Technician - Quality Control - PlanIT Group
Andover, MA
About the Job
Lockheed Martin Energy Storage 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.
Basic Required Qualifications:
• 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
Basic Required Qualifications:
• 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
Source : PlanIT Group
