Posting Number: S05973PDepartment: Engineering InnovationSalary Range: NegotiablePay Basis: MonthlyPosition Status: Regular part-timeLocation: RichardsonJob Description: The Center for Engineering Innovation is seeking a Project Scientist with experience in formulations and compounding of photopolymer resins to join its team. The Project Scientist will develop new materials and processing methods for additive manufacturing and develop and maintain a working laboratory for resin exploration.The project scientist will be expected to be able to work with minimal supervision to organize and maintain a safe and efficient laboratory working space (lab management). The Project scientist will be expected to propose and explore solutions with minimal oversight. Duties will include sourcing and storing chemicals, resin formulation, resin compounding and scale-up, 3D printing, post-processing and analytical measurements.The Project Scientist may work closely with the Lead Research Scientist to explore new concepts in materials design and resin formulation and compounding. Intellectual versatility and project flexibility are required to enable a “fail fast” approach to materials design.Minimum Qualifications:Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering field year and eight years of directly related experience in that engineering discipline. Requires travel to support meetings, reviews and/or field support.Preferred Education and Experience:
BS in Chemistry, Polymer Science, Materials Science or Chemical Engineering
10+ years formulating resin-based AM systems
5+ years compounding and scale-up with overhead mixing systems
The Project Scientist should know safe laboratory procedures and have experience organizing and maintaining a clean and efficient laboratory workspace. The Project Scientist will be expected to handle chemical sourcing (including working with vendors), storage, and clean-up (working with environmental Health and Safety); this will include potentially large quantities of chemicals (5-gallon pails to 55-gallon drums).
The Project Scientist should have experience in the formulation chemistry of photopolymer resin systems. This experience should include handling liquids, high-viscosity liquids, and powders. Formulations from 1g to 1 kg are normal. Knowledge of and experience with scaling up from lab scale (1 Kg) to floor (20 Kg) and overhead mixers (400 Kg) is required.
Experience in 3D printing with resin-based systems is required. Experience in both top-down and bottom-up systems is preferred. Experience in post-processing method development is required. Experience performing mechanical analytical tests ( UTM , DMA , DSC , etc.) is desired.
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