Senior Application Development Engineer – Semiconductor Thermal Management & Heater Technologies

About Momentive Technologies Momentive Technologies applies advanced materials science to design and manufacture ultra-high-performance quartz materials, quartz crucibles, and ceramic products that are vital to a variety of high-growth end markets, including the silicon and compound semiconductor industries, electronics, and aerospace components. These solutions enable the production of logic and memory chips, power control devices and multiple systems for electric vehicles, integrated circuits, power control devices, data servers, and aerospace applications.

Recognized for the purity, performance, consistency and stability of its products, Momentive Technologies has been delivering innovative solutions for over 130 years and continues to impact emerging trends like electrification, digitalization, renewable energy and artificial intelligence. The Company, headquartered in Strongsville, Ohio, has operations across the globe and serves customers in more than 30 countries. For more information, visit

• Senior Application Development Engineer will work with the commercial, technology, and operations teams to support customer development activities.
• Specifically, the engineer will design thermal management and heater products in conjunction with the customer to optimize thermal properties, material compatibility, and physical layout.
• Establish design constraints and timeline for development projects.
• Support the commercial team to develop the sales pipeline by reviewing customer requirements, conducting product presentations, and evaluating market trends.
• Understand customers' testing requirements to develop test capabilities and generate application data.
• Facilitate production of newly designed products with the operations team, defining process requirements, training operators, identifying supply chain requirements, and writing necessary documentation.
• Independently executes on multi-component custom design projects, generating full 3D-CAD designs with supporting drawings.
• Active participant in customer management - facilitates customer meetings, direct point of contact for project relevant communication, participates in face-to-face meetings with customers.
• Develops understanding of application / customer specific technology roadmaps and supports definition and prioritization calls on internal development initiatives.
• Acts as engineering lead on major customer-specific NPI programs.
• Support quoting process by evaluating feasibility based on capability and defining materials, machine, and operations requirements.

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering with 7+ years of experience in aerospace, semiconductor equipment manufacturing or related fields.
• Experience executing direct, multi-year B2B custom engineering projects.
• Experience in CAD tools such as Solid Works for modelling and drawing generation and/or Ansys for thermal and structural simulation.
• Basic knowledge of mechanical and dimensional characterization tools including CMM, mechanical and thermal property characterization and non-destructive material testing such as x-ray and/or ultrasound imaging.
• Ability to complete hands-on work in an industrial environment with necessary PPE.
• Ability to independently prioritize tasks based on timeline and corporate goals.
• Ability to communicate with customers clearly and independently on development projects.
• Proficient with MS Office suite.

• Knowledgeable of engineering materials and engineering drawings.
• Working knowledge of statistical process control.
• Basic knowledge of semiconductor processes and markets.
• Basic knowledge of Geometric Dimensioning…