About the Company
Elinor Coatings creates solutions for corrosion, degradation, and fouling through research in surface protection. We value environmental sustainability and conservation and diversity in backgrounds, experiences, and personalities.
About the Role
This role will join a team of researchers in developing new formulations of protective and anti-corrosion coatings for metals. We support long-term federal research contracts in aerospace and ground vehicle support.
Responsibilities
Conduct protective coating formulation, testing, and corrosion evaluation for customer trials and R&D projects
Perform root cause analysis, troubleshoot issues, and manage multiple projects to meet deadlines
Generate, document, and report data and technical progress to internal and external stakeholders
Manage cross-functional relationships and collaborate with managers, chemists, research assistants and senior leaders on strategic assessments, evaluations, scale-ups and research
Actively contribute and participate in customer support, scientific group meetings and discussions
Draft and revise SOPs and controlled documents
Maintain a safe and clean lab environment consistent with existing Elinor Safety Office protocols
Requirements
M.S. or PhD in polymers and coatings, chemistry, or closely related fields
3+ years of experience in a laboratory environment
Demonstrated experience with:
Coatings formulations, characterization, and testing
Corrosion protection, corrosion inhibition and electrochemical testing
Common coatings laboratory instrumentation
Word processing, spreadsheets, scheduling, and data analysis software
Communication and writing skills to enable working with multi-disciplinary groups of individuals
Setting priorities and respond to changing needs from multiple sources
Benefits
Includes competitive salary, 401k match, 100% paid employee healthcare, vision, dental, disability and life insurance plus voluntary HSA, Employee Counseling, and Legal Assistance. Starting PTO is 16 days annually, 14 paid holidays, 12 sick days.