Chemist

Element Materials Technology•Cleveland, OH

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Join us as a Chemistry Technician and see how your variety of testing, sample preparation make a difference and how critical it is to helping us deliver on our purpose and achieve our goals. Element is a world renown Aerospace Testing Company with clients such as Boeing, SpaceX and Blue Origin. At Element our shared purpose of ‘Making tomorrow safer than today’ is what brings us together. We are energized by our ambition to make the world a better place and create a safer future for people. This is what sets us (and you, if you join us…) apart from the crowd.

Requirements

Associates degree or higher in Chemistry or equivalent, and/or at least 2 years’ experience in a similar role.
Ability to work in teams under pressure and flexible to work different working overtime hours, if required or necessary.
Excellent oral and written communication skills along with strong interpersonal skills and listening ability to communicate effectively with peers, superiors, customers and vendors.
Knowledge and experience of safe operation of testing equipment and operating in an independent / chemistry / consultant laboratory.
This position requires access to export-controlled commodities, technical data, technology, software, and services. U.S. citizenship, U.S. legal permanent resident status, protected person status under 8 U.S.C. § 1324b(a)(3), or U.S. Government export authorization is required.
Any offer of employment is contingent upon the employer obtaining the necessary export authorization, including, if required, an export license from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security, the U.S. Department of State’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, or other applicable government agency.

Nice To Haves

This is a fast-paced environment, and we need someone who is proactive, self-motivated and a team player.
The person for this role will be a specialist in their field, respected by all who they work with, keen to learn and enthusiastic in the face of challenge.

Responsibilities

Analyze composites - Physical and chemical
Operation of analytical equipment such as HPLC, FTIR
Managing the calibration of glass wares and the instruments and maintenance, cleaning and checking of equipment
Familiarity/Operation of instruments such as ICP/OES, Leco, pH, XRF, MFR, FTIR, DSC, TGA, TMA, DMA, GC/MS, hardness meters, analytical balances, etc.
Coordinating with the other technicians in the team to carry out work as per the planning schedule
Manage verification and calibration of instruments.