Research Engineer - Chemical
Hillsboro, Oregon
Job Description
We are seeking an individual to provide engineering support for the SpectraWatt research and development team. Your primary role will be to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of R&D scientists engaged in developing control and measurement systems and procedures. Duties include instrumentation design and maintenance, calibration, design and production testing and scheduling, automated equipment functions, and report preparation. You will be working in the lab ~90% of the time and play a key role in the industrialization and optimization of lab scale chemistries and thin film deposition techniques.
Job Requirements/Responsibilities
- Hands on experience with setup and automation of chemical reactors.
- Experience with vacuum systems and control
- Experience with Labview programming
- Thin film processing / casting techniques (extrusion,lamination,etc)
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a team while also able to work independently.
- Good oral and written communication
- Demonstrated academic or industrial performance
- Must be detail-oriented and able to follow specific directions on experiments, processes
- Keep a detailed lab notebook
- Report to senior members of team to update on that day’s/week’s tasks
Minimum Qualifications
- BS/BA in Chemical engineering or similar
- MS a plus
- Hands-on research and industrial experience ideal
- Experience with setup of process instrumentation such as batch reactors, flow reactors, mass flow controllers, serial / digital communications, labview programming
SpectraWatt provides equal employment opportunity for all applications and employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
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