Associate Investigator - Electroplating Technology
Listed on 2026-10-23
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Engineering
Process Engineer, Quality Engineering, Materials Engineering, Chemical Manufacturing -
Research/Development
Qnity is in search of an Associate Investigator - Electroplating Technology. This individual is responsible for supporting electroplating process development, laboratory operations, product validation, and technical investigations for advanced metallization technologies. This role combines hands-on laboratory work, electroplating process optimization, materials characterization, and data-driven problem solving to support new product development and continuous improvement initiatives.
The ideal candidate brings practical electroplating experience, analytical thinking, and a strong commitment to safe laboratory practices while collaborating closely with R&D teams to develop and validate next-generation plating technologies.
This role is 100% onsite reporting to our Marlborough, MA facility. Candidates who currently live within a daily commutable distance will be given priority.
Please note:
Sponsorship is not available now or anytime in the future for this opportunity.
- Prepare, maintain, analyze, and optimize electroplating baths and chemical solutions.
- Plan and execute laboratory plating trials, process evaluations, and scale-up activities.
- Monitor coating performance through thickness, adhesion, appearance, and related test methods.
- Analyze bath chemistry and process data to identify trends, troubleshoot issues, and implement corrective actions.
- Calibrate, maintain, and operate laboratory instrumentation used for process control and analysis.
- Document experimental procedures, observations, data, and conclusions in laboratory notebooks and digital systems.
- Communicate technical findings and recommendations to project teams and technical leaders.
- Collaborate with R&D teams to develop, improve, and validate electroplating processes and technologies.
- Maintain compliance with all environmental, health, safety, chemical handling, and waste management requirements.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related technical discipline.
- Prior electroplating or surface characterization experience.
- Experience preparing plating solutions, maintaining bath chemistry, operating plating equipment, and troubleshooting plating defects or process variation.
- Working knowledge of electrochemical principles and common plating systems, including nickel, copper, silver, and tin.
- Ability to work safely with wet chemistries while following laboratory safety, chemical hygiene, PPE, and waste-handling procedures.
- Strong experimental organization, technical documentation, and data analysis capabilities.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Proven problem-solving skills with the ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
- Experience with multiple electroplating chemistries or surface-finishing technologies.
- Experience supporting pilot-scale or production-scale electroplating operations.
- Hands-on experience with XRF, SEM, XRD, spectroscopy, microscopy, wet-chemical analysis, or similar characterization techniques.
- Knowledge of coating thickness, adhesion, corrosion, and surface performance testing methods.
- Familiarity with ASTM or ISO standards, statistical process control (SPC), and quality systems.
- Experience with corrosion science, surface science, formulation development, or Design of Experiments (DOE).
- Lean Six Sigma training or certification.
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