What are the responsibilities and job description for the NPD Chemist Intern position at Fenner Precision Polymers?
Fenner Precision Polymers has an exciting internship opportunity with the Fenner New Product Textile Engineering Team at Manheim/Lititz, PA. The successful candidate will be responsible for product/process/testing needs for the textile product category.
As part of the New Product Development Team, you will …….
S/he will be responsible for collaborating with various departments to:
- Conduct lab testing on Polyurethanes, Silicones and textiles according to product development needs
- Help develop, setup and execute experiments for new technologies for our products
- Operate computer-controlled test equipment and analyze data
- Technical documentation:
- Update specifications for our products
- Write analytical reports based on experimentation conducted
- Develop new tests and document the associated work instructions
- R&D projects
- Alternative fabrics – quartz, MWPE, etc. – applications, testing
Core Competencies Required
- Demonstrated ability to….
- Utilize basic chemistry competencies in evaluating and testing products
- Record and interpret measured properties of lab tests
- Proven skills in…
- Chemistry principles – stress, strain, coefficient of friction, etc.
- Statistical analysis of test results
- Working knowledge of…
- Basic lab equipment and software – MTS, hot presses, Microsoft package, etc.
- Novel problem solving
Education and/or Relative Experience:
- A minimum of 2 years of college in a related field.
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
- N/A
