Senior R&D Scientist

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Everything we do in EMD Electronics is to help us deliver on our purpose of being the company behind the companies, advancing digital living. We are dedicated to being the trusted supplier of high-tech materials, services and specialty chemicals for the electronics, automotive and cosmetics industries. We foster a global collaborative organization made up of individuals who have the passion to win, obsess about the customer, are relentlessly curious and act with urgency. Together, we push the boundaries of science to make more possible for our customers.

This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US.
 

Your Role

This position is within the Thin Film Solutions Organization’s Organosilane R&D Group located in Carlsbad, California.  The primary function of this position will involve developing the synthesis and purification of novel organosilane thin-film deposition (ALD/CVD) precursors for the semiconductor electronics industry. Specific Responsibilities Include:

• Maintain a strong commitment to personal and environmental safety

• Design, install, and operate synthetic chemistry and purification equipment
• Synthesize, analyze, and optimize small-scale production of novel organosilanes
• Propose new molecules and reaction pathways in order to solve technically challenging problems associated with developing new thin film deposition applications
• Maintain detailed experimental digital notebooks and present experimental findings
• Develop intellectual property related to novel organosilane products and production methods
• Collaborate with local and global technology, engineering, safety, application, analytical, and business teams to support new product introduction

Physical requirements:

• Wearing applicable laboratory PPE and occasionally an air-purifying respirator
• Conducting routine equipment and glassware setup, cleaning, and maintenance, as well as performing synthetic tasks within a fume hood
• Operating within a glovebox to handle air-sensitive chemicals including weighing out, pouring, pipetting, assembling apparatus, filtration, and performing other tasks required for preparing and processing chemical mixtures and reactions under an inert atmosphere
• Lifting up to 30 pounds

Who You Are

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ph.D. Degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or other life science disciplines

• 2+ years of hands-on lab experience synthesizing and handling air-sensitive materials with glass/metal manifolds and inert atmosphere gloveboxes

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with the synthesis and purification of molecular organosilanes, including working with Schlenk-lines, vacuum-lines, liquid nitrogen traps, gloveboxes, and standard lab glassware
• Hands-on experience with analytical methods, including gas chromatography, mass spectrometry and spectroscopies (IR, Raman, multi-NMR), including data interpretation
• Strong mechanical skills relevant to the installation, operation, and maintenance of inert vacuum manifold and reactor systems
• Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills
• Familiarity with process instrumentation equipment used for continuous data logging and simple process controls (flow controllers, temperature controllers, transducers, thermocouples, actuated valves, etc.)
• Experience performing hazard reviews and writing detailed procedures
• Proficient in reading, interpreting, and creating process instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs)
• Proficient user of the MS-Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio)
• Computer programming and/or data analytics skills would be an asset
• Familiarity with hazard analysis methodologies such as ‘what if’ and HAZOP
• Ability to work in a team environment and collaborate and motivate
• Proficient communication skills (verbal and written)

$89,600-$134,400

Our ranges are derived from several sources, and largely reliant on relevant industry market data. Should we decide to make an offer, we will consider several factors, including but not limited to your location, skills, experience, career level, and other job-related factors.  This role may offer the following benefits: medical, vision, and dental insurance; life insurance; disability insurance; a 401(k) matching program; paid time off; and paid holidays; among other employee benefits. This role may also be eligible for short-term or long-term incentive compensation, including, but not limited to, cash bonuses.

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