Senior R&D Scientist

About the role

AeroShield is a collaborative team of 25+ people dedicated to delivering innovative new materials to enhance energy efficiency and sustainability. We are currently developing super-insulating, transparent inserts for windows using aerogels, aiming to bring state-of-the-art thermal comfort and energy efficiency to buildings at an affordable price.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute experimental plans to tune properties of our aerogel materials
• Design and execute experimental plans to support pilot scale manufacturing process optimization and troubleshooting
• Identify new technologies or raw materials to explore, design and execute experimental plans to evaluate their performance
• Develop from scratch or refine existing test methods to enable meaningful quantification of material properties and performance
• Develop new test methods or engage with third party labs to execute testing to support pilot scale troubleshooting
• Take the lead on patent filings produced by Advanced Research team projects
• Mentor other members of the team, particularly in laboratory and documentation best practices
• Support development of processes and systems that will help a manufacturing R&D team run smoothly

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a tech-related field
• Ability to pay close attention to detail, focusing on accuracy and quality
• Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to listen, distill information, consult, and suggest new approaches
• Experimental design
• Wet chemistry techniques
• Material characterization
• Data management
• Data interpretation and presentation
• Experience with transition from lab bench to pilot scale industrial processes
• Experience in providing R&D support to industrial manufacturing operations
• Chemical inventory management
• Chemical waste management
• Time management
• Microsoft Office

Bonus skills

• Organosilane chemistry
• Analytical instrumentation (FTIR, GCMS, UV-Vis, etc.)

Other requirements

• Quick learner and creativity: Ability to learn quickly by leveraging all possible resources
• Highly detail-oriented and organized
• Works well in teams
• Ability to train and lead others
• High emotional intelligence
• Takes initiative
• Strategic thinking
• Ability to receive constructive feedback
• Passion for AeroShield values