Remote Scientific Glassblower – Custom Lab Glassware Design

OpenTrain AI, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 28,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

OpenTrain AI, Inc. is seeking a Scientific Glassblower for a remote, part-time contract role focused on reviewing designs and advising on borosilicate and quartz fabrication, manufacturability, seals, and annealing.

You will work with lathe and bench techniques, joint design, glass-to-metal seals, graded seals, stress control, and annealing schedules to ensure reliable finished glassware.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in custom laboratory glass apparatus fabrication.
• Expert knowledge of borosilicate and quartz glass and compatibility with seals and annealing.
• Experience evaluating manufacturability from sketches and advising on design choices.

Responsibilities

• Review customer sketches for wall thickness, stress points, design integrity, and production challenges.
• Provide technical guidance on custom apparatus made with lathe and bench techniques.
• Recommend joint types, materials, glass-to-metal seals, and graded seals for intended use.
• Recommend and document annealing schedules that reduce stress and support reliable finished glassware.
• Suggest design changes that improve manufacturability, durability, or performance.
• Prepare detailed quotations based on design complexity, materials, and feasibility.
• Explain project risks, alternative approaches, and technical recommendations in writing and conversation.

Skills

Scientific glassworking

Lathe and bench glassworking

Glass-to-metal seals

Annealing

Design review

Technical communication

Tools

Lathe techniques

Bench glassworking tools

Sealing techniques

Job description

OpenTrain AI, Inc. is seeking a Scientific Glassblower for a remote, part-time contract role focused on reviewing designs and advising on borosilicate and quartz fabrication, manufacturability, seals, and annealing.

You will work with lathe and bench techniques, joint design, glass-to-metal seals, graded seals, stress control, and annealing schedules to ensure reliable finished glassware.