Materials Scientist/Engineer

Job Description

Description

Verdox, Inc. is dedicated to reversing climate change through the development and deployment of advanced technology. The company’s proprietary electro-swing process, developed at MIT, enables carbon dioxide and other acid gasses to be captured with up to 80% less energy and 70% less cost than conventional approaches. Verdox is backed by institutional investors and based in Boston.

Verdox seeks a Materials Scientist/Engineer to join our R&D team. This position reports to the Formulation Scientist.

Key Responsibilities

Iteratively design, develop and execute novel and scalable formulations guided by materials understanding, structure-property relationships, and functional data

Build structure/property correlations with functional data and materials properties, to guide innovation

Develop and execute scalable coating techniques towards the continuous manufacturing of large-area conductive coatings

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

Ph.D. in Polymer Science and Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, with at least 2-5 years of industry experience

Deep understanding of polymer structure/property relationships and behavior in solution and solid state

Basic understanding of electrochemistry, electronic and ionically conducting materials is highly desirable

Proficiency in polymer characterization (solution, solid state) is required, and expertise in characterization of porous materials is highly desirable

Demonstrated track record of interdisciplinary research

Strong oral and written communication skills

Keen attention to detail

Background in data analysis and statistics strongly desirable

Comfortable working in an evolutionary and dynamic startup environment

Full-time