Technologist - Research & Development

Title: Technologist - Research & Development

Location: Marlborough, MA

Duration: 12 months

• Support Research and Development of new additives and formulations used in electroplating products for the electronics industry
• Polymer synthesis and characterization at lab and intermediate scales
• Help design and execute experiments involving equipment and instrumentation for electroplating of metals, electrochemistry, chromatography, microscopy, NMR, material and mechanical testing, and additive synthesis
• Collect, analyze, summarize, and communicate data with appropriate documentation
• Strict adherence to safety protocols and participation in all group safety activities

• Organic, inorganic, materials chemist
• Experience with polymer synthesis
• Experience with synthetic scale-up
• Experience with plating bath formulation, electrochemistry, or electrode position
• Experience with analytical techniques, including NMR, chromatography, cyclic voltammetry, spectroscopy, and titrations
• Strong knowledge and demonstrated use of statistics and design of experiments (DOE) principles

• Bachelor's degree in chemistry or related discipline
• Demonstrated ability to handle wet chemistry and operate standard chemical and analytical instrumentation and equipment
• Highly motivated and effective at working both individually and within a team environment to accomplish tasks and project goals