polymer characterization instrumentation is preferred.
" Ability to learn a wide variety of testing methods and instruments.
" Experience with mechanical testing equipment is preferred.
" Excellent communication skills with the ability to effectively prioritize, organize, and plan responsibilities.
Responsibilities:
Main job responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
" Independently making parts from resins, including mixing, milling, pressing and sintering, monitoring, product work-up/analysis/characterization, and experimental documentation using an electronic laboratory notebook system. May asked conducting organic reactions, including reaction system assembly, monitoring, product work-up/analysis/characterization, and experimental documentation using an electronic laboratory notebook system.
" Analyze results, recognize erroneous or unexpected outcomes, and make suggestions for a path forward.
" Characterize material structure and performance, using various spectroscopic techniques, including, NMR, IR
" Become familiar with and learn polymer characterization instrumentation such as DSC, TGA, DMA, TMA, Impact and Tensile Testing.
" Properly document and report all experimental data. Present findings and results at team meetings.
" Ability to use windows-based computer systems.
" Troubleshoot and calibrate instruments. Author and prepare instrument manuals and SOPs.
" Participate and follow all DuPont safety policies and best practices. Support process safety management (PSM) by maintaining laboratory safety documentation.
" Order and purchase supplies when needed. Maintain chemical, resin and experimental sample inventory.
" Coordinate outside laboratory testing, including shipping samples following proper DOT rules and regulations.
" Required limited lifting of lab equipment (Reactor, glassware, etc.).