Senior Laboratory Technician
Revive Staffing Solutions
- Wilmington, DE
- Permanent
- Full-time
- 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.
- aKnowledge in laboratory method development, method validation and statistical analysis.
- 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