Quality Control Technician - PGS Worldwide

PGS Worldwide is actively seeking a skilled Quality Control Technician to support ongoing projects for an Aerospace leader in Andover, MA. This is an initial 14-month contract-to-hire opportunity and I will respond immediately to all qualified candidates.

Job Description:

An Aerospace leader is commercializing a new class of flow battery technology for low-cost grid-scale energy storage based on Client aqueous electrolyte solutions. We are seeking a quality control professional from the chemicals, pharmaceutical, or biotech industries to assist in the analysis and verification of a range of flow battery electrolyte samples. Typical analytical testing will comprise HPLC, ICP, UV-Vis, viscometry, turbidity, and conductivity analyses. This role will provide critical chemical quality information to assist in the development of new battery electrolyte products, in the development of manufacturing processes with manufacturing partners, and in the quality control of commercial electrolyte products. The successful candidate will interface with a staff of senior analytical chemists, battery scientists and chemicals manufacturing supply chain partners to ensure that the battery electrolyte under development and in the field meets or exceeds product specification. The candidate selected for role will be joining a team that currently has 4 members, supporting QC analysis of electrolytes, generating data, and testing samples from Research and Development product development.

Schedule-4x10 first shift-core hours are from 10am-2pm. Most team members work 8am-6pm, but hours are flexible.

Requirements:

• US Citizenship
• Completion of a BS degree in a scientific discipline with laboratory experience
• 1 year or more of relevant work experience in a laboratory environment: research, commercialization of a chemical, pharmaceutical or biotech product
• Experience with state-of-the-art analytical chemistry techniques (e.g. high performance liquid chromatogram (HPLC) and/ or inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES))
• Able to conduct testing, analyze data, and contribute to planning for next steps
• Demonstrate troubleshooting skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• The individual must be flexible, able to adapt to a fast-paced, dynamic work environment
• Strong organizational skills with ability to execute parallel projects
• Dependability and timeliness

Desired:

• Experience (4+ years) in industrial chemical and/or pharmaceutical product development and quality control
• Experience in analytical method development and validation
• Experience in developing procedures for validation, verification, and periodic monitoring of chemical products to ensure that it meets customer specification

Job ID: 16115-1

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