Materials Science and Engineering Co-op

Skills

About the Role

You will develop, manufacture, and characterize high-temperature materials for sustainable fuel reactor systems. You will design and execute R&D projects, use advanced characterization techniques, build reactor components, operate high-temperature furnaces, support compatibility experiments, and assist with equipment setup, maintenance, and SOP generation.

Requirements

• Be a B.S. or M.S. candidate in Materials Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or Mechanical Engineering.
• Work comfortably in a wet lab environment and learn experimental and documentation techniques.
• Follow laboratory protocols and instructions accurately.
• Demonstrate attention to detail in experimental design, execution, and documentation.
• Prepare lab notebooks, data analyses, technical reports, and formal presentations.
• Have experience with documentation and reporting.
• Have wet lab experience, furnace operation, chemical synthesis, slurry formulation, or coating experience (preferred).
• Work in a fast-paced environment and solve technical problems.

Responsibilities

• Own and execute advanced R&D projects for materials development.
• Use advanced characterization techniques to understand materials and degradation mechanisms.
• Work with external partners on characterization techniques.
• Build reactor components using repeatable and scalable manufacturing techniques.
• Operate high-temperature furnace equipment to produce materials.
• Support materials compatibility experiments, selection, and characterization.
• Assist with equipment setup, maintenance, and SOP generation.