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Veolia
Guelph, ON, CA
$35-$40 an hour (estimated)
Full-time

Company Description

Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions (VWTS) is a $ leading provider of membrane separations and purification technologies for water and process applications. This

position is in the WTS Center of Excellence (COE) for membrane development in Guelph,

Ontario, Canada, and will help drive our new product introduction (NPI) growth programs

globally. The Lead Researcher will invent and develop new and improved ion exchange

IX) membranes that result in new products or processes that are best-in-class in the

marketplace.

Job Description

Primary Duties

  • Perform membrane characterization testing to define the specific membrane
  • characteristics, ionic resistance, mechanical properties, chemical resistance,
  • and ion selectivity, etc.
  • Use lab scale electrodialysis equipment to test the membrane performance
  • Prepare scale up chemicals and equipment for both pilot and production
  • membrane line trials, gather data during trials.
  • Process membranes and report key performance data from trials : yield,
  • dimensional data, comparison to lab made membranes, etc.
  • Contribute to troubleshooting field problems associated with ion exchange
  • membranes
  • Participate in membrane selection or modification for specific applications as
  • defined by product and technology manager and ultimately our customers
  • Maintain records appropriate for protection of intellectual property

Secondary Duties

  • Develop membrane recipes meeting well defined properties and performance
  • specification
  • Work with vendors to source and / or develop new membrane substrates and
  • monomers.

Qualifications

Qualifications and Experience :

  • Master’s degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, or material science plus
  • 3-5 years of industrial research experience, or in the field of ion
  • exchange membrane development
  • Knowledge of ion exchange membrane fabrication processes
  • Comprehensive knowledge and practical experience in measuring ion
  • exchange membrane performance characteristics
  • Good knowledge and experience with Environmental, Health and Safety

EH&S) practices

  • Motivated self-starter with the personal initiative to help shape a Growth
  • Program platform
  • Good statistical data analysis skills, including Design of Experiments
  • Excellent oral and written English and presentation skills

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.

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