Sr. R&D Lab Technician

Sr. R&D Lab Technician

Department: Research & Development

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: US-California-San Jose

Compensation: $36.44 - $50.12 / hour

Align is looking for a Sr. R&D Lab Technician for our San Jose California location. You will be responsible for supporting the Materials engineering team in new product development and existing product improvement. The ideal candidate should have a good understanding of working with chemicals and polymer materials, good knowledge of polymer material characterization and processes, and is willing to work in a laboratory environment.

• Conduct routine material testing and develop reports using established procedures
• Perform polymer processing as well as product testing
• Work under supervision to support testing and characterization aspects
• Data collection from instrumentation and measurements
• Write reports based on data collection
• Maintain a laboratory notebook
• Good communication skills and quick learning capability needed

• B.S Degree with 4+ years of experience
• Experience with polymer materials
• Experience with characterization equipment (such as FTIR, universal testing, DMA, DSC, TGA, UV-Vis, melt flow index, and others)
• Knowledge and experience with plastic materials testing and processing
• Understands good laboratory techniques and follows required safety protocols
• Good observational skills and an ability to make independent decisions with regard to experiment execution within the laboratory
• Must be willing to learn new techniques and take direction from others

If provided, base salary or wage rate ranges are the range in which Align reasonably expects to set a candidate’s pay for the posted position. Actual placement depends on the individual skills and experience level of a candidate plus the total compensation and equity across team members. For other locations outside of the primary location, the base salary range will be adjusted geographically.

For Field Sales roles, the salary listed is the base pay only and does not include the applicable incentive compensation plan. A cost of living adjustment may be added to base pay for higher cost areas in the U.S.

Our internship hourly rates are a standard pay determined based on the position and your location, year in school, degree, and experience.

We are pleased to provide a general description of the benefits Align offers to full-time employees in this position.

Align offers employees and their eligible dependents medical (with a Health Savings Account option for some plan offerings), dental, and vision in accordance with those plans. Align also offers to employees:

• Discounts on Invisalign and Vivera to employees and their eligible dependents after 90 days of employment
• Back-up Child/Elder Care and access to a caregiving concierge
• Family Forming Benefits – Available to Employees, and their spouse or domestic partner, covered under one of Align’s health plans
• Breast Milk Delivery and Lactation Support Services
• Employee Assistance Program
• Hinge Health Virtual Physical Therapy – Available to all employees and eligible dependents (age 18+) enrolled in an Align medical Plan

• Short-term and long-term disability insurance in accordance with those plans.
• Basic Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment. Voluntary Supplemental Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse/Domestic Partner, and Child(ren) are available for purchase in accordance with those plans.
• Flexible Spending Accounts– Employees may be eligible to participate in a health care account (including a limited health FSA if enrolled in a HDHP), dependent care account, and a pre‑tax commuter benefit plan.
• 401k plan (with a discretionary Company match of 50% up to 6% of eligible earnings up to a maximum match of 3%). Employer match vests after two years – 25% year one and 100% at year two. Align offers traditional, Roth, and after‑tax options.
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (Employees must work 20 hours or more and be employed on purchase date to be eligible).
• Paid vacation of up to 17 days during the first full year of employment…