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Job Description
ROLE Materials Chemist
SALARYper annum (dependent on experience)
TYPE - Permanent
LOCATION London
Premier Engineering is working with an innovative materials and technology company based in London. They are looking to recruit a Materials Chemist to join their R&D team to support the development of new materials and chemical formulations for advanced applications.
The Materials Chemist will ideally have the following attributes:
- A degree (PhD/MSc/BSc) in Chemistry Materials Science or a related field
- At least 2 years experience working in a similar role
- Strong experience working in a wet chemistry lab with a good understanding of lab safety and process control
- Strong knowledge of inorganic chemistry
- Knowledge of polymer science formulation chemistry or composite materials
- Hands-on experience with lab-scale synthesis and analytical techniques (e.g. DSC TGA SEM FTIR)
- Familiarity with testing and characterisation of polymers and chemical materials
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Proven ability to take a leadership role and motivate others
- Strong communication skills both verbal and written
- Be able to work well individually as well as part of a team
Responsibilities include:
- Developing and testing new material formulations
- Conducting chemical and physical analyses on raw materials and finished products
- Preparing reports and technical documentation on material properties and performance
- Supporting scale-up and transfer of formulations from R&D to production
- Working closely with cross-functional teams including production quality and engineering
- Being the main POC for technical support on R&D
- Liaising with other departments to manage such projects
- Running trials and experiments
- Guiding more junior members of the team
- Maintaining technical documentation as required
- Keeping up to date with reports and developments in inorganic chemistry
- Ensuring quality and H&S standards are met
- Pushing for constant progression in the R&D department for product development and manufacturing techniques
If you are interested in this position please apply with an up to date CV as soon as possible.
For more information about this role please apply or email Sarah Lody on who will be able to provide more details on the opportunity.
Many thanks Premier Group
Employment Type
Full-Time
