Conducts scientific research and development of chemical products and materials for applications in the aerospace industry. Conceives, organizes, promotes and executes ideas and plans to increase chemistry role in and contribution to the discovery and chemical approaches to meet exploratory objectives in product discovery. Develops and evaluates new or improved products, synthetic methods, processes, and analytical and physical testing techniques. Plans develops fabrication processes using the new materials.
NeXolve specializes in the development of high performance, high value polymers and composite materials for aerospace, biomedical, and electronics applications. Emphasis in this position is on the small scale production processes.
Essential Job Functions:
Plan and execute sample productions of new chemical products for testing and development.
Scale-up of bench scale polymer and composite materials to pilot level processes.
Perform an array of production processes including pilot-level syntheses, polymer purification, and resin formulation
Streamline and integrate production processes to improve efficiencies and batch reproducibility.
Inspection and cleaning of small mechanical components using microscopes and hand tools.
Must be mechanically inclined and hands on.
Ability to follow directions, work independently, and highly motivated.
Must be able to utilize a microscope during mechanical manipulation of small parts.
Experience with safe handling of organic polymers and solvents