Scientist II

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Air Liquide Electronics innovative electronic materials respond to increasingly challenging customer demands for improved mobility, connectivity, computing power and energy consumption. We offer ultra pure carrier gases, a wide range of specialty gases and advanced precursor molecules, enabling equipment for safe distribution, purification and on-line purity control. On site, manufacturers rely on our expertise in providing full management of these gases, advanced molecules and equipment and in helping to continuously improve production processes.

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At Air Liquide, we RESPECT, HONOR and VALUE diversity.

Air Liquide is Hiring for a Scientist II in Fremont, California!

We are looking for you !

• Pay: $110,000.00 - $120,000.00 per year

• Comprehensive Family Benefits: Air Liquide offers a full benefits package designed to support your whole life, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance.

• Support for Parents: We offer up to 14-week paid child birth benefits to support growing families.

• Future Security:401(k) Retirement Plan with company match, Tuition Assistance, Paid Holidays, Vacation, and Sick time.

• Early Access: Your benefits start day 1.

Air Liquide Electronics innovative electronic materials respond to increasingly challenging customer demands for improved mobility, connectivity, computing power and energy consumption. We offer ultrapure carrier gases, a wide range of specialty gases and advanced precursor molecules, enabling equipment for safe distribution, purification and on-line purity control. On site, manufacturers rely on our expertise in providing full management of these gases, advanced molecules and equipment and in helping to continuously improve production processes.

Balazs NanoAnalysis is a contract analytical laboratory owned by Air Liquide Electronics is world-wide leader in supplying gases, specialty chemicals and services to a wide variety of industries. Balazs NanoAnalysis operates analytical labs around the world serving both internal and external clients. We
support clients in a wide array of industries including semiconductor, biotechnology, aerospace/defense industry, solar, energy storage, automotive and many others. Our highly-skilled chemists assist other scientists and engineers from companies in these fields to support a wide array of activities such as quality assurance, contamination studies, R&D and failure analysis.
 

Seeking a Scientist II to join the Surfaces and Materials Analysis Lab, specializing in trace and ultra-trace metal analysis using ICP-MS, HR-ICP-MS. The candidates must have prior experience with metal analysis,
acid handling, sample preparation for complex matrices, and method development for ICP-MS, previous laser ablation ICP-MS is highly desirable. A strong background in statistical analysis, and method uncertainty determinations is a must.

Job Responsibilities

• Manage large projects

• Provides technical support to chemists and non-managerial direction

• Ability to perform analysis and research with minimum supervision.

• Develop new methods for additional lab capabilities

• Develop practical and robust new methods for analysis of chemicals and materials used in the semiconductor and associated high tech industries.

• Investigates customer problems, e.g. customer contamination issues

• Maintain optimum laboratory instrument performance and feedback into preventive maintenance programs.

• Perform routine and non-routine analysis and data interpretation.

• Possess a good understanding of process flow in an analytical laboratory.

• Prepare analysis reports and communicate with customers.

• Publish and promote new analytical capabilities research findings in industry journals and trade magazines and present new developments at national and international conferences.

• Supports customers projects, e.g. MDL studies, continuous improvement

• Train lab staff to ensure new method implementation.

• Understand the immediate and strategic need of the customer for new analysis procedures

• Work with manager and other lab members to ensure smooth workflow and overall customer satisfaction.

• Work with sales and marketing to promote new offerings by writing data sheets and presenting results at customers’ sites.

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Required Qualifications

• Bachelors of Science in Chemistry or Similar Science with 15+ years of experience OR Masters of Science in Chemistry or Similar Science with 7+ years of experience OR Ph.D. in Chemistry or Similar Science with with 2-5 yrs of experience

• Ability to perform analysis and research with minimum supervision.

• Must possess strong communication skills: verbal and written.

• Ability to work with others as a team.

• Highly organized, disciplined, and goal oriented.

• Possess a good work ethic and know how to get things done.

• Ability to work under pressure.

• Possess good personal time management skills.

• Possess a good understanding of process flow in an analytical laboratory.

• Understand industrial processes and be business savvy.

• Work safely at all times and ensure a safety culture and a safe working environment in the laboratory.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the industrial gas industry

• Experience in the semiconductor industry

Our Differences make our Performance

At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.