The Opportunity:
Nantero, Inc. Materials R&D Group is seeking a highly motivated R&D Engineer with experience in industrial chemical processing, preferably in electronic chemicals.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Work closely with the technical staff in our R&D group to provide high purity, low defect carbon nanotube thin film precursor solutions for internal and external high-end electronic applications.
- Work with carbon nanotubes, acids, bases, and other chemicals in a lab environment. All lab time will be spent in a clean room.
- Run chemical processes with minimal supervision, under the direction of senior R&D staff scientists, to help move forward the Company’s core technical agendas.
- Design and run experiments to help solve specific chemical engineering and materials chemistry problems that arise from time-to-time.
- Set-up/build, run, trouble shoot, clean, and maintain chemical process equipment.
- Record, analyze, and document data. Work requires attention to detail and exacting record keeping in both lab notebook and electronic formats.
- Aid in the generation and technical/safety review of detailed standard operating procedures.
- Work as part of team and communicate results and updates to senior technical staff on a regular basis.
- Some shift work – 2nd, 3rd, or weekend shifts maybe required based upon customer demands.
Required Qualifications:
- 3 – 5 years of industrial chemical processing, preferably in electronic grade materials. Prior experience with carbon nanotubes or other nanoscale materials processing is a plus.
- Hand-on experience with setting up and running chemical reactions, micro-filtration and other chemical and physical separation unit processes.
- Experience with wet-chemical processing wherein maintaining high purity is critical. Experience with clean room protocols for controlling particle generation and other forms of micro contamination is preferred.
- Knowledgeable using software packages such as Microsoft Power Point, Word, and Excel is a must. Candidate will be participating in the preparation of standard operating procedures, filling data into reports, and preparing basic figures.
- Candidate should have a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering or materials science, chemistry, or other relevant technical degree program. 3-5 years of work experience in industrial chemical industry desired.
- Candidates for this position should be able to work in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment and respond to tight deadlines.
Employment Type:
Full-time/Salary
Location:
Woburn, MA
What We Offer:
We offer an attractive salary, and a comprehensive benefits package including stock options,
95% company paid medical, dental, and vision insurance, and a 401K plan with a 5% company match.
Apply:
ALL APPLICANTS MUST MEET THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION.
To apply, please email your resume to: careersWRDE1901@nantero.com
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