Quality Control Chemist Temporary
Sea Dragon Energy•Kailua-Kona, HI
•Onsite
About The Position
This is a temporary position expected to last 3-4 months. Sea Dragon Energy is a commercial startup and veteran-owned company developing a process to generate sustainable aviation fuel. This project combines breakthrough technologies that extract carbon dioxide and hydrogen from seawater to synthesize jet fuel in distributed units while requiring no crude oil input. You will be the lead chemist assisting in starting up a new quality control laboratory supporting an applied R&D unit.
Requirements
- Legally authorized to work in the United States.
- Bachelor's degree in chemistry (or similar) or higher.
- Graduate students will be considered for this role.
- Previous hands-on experience with GC in a laboratory setting is required.
Nice To Haves
- Previous experience developing GC methods.
- Previous experience with GC methods ASTM D2887, ASTM D7169, or ASTM D7213.
- Previous experience with Karl-Fischer titration, viscometers, hydrometers, flash point analyzers, and freezing point analyzers.
- Previous experience in a petrochemical laboratory setting or similar knowledge of petroleum refining.
Responsibilities
- Maintain an ethos of "SAFETY FIRST" at all times.
- Coordinate with on-site vendor representatives to assist with setup and troubleshooting of new laboratory equipment (gas chromatographs supporting standard gas chromatography (GC), refinery gas analysis, and simulated distillation, flash pt analyzer, cold property analyzer [cloud pt, freeze pt, dynamic and kinematic viscosities], auto titrators supporting Karl Fischer and pH analyses).
- Identify any gaps in equipment and supplies not already supplied and fill those gaps.
- Develop procedures for each analytical method using ASTMs as a basis.
- In particular, focus on ensuring that GC samples are prepared and tested appropriately and in a timely manner.
- Track and collate data and results into product quality reports.
- Provide basic instruction and training to technicians and site engineer on how to run samples.
- Develop and maintain training documents and records.
- Properly dispose of laboratory-generated hazardous material in accordance with site hazard material handling procedures.
- Properly package and ship samples to a 3rd party laboratory for additional testing.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
1-10 employees
