Are you a passionate scientist ready to push the boundaries of research and development? Join our dynamic R&D team as an R&D Scientist I, where you’ll spearhead groundbreaking experiments, analyze cutting-edge data, and contribute to revolutionary product advancements. If you thrive in a collaborative environment and are driven by discovery, we want you on our team!

Who is Meissner?

The goal at Meissner is to be more than simply good; it is to be extraordinary. Extraordinary performance comes from extraordinary people.

Meissner as a group is passionate about helping our clients manufacture lifesaving and life enhancing drugs, therapies, and vaccines. We develop, manufacture, supply and service advanced microfiltration products and single-use systems worldwide.

We know that when you are passionate about what you do, it’s more than just a job.

Meissner is focused on the development of the whole individual, and we have programs and tools in place to help us stay at our best mentally and physically. In alignment with our commitment to support the growth and development of the whole individual, Meissner has inaugurated a Learning and Development department to solely focus on cultivating our team. When you grow, we grow.

How you will make an impact:

At Meissner, we provide B2B technical solutions, that are deployed to improve the human condition. Our customers use our products and technologies to develop new therapeutics and many familiar products that support our modern lifestyle. At the core of these products, are in-house technologies that are developed and maintained by highly talented and self-driven engineers and scientists.

• Participate in technology development projects,
• Assist in technology transfer of R&D Activities to manufacturing,
• Support our technologies to continuously improve our products and processes.

Projects are typically heavily weighted towards chemical processes and materials science at an R&D/prototype scale to pilot and production scales. The R&D Scientist will undertake independent research projects and/or investigations or be responsible with specific parts of larger projects, with a higher degree of independence.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Hands-on experimental work involving the characterization of material properties.
• Process development work in the laboratory involving testing equipment, chemical processes, and testing materials and products (membranes, filters, polymers, etc.).
• Capable of Design of Experiments (DOE), troubleshooting, root cause analysis.
• Carry out filter testing, failure analysis, lifetime studies, comparative performance evaluations using appropriate instrumentation that may involve chemical analysis, microscopy, thermal and mechanical properties evaluation.

This is an on-site role based out of our headquarters in Camarillo, CA.

The skills and experience you’ll need:

• Bachelor’s degree required in STEM-related field that is relevant to the operations of the company with 1-5 years of experience, which may include graduate school or work experience. PhD degree preferred.
• An aptitude for constant attention to detail and adequate documentation is necessary.
• Proven track-record of problem-solving aptitude.
• Effective communication skills to present results through written reports and presentations.
• Work collaboratively with other team members and interact with other departments such as the laboratory and engineering departments in order to achieve the objectives of the R&D team.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Apply anyway.

What we can offer you:

• Full Medical, Dental and Vision coverage with HSA Employer Contributions for eligible plans
• Additional Perks- HQ Onsite Full Gym, Ultramodern Coffee Bars, Free EV Charging Stations, Employee Discounts
• 401k, Profit Sharing, 401k Advisory Services
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, Anniversary Holiday

Ready to make an impact? Let’s talk.

This position may require you to access information that is subject to U.S. export regulations. You may only access such information if you are a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. government.

Meissner is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

US BASE PAY SCALE $76,900 – $105,800

The base pay scale for this role is what Meissner reasonably expects to pay for the position although actual pay may vary from this scale depending on an applicant's experience.