Intern, R&D Graduate Year-Round - Polymers and Composites, Onsite

What Your Job Will Be Like:

We are seeking a Chemistry, Materials Science, or Chemical Engineering Graduate Intern to join our team to support a range of projects related to our national security missions. Familiarity with retrosynthetic workflows and process flow diagrams is needed, with basic Python and chemical engineering knowledge is beneficial. The primary responsibility of this individual will be working closely with staff and technologists to support polymers investigations using a variety of polymeric and composite materials.

On any given day you may be called on to

+ Develop retrosynthetic planning workflows to support new material synthesis and process design.

+ Use hand-tools, mixers, spraying equipment, sanders or other common equipment as the job demands.

+ Work with engineers to build prototypes for in-house development testing.

+ Test materials and mechanical properties using standard chemical and mechanical analysis...