Qualifications:
Requirements:
1-5 years experience
Hands on experience with materials processing and equipment based work (e.g., mixing, mechanical or pilot scale equipment, grinding/finishing).
Experience and comfort working in a lab or manufacturing environment with strong attention to procedural adherence and documentation.
Hands on experience with general laboratory tasks
Basic data processing and analysis
Manages and documents projects and tasks effectively with supervision
Preferred:
Experience in R&D, pilot scale, or manufacturing settings.
Exposure to abrasives, or mechanical/materials processing.
Experience supporting engineers/scientists and maintaining lab documentation systems.
Responsibilities:
The responsibilities of the Research Technician include:
Safely performs specialized R&D assignments, involving testing, analyzing, improving, installing, operating, and/or solving problems concerning our processes, equipment, and products.
Supports engineers and scientists in R&D team with their projects
Prepares/processes materials samples including:
Active involvement in standard and exploratory experiment design,
Routine laboratory activity to make or prep materials and test samples,
Development work with non-routine R&D assignments such as design of fixtures for experimental set-up and establishing proper data acquisition.
Lift up to 50 lbs occasionally
Work in both the R&D and industry environments at the same time
Comments/Special Instructions
Must Haves:
Hands on lab or pilot scale mixing and molding experience
Strong ability to follow detailed procedures and document work accurately
Comfort operating equipment and troubleshooting basic issues
Experience: Prior R&D or industrial/lab experience required; total years flexible based on skill strength
Onsite: 100% onsite
Experiment Involvement: Primarily execution; participation in discussions encouraged
Preferred Background: Abrasives mixing/molding preferred; ceramic mixing/molding acceptable
Equipment: Mixers, presses; plus Rockwell hardness or Instron testing familiarity a bonus
Fixtures: Use of simple jigs/fixtures; operate presses and assist with basic process troubleshooting
Tools: Thermocouples for data collection; Excel for data entry/analysis
Documentation: ELN, lab notebooks, SharePoint/shared folders
Hiring Process
Interviews with hiring manager principal scientist lab tour HR.
Timeline: ASAP.
Assessments: None.