R&D Engineer
EMD Performance Materials

Tamaqua, Pennsylvania

Posted in Science and Research


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Job Info


A career with EMD Performance Materials is an ongoing journey of discovery: our 57,000 people are shaping how the world lives, works and plays through next generation advancements in healthcare, life science and performance materials. For more than 350 years and across the world we have passionately pursued our curiosity to find novel and vibrant ways of enhancing the lives of others. EMD Performance Materials is a business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany.

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

Your Role:

This position will support the discovery and development of new synthesis and purification processes for the semiconductor materials industry, with a particular focus on new gas-phase materials with challenging chemistry. The selected candidate will be responsible for the design, evaluation, and laboratory-scale demonstration of new processes and methods suitable for large-scale manufacturing. The role will encompass various chemistries related to semiconductor manufacturing, such as hydrides, dopants, fluorine, and its derivatives, and dry etch gases.

  • Hands-on, laboratory evaluation of new chemical synthesis routes
  • Experimental design
  • Collection and analysis of data necessary to enable the safe scale-up of new reactions
  • Development of purification techniques
  • Application of various chemical analysis techniques
  • Providing technical support to scale-up engineering teams

Who You Are:

Basic Qualifications:
  • Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or related field AND 5+ years of work-related laboratory-based R&D experience in chemical process development, preferably relating to the synthesis and handling of reactive compounds related to semiconductor manufacturing
OR
  • PhD in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or related field AND 4+ years of school-related laboratory-based R&D experience in chemical process development, preferably relating to the synthesis and handling of reactive compounds related to semiconductor manufacturing

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Post-doc or post-graduate industrial experience
  • Solid fundamental laboratory skills
  • Attention to detail, particularly around safety and safe work practices
  • Strong project management, record-keeping, and technical communications skills
  • Experience in designing, constructing, and operating novel chemical processes at the laboratory scale
  • Prior experience with gas-phase chemistry, fluorine chemistry, hydride chemistry or electrochemistry
  • Proficient understanding of adsorption-based purification processes
  • Experience with analytical techniques including GC or GC/MS, FTIR, UV-Vis, NMR

What we offer: With us, there are always opportunities to break new ground. We empower you to fulfil your ambitions, and our diverse businesses offer various career moves to seek new horizons. We trust you with responsibility early on and support you to draw your own career map that is responsive to your aspirations and priorities in life. Join us and bring your curiosity to life!

Curious? Apply and find more information at https://jobs.vibrantm.com

The Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. No employee or applicant for employment will be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, gender identity, transgender status, marital status, or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. This policy of Equal Employment Opportunity applies to all policies and programs relating to recruitment and hiring, promotion, compensation, benefits, discipline, termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Any applicant or employee who believes they have been discriminated against by the Company or anyone acting on behalf of the Company must report any concerns to their Human Resources Business Partner, Legal, or Compliance immediately. The Company will not retaliate against any individual because they made a good faith report of discrimination.

Job Requisition ID: 216537

Location: Tamaqua

Career Level: C - Professional (1-3 years)

Working time model: full-time


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