At Endeavour, we are building the infrastructure of tomorrow. We are looking for a Senior Scientist to join our R&D team, reporting directly to the R&D Director. You will lead product development for innovative carbon-based building materials, taking concepts through to manufacturing.

What You'll Do

Pilot and execute research on new carbon-based building materials to deliver validated prototypes and experimental data.
Design and execute development plans to take research leads through manufacturing to deliver new commercial products.
Drive the full product development cycle from concept through scale-up to manufacturing.
Build capabilities by developing new experimental workflows, introducing analytical and processing equipment, and implementing automation.
Work closely with engineering and manufacturing partners to achieve product scale-up and manufacturing goals.
Interface with research partners and intellectual property counsel to protect product innovations.
Focus on hands-on material testing, technical problem solving, data collection, and analysis.
Supervise and collaborate with junior colleagues.
Be proactive and accountable in solving problems and inefficiencies.
Work closely with the R&D Director and bench scientists to continuously learn and improve materials and processes.
Generate clear technical documentation, experimental reports, and presentations to communicate results.

What We're Looking For

A PhD in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or Material Engineering.
4+ years of R&D or manufacturing industry experience, or a Postdoc in materials research.
Scientific problem solving at the molecular level with a focus on graphitic materials, cellular solids and foams, composite materials, or related systems.
Scientific rigor with a focus on quality over quantity and attention to details.
Strong hands-on lab skills, problem-solving ability, and experience with safe lab set-up and chemical handling.

Nice to Have

Experience with NMR, GC, LC, SEM, XRD, TGA, DSC, Raman/IR, or other materials analytical techniques.
Skills in Statistical Process Control, Six Sigma, or other process development tools.
Knowledge of polyurethane or other foam manufacturing processes.
Experience with Design of Experiments (DoE), Bayesian Optimization, and modern data analysis using Machine Learning and other AI approaches (JMP, Minitab, Python).
Implementation knowledge and use of lab automation; self-driving lab experience is a plus.
Experience with furnace safety and set-up, atmosphere control with multiple gasses, or CVD.
Project management experience with Gantt, Agile, or other methods.