Arxada is a global specialty chemicals business that’s committed to solving the world’s toughest preservation challenges through better science. [With a proud history of innovation dating back more than a century], we aim to help our customers develop more sustainable solutions that protect and maintain the health and wellbeing of people and extend the life of vital infrastructure while working to reduce our and our customers’ ecological footprint.

Sustainable preservation is one of our top priorities. We are making significant strategic investments that will not only decrease our own environmental footprint, but also help customers adapt to long-term environmental and social change through the development of cleaner, greener solutions.

We are offering a trainee/intern position (on-site) within our NCE-Composite Materials Team in Visp, Switzerland. Arxada is looking for a motivated and talented young material scientist /engineer or chemist with a B.Sc. or M.Sc. which are eager to gain some insight in the composite industry. You will be able to practice and improve your skill set on industrial projects and problems.

As part of our team, you will support our composite materials team and participate in running and new development projects. The processing time should be at least 3 months, up to 12 months.

Essential Job Functions:

Planning and conducting of chemical/composite experiments or analysis in collaboration with senior engineers or chemists
Data collecting, processing and interpretation of results.
Presenting your results to the relevant stakeholders and project teams
Support our marketing and new business development team with technical contributions and presentations

Qualifications & Experience:

Bachelor (B.Sc.) or Master (M.Sc.) degree in material science, chemical engineering, chemistry, or a related field
Ability to enjoy working in cross functional and diverse teams.
Hand on experience in a chemical lab, synthesis, formulation, and analytics/ characterization
Structured, focused and well-organized working attitude.
Good knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
Good communication skills in German and English
Good IT knowledge is a plus

Arxada has world class offering in three distinct areas:

Consumer Microbial Control (CMC) focuses on the threat posed by microorganisms to people, with products spanning the food and drink, professional hygiene, home and personal care, crop protection and wood protection areas.

Industrial Microbial Control (IMC) supplies antimicrobials and performance additives for the plastics, energy, textile and other industries, as well as dry-film and wet-state preservatives for the paints and coatings that provide protection and improve efficiency in the construction and marine sectors.

Nutrition, Care & Environmental (NCE), meanwhile, provides materials used to manufacture composites for electronics, aerospace and other markets, as well as vitamins and nutritional ingredients, chemicals and performance intermediates, and raw materials for a wide range of high-performance applications.

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