Principal Scientist II

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Principal Scientist II, Pall R&D, Cortland NY

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At Pall Corporation, one of  Danaher’s  15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

As a global leader in high-tech filtration, separation, and purification, Pall Corporation thrives on helping our customers solve their toughest challenges. Our products serve diverse, global customer needs across a wide range of applications to advance health, safety and environmentally responsible technologies. From airplane engines to hydraulic systems, scotch to smartphones, OLED screens to paper—everyday Pall is there, helping protect critical operating assets, improve product quality, minimize emissions and waste, and safeguard health.

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The Principal Scientist II is responsible for developing novel ePTFE-based membrane platforms for various applications across semiconductor/aerospace/energy transition industries (targeted for liquid and gas separation and fine purification).

This position is part of the Membrane Global R&D organization of Pall, located in Cortland, NY (Port Washington, NY can also be considered) and will be an on-site role.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
Drive the organization for the New Product Development by delivering novel ePTFE-based membrane platforms for Liquid and Gas Purifications
Develop the membrane technology (from a concept on-paper to pilot demonstration and MFG scale-up delivery) which meets the Voice of Customers. Apply know-how in the field of membrane science and leverage expertise in applications (eg. semiconductors) to customize the solution package to meet the Voice of Customers.
Leverage the expertise in structural and fundamental material science and polymer engineering to develop knobs via processing-structure-property relationships of polymers, such as thermal-mechanical property, rheology, compounding, extrusion, calendering, lamination, biaxial orientation, functionalization technologies (chemical coating, plasma, Ebeam, Gamma, UV irradiation, etc).
Leverage Open Innovation; collaborate internally and externally to develop technology platforms.
Cross functional collaboration across internal customers (hardware design and cleaning) and partners (marketing and sales) for technological development

The essential requirements of the job include:
PhD in Material Science, Polmer Engineering, or Chemical Engineering
Minimum 8 years of Professional Experience; preferred in an industry segment of interest eg. semiconductor and/or aerospace
Familiarity with Semiconductor Industry (across various modules eg. Wet Etch or Dry Etch
Familiarity of using Semiconductor OEM tools using filters for liquid purification is highly desired.  Strong background in material synthesis, polymer processing and using analytical tools is preferred
Track record of publications, patents and invention disclosure is a must

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:  if applicable for role
Ability to travel – 15% Domestic for internal R&D visits and high priority customer interaction
Must have a valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record
Must be a US Citizen

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:
Experience in Membrane Industry
Couple with work experience in semiconductor industry with IDM or OEM or Foundry
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