Senior Research Scientist​/Engineer - Electronics R&D

Linde Inc.

Senior Research Scientist / Engineer - Electronics R&D

Tonawanda, NY, United States | req
25491

• In this role, you will engage and collaborate with Linde's regional businesses, global customers, OEMs, and suppliers to develop and commercialize new materials, purification technologies, delivery systems, and packaging solutions for their use in the Electronics specialty gases and advanced materials market.
• You will lead new product development – drive projects for new product development from concept to successful commercialization.
• Design & setup experimental apparatus; plan, run, and/or execute experiments; conduct data analysis, and create efficient presentations for communicating technical results.
• You will become an internal technical expert in the field of relevant semiconductor materials.
• You will ensure constructive stakeholder alignment with development partners, commercial team, and customers throughout all stages of technology development.
• Actively participate in internal and external technical collaborations to identify opportunities for new products and/or development programs.
• Prepare invention disclosures and contribute to the development of Linde intellectual property portfolio.

• You will need a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Material Science, Chemistry, or related technology, plus 10+ years of proven track record of driving new product development and commercialization of specialty gases or precursors for the semiconductor or related industries.
• In-depth understanding of semiconductor wafer tool operation (etch, deposition, implant, etc.), handling of electronics materials (gases or precursors), knowledge of chemical delivery systems.
• Fundamental knowledge of physics and chemistry of dry semiconductor manufacturing processes, including plasma chemistry.
• Design, build, and maintenance experience of a custom vacuum or high‑pressure gas system.
• Demonstrated success in experimental design, data collection, interpreting results, and guiding experiments.
• Proficiency in surface characterization techniques – operation of SEM, TEM, XPS, ellipsometer, FTIR, etc.
• You have hands‑on experience with handling of hazardous materials in R&D setting including material analysis.
• Project management experience; familiarity with stage‑gate process for new product development.
• Ability to work independently and to be flexible in fast‑pacing R&D environment with changing priorities.
• Efficient verbal and written (email, technical documentation, presentation) communication skills are required.
• Excellent interpersonal skills for collaborative teamwork.

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2024 sales of $33 billion. We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high‑quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain, decarbonize and protect our planet.

The company serves a variety of end markets such as chemicals & energy, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing, metals and mining. Linde's industrial gases and technologies are used in countless applications including production of clean hydrogen and carbon capture systems critical to the energy transition, life‑saving medical oxygen and high‑purity & specialty gases for electronics. Linde also delivers state‑of‑the‑art gas processing solutions to support customer expansion, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions.

Linde employees learn and abide the Linde Code of Ethics and Code of Conduct by demonstrating honesty, integrity, professionalism in all communications, actions, and decisions. The salary range for this role is: $94,800–$130,350, depending upon experience.

At Linde, the sky is not the limit. If you're looking to build a career where your work reaches beyond your job description and betters the people with whom you work, the communities we serve, and the world in which we all live, at Linde, your opportunities are limitless. Be Linde. Be Limitless.

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