Chemist I - Functionalization Scale-Up

The role

This person will scale functionalization reactions from bench scale to kilogram batches and mini-pilot. They will develop recipes, SOPs, and QC methods for ion-exchange media production.

What you will do

• Scale functionalization reactions from bench to kilogram batches and the mini-pilot
• Run designed experiments on capacity, conversion and uniformity
• Develop the post-reaction conversion, wash and dry steps
• Establish bath life, reagent make-up and recycle limits for continuous operation
• Run bench and mini-pilot campaigns with laboratory technicians and the analytical chemist
• Build and validate the QC methods
• Write recipes, operating windows, SOPs and hazard reviews

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry or chemical engineering
• 1-3 years of hands-on laboratory experience
• Good foundation in organic and polymer chemistry
• Comfortable running multi-step reactions on solid polymers
• Experience handling aggressive chemistry: acids, bases, reactive reagents, organic solvents, or inert-atmosphere work
• Practitioner of designed experiments with measured control of concentration, temperature, residence time and pickup
• Competent with titration, ion-exchange capacity measurement, moisture analysis and clear experimental write-ups
• Comfortable with Excel or Python for data analysis
• Creative problem solving that turns bench results into recipes a production line can run
• Must be a U.S. citizen

Benefits

• gym
• sauna
• ice bath

Before you apply

• Must be a U.S. citizen

About the company

Kunin Technologies is revolutionizing the critical mineral supply chain by implementing advanced separation technologies to capture value from overlooked resources.