Discovery R&D Technician

Job Description

As a Discovery R&D Technician here at Solstice, you will Provides technical support and service in the Discovery R&D group under the supervision of chemists and engineers. You will report directly to our R&D Supervisor, and you’ll work out of our Buffalo, NY location on an On-Site work schedule.

As a Discovery R&D Technician here at Solstice, you will Provides technical support and service in the Discovery R&D group under the supervision of chemists and engineers. You’ll report directly to our R&D Supervisor, and you’ll work out of our Buffalo, NY location on an On-Site work schedule.

• Synthesis of novel chemicals for a variety of applications (refrigeration, blowing agents, solvents, thermal management fluids)
• Experimental measurements of key thermophysical, and electrical properties, relevant to the target application, for a variety of novel or known chemicals
• Performance testing of novel or known chemicals at the application level for different focus areas (novel compositions for refrigeration, blowing agents, solvents, thermal management solutions, and others)
• Work includes setting up and maintaining chemical synthesis equipment, electronic systems, thermal systems, chemical loops, and a variety of instrumental analysis equipment.
• Operating currently validated experiments and supporting lab experiments by making scientific observations, maintaining experimental records, performing calculations, data analysis, and accurately reporting data.
• The successful applicant will be expected to demonstrate an established track record of safely conducting a variety of experimental tasks independently under the direction of scientists. The applicant must be able to perform troubleshooting on various lab equipment and instrumentation.

You Must Have: Requires relevant experience in chemical R&D laboratory settings such as:

• Keen eye for making and recording critical experimental observations in an R&D laboratory environment.
• Established track record of maintaining laboratory notebook with thorough reporting of experimental data and observations.
• Ability to understand and identify chemical and physical changes throughout the course of experiments.
• Ability to constructively contribute to design of experiment (DOE) plans based on previous experiments.

• Design and assemble custom lab/electronic apparatus, prototypes, and chemical process loops.
• Strong mechanical aptitude to understand and troubleshoot the various equipment utilized in various processes, purification, and testing equipment and experiments.
• Autoclave reactions under the following conditions: elevated pressure, and/or elevated temperature.
• Install, handle, and operation of data center-related equipment.
• Basic knowledge of heat transfer and thermodynamics.
• Semi-continuous and batch reactions in glass or heated-tube reaction schemes.
• Pressure/vacuum distillations in glass or metal columns.
• Sample preparation and manipulation in vacuum rack/manifold apparatus (Schlenk-line techniques).
• Demonstrate competency running analytical lab instrumentation such as GC, GC-MS, FT-IR, and NMR.
• Properly and safely operating laboratory instrumentation tools and equipment, including computer-aided measurement and processing, for monitoring physical properties (such as temperature, pressure, and fluid flow).
• Safe handling and operation of refrigerants and relevant equipment and systems operating with relevant fluids.
• Safely handling highly hazardous materials including liquefied gases and cryogenic materials.
• Ability to work within a glovebox for extended periods of time.

• Ability to measure and calculate physical properties of pure materials and mixtures such as concentration, density, molecular weight, vapor pressure, solubility, pH, etc.
• Understand and work with chemical and physical notations such as chemical structures and formulas, balanced chemical reactions, work in SI and IP units, concentration and purity units, thermophysical properties of materials, etc.
• Ability to understand and work with electrical…