Laboratory Technician
Veterans Sourcing Group
Wilmington, DE
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JOB DETAILS
LOCATION
Wilmington, DE
POSTED
30+ days ago
Wilmington, DE
12 months+ with extension
• Polymer processing, Melt mixing, Calander, Hot Presses, heated ovens.
• Good mechanical aptitude
• Safe chemical handling and work in a chemical fume hood following best lab practices.
• Familiar to solvent coating, extrusion, and spin coating techniques.
• Willingness to quickly learn experimental methods and adapt to a changing work streams.
• Able to train and quickly understand multiple mixing and process instruments like Hot Presses, Ovens, Thinky, Roll Mill, Silverson® homogenizer, Sonic horn, Rotary evaporator , Blenders etc..
• Thermal and mechanical testing utilizing multiple instruments TIM tester, Hot Disc, DSC, TGA, DMA, Durometer, Instron.
• Fabrication of test sample to perform mechanical and thermal testing
• Ability to work well with a team and reporting to Primary Investigator (PhD).
• Good record keeping skills in electronic laboratory notebook
• Strong chemical and mechanical background
• Experience with Silicone chemistry and mechanical testing is a plus.
• Familiarity with Word, Excel, Microsoft one drive, chem draw, Java and python
Quals--
• A.S. or higher degree in material science, chemistry or related field. (2+ years work experience is acceptable)
• 2+ years of practical experience in a Material Science laboratory is an advantage.
• Working knowledge in safe chemical handling and PPE.
• Knowledge in laboratory method development, method validation and statistical analysis.
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