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Polymer Chemist - Space Solar at Starpath - ApplyBlast

Polymer Chemist - Space Solar

Starpath

4 months ago

Hawthorne, CA

Onsite

Full Time

Senior

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About this role

A Polymer Chemist at Starpath's Starlight team develops and qualifies encapsulation systems, barrier chemistries, and adhesives for perovskite solar cells designed for extreme space environments. The role involves engineering moisture and oxygen barriers, characterizing material performance under radiation and thermal cycling, and translating laboratory chemistry into stable, high-yield manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

Develop and qualify polymer encapsulants and barrier films for space solar hardware
Engineer ultra-low transmission rate systems to protect perovskite cells from space environments
Characterize polymer materials and bonded joints using advanced analytical techniques
Drive root-cause investigations on degradation and delamination in manufacturing
Translate bench-scale chemistry into scalable high-rate production processes

Skills

Qualifications

Master's Degree in Polymer ChemistryMaster's Degree in Materials SciencePhD in ChemistryPhD in Chemical Engineering

About Starpath

starpath.space

Headquarters

Hawthorne, California, United States

Company Size

1-10 employees

Founded

2022

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Starpath is an innovative company focused on making fully reusable missions to the Moon and Mars possible. Their mission encompasses the development of the essential infrastructure required for creating a self-sustaining city on Mars, including propellant production and solar energy technologies. With a strong commitment to space exploration, Starpath aims to enable humanity's transition into an interplanetary species by providing crucial resources and technologies for sustained life beyond Earth.