Materials Scientist/ Ceramics, Materials Science

Type: Fixed term contract (6 months) possible extension
Location: Wirral
Hours: Days, Monday - Friday
Salary: Highly competitive
Additional: 10% annual bonus dependant on company performance, x4 life assurance, parking onsite, company pension.

Our client, a global development company is looking for a Materials/ Dev Scientist to work on this amazing project working with cutting edge technology; this project is linked to sustainable power (solid state) & could be a game changer in a number of industries. Working in the innovation centre of excellence the successful Candidate will be highly involved in this project.

The Role:

• Perform basic experimental and technical investigations towards the acquisition of new knowledge. (XRF, XRD, SEM, ICP OES and Ionic Conductivity.
• Design chemical, physical, engineering for laboratory-scale tests and protocols, with a view to proving fitness-for-use / product specifications or process validation. Oversees testing may be required.
• Interpret and report test results with implications for further design.
• Leading full scale up (100kg batch production)
• Choose, specify, and acquire all equipment and consumable relating to said technical activity.
• Schedule and undertake equipment maintenance and calibration.
• Perform risk assessments on new tests and equipment prior to use.
• Form links with external suppliers to conduct proving trials with their products.
• Establish the need for technology change.
• Apply stage gate methodology to projects.
• Actively participate in ThinkSAFE, Take 5 and other safety-related initiatives and reporting requirements.
• Actively develop IP and maintain project IP within very limited scope of disclosure
• Environmental, Health & Safety, Risk & Compliance

The Person:

• PhD in Materials / Chemistry or similar based subject or significant industry experience with a BSc, BEng, MSc (STEM).
• The perfect candidate will have experience with ceramic applications.
• Experience in (but not limited to); XRF, XRD, SEM, ICP OES, IC)
• Scale up experience (physical/ materials/ powder synthesis). ((Small and large scale)).
• Working knowledge of Stage Gate methodology and other PMO tools

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