Material Innovation Center Intern (Year Round)

About the role

Responsible for the testing and evaluation of materials and products to provide actionable information across multiple testing modes. Provide testing support across both the Material and Product Testing Labs to enable the Material Innovation Center to support ORBIS colleagues and customers as needed to deliver on the ORBIS Value Proposition. Successful participation in this internship will provide experience in a dynamic industrial lab environment with exposure to various testing and reporting methods along with developing technical understanding of polymeric materials at both a compositional and performance level.

Key Duties And Responsibilities

• Perform testing protocols and data collection, as directed by senior lab personnel.
• Perform testing on various instrumentations to provide data to address compositional (FTIR, DSC, TGA, Instron, etc.) and performance (Impact, Compression, Creep, etc.) questions.
• Compile and communicate testing results to ORBIS and customer requestors.
• Partner with senior lab personnel to develop and implement new test methods across labs.
• Participate in technical meetings focused on material selection and product performance.
• Maintain organized sample storage areas.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education/Certification Level Required

• Student majoring in STEM focused degree – OR – good standing in completing associates degree in testing specific program
• PREFERABLY a junior in class standing
• Applicable majors may include, but are not limited to: Materials Science, Biology, Mathematics, Physics, Industrial Engineering, and Polymer Science

Required Work Experience

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, with working understanding of Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint software – OR – comparable software experience (OpenOffice, Kaleidagraph, GoogleSuite, etc.)

Additional Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Safety sensitive position - ability to work in a constant state of alertness and safe manner
• Ability to handle the stress of working with others
• Ability to interact and communicate effectively with a wide variety of roles – verbal and written
• Demonstrate competency in data analysis and confidence in asserting opinion based on scientific data
• Able to accurately record and discuss scientific issues with a non-technical audience