Details:
- Salary: £40,000 - 50,000 - Annum
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Annum
- Location: Presteigne Sir Powys
- Date: 1 month ago
Description:
We are currently working with a prestigious, government-backed defence organisation in the Presteigne area to recruit an experienced development Chemist to support existing and forthcoming R&D programmes.
Working within a small team and reporting to the Principal Chemist the role is suitable for a chemist with experience within a manufacturing environment.
Role and Responsibilities:
* Preparation of high-quality technical reports for customer projects and delivery of presentations to project stakeholders.
* Creation of robust and safe operating procedures and methods and generation of comprehensive risk assessment and COSHH documentation in accordance with ISO9001 and HSE requirements.
* Production of energetic formulations using techniques including pressing, casting, resonant acoustic mixing (RAM) and planetary mixing.
* Organic synthesis and scale up of target energetic molecules at scales from grams to kilo.
* Analysis and testing of energetic materials and formulations.
* Operation of process equipment and plant in a safe and methodical system of work
Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
* Chemistry PhD or MSc with appropriate experience. Other degrees will be considered depending on experience.
* Organic Synthesis – practical expertise and knowledge of theory.
* Process optimisation and scale-up at kilo/pilot scales.
* Hands on experience of analysis techniques including HPLC/GPC, DSC, TGA, DMTA, NMR, FT-IR.
* Experience of working with energetic materials and hazard testing is desirable but not essential.
* Strong report writing and presentation skills.
* Confident self-starter capable of working autonomously to manage and deliver projects within budget and to customer deadlines.
* Proactive problem solving and troubleshooting skills