Technical Associate - Research & Development

 Required Qualifications • B.S. in Chemistry, Chem. E., Materials Sci. 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 • A minimum requirement for this U.S. based position is the ability to work legally in the United States Preferred Requirements • 1+ yr industry experience is preferred • Materials or Inorganic chemist with plating bath formulation or metal electrodeposition experience • Experience with various solution and material analytical techniques, including electrochemistry, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), etc • Strong knowledge and demonstrated use of statistics and design of experiments (DOE) principles 

 DuPont Electronics and Industrial has an exciting and challenging opportunity within the Advanced Circuit & Packaging business for an Applications Engineer, located in Marlborough, MA. The position in the metallization group of APT will focus on leading and supporting applications projects for customers in NAR/EUR region. Key areas of focus will include products and materials for lead-free solder, Ni UBM/barrier layer, and copper applications, ranging from copper pillar, RDL, TSV, and dual damascene. Key Responsibilities • Lead & support customer engagements for metallization product portfolio within the Advanced Circuit and Packaging business • Well-organized execution of customer demos and product troubleshooting to meet customer timelines; Collect, analyze and summarize data with appropriate documentation • Design and execute experiments, including operation of equipment and instrumentation for electroplating of metals, electrochemistry, chromatography, optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, material and mechanical testing, etc. • Present technical reports internally and externally to customers & OEMs • Work with global Applications, New Product Development & Development Engineering teams to share technical findings and to receive technical input • Strict adherence to enhanced safety protocols and ability to work safely and participate in all group safety activities Required Qualifications • B.S. in Chemistry, Chem. E., Materials Sci. 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 • A minimum requirement for this U.S. based position is the ability to work legally in the United States Preferred Requirements • 1+ yr industry experience is preferred • Materials or Inorganic chemist with plating bath formulation or metal electrodeposition experience • Experience with various solution and material analytical techniques, including electrochemistry, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), etc • Strong knowledge and demonstrated use of statistics and design of experiments (DOE) principles