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Job Title : Senior Scientist I – Gas Purification Specialist
Hiring Manager: Director, R&D
Major Focus : The Gas Purification Specialist will be responsible for delivering new products into the semiconductor industry. As part of Mott’s R&D team, candidates will develop adsorbent-based gas treatment systems at the laboratory- and small-pilot scale, driving novel materials and components from conceptual stage to manufacturing readiness, working as part of a multi-disciplinary, customer-centric team comprised of operations, engineering/quality, business development and sales. The role establishes and drives the technology roadmap for purifiers within the business, ramping up to $100 million in annual sales.
Key Responsibilities:
Characterize performance of candidate adsorbent materials using industry-standard test protocols, establishing uptake and absorption kinetics of common impurity molecules in a typical fab gas streams.
Develop/select novel adsorbent materials to improve performance and reliability of purification systems.
Design, operate, maintain and improve apparatus for adsorption studies.
Lead physical and chemical characterization of materials using advanced spectroscopic methods.
Interpret adsorption performance data based on advanced characterization methods.
Major Challenges:
Standing up laboratory- and pilot-scale test systems capable of rapidly screening and characterizing candidate adsorbents.
Oversight of multiple tasks with varying priorities, goals, protocols, and durations in a fast-paced environment.
Organization, management, and synthesis of of test data into actionable, statistically meaningful information.
Working with a multi-disciplinary team to arrive at manufacturable component designs and reliably performing systems.
Expected Performance Outcomes:
A robust experimental adsorber performance and materials properties database suitable as the basis of commercial system designs.
Integration of materials and component development and sourcing strategies with Mott core manufacturing capability.
Generation and capture of intellectual property.
Timely attainment of internal technical milestones.
Regular interactions with internal stakeholders to communicate and resolve technical issues. Engagement with customers as appropriate to establish roadmap.
Required Experience :
M.S. or PhD in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering with 5 years’ experience in adsorption science.
Experience with industrial gas treatment systems based on getters, adsorbers, and purifiers.
Deep expertise in designing and operating laboratory scale gas treatment systems.
Deep expertise in the use of APIMS (Atmospheric Pressure Ionization Mass Spectrometry) or other mass spectrometry-based systems capable of measuring gas impurities to the parts-per-trillion level
Deep expertise in materials selection and formulation for use as industrial getters and adsorbents for treating gases
Semiconductor industry experience preferred
Technical Knowledge/Skills :
Mastery of adsorbent materials chemistry, surface phenomena, and mass transfer and diffusion in porous systems.
Adherence and continuous improvement of safe laboratory work practices.
Experience with hazard analysis, design, setup, use, and improvement of flowing, pressurized gas treatment apparatus.
Broad technical knowledge of materials characterization methods, particularly related to adsorptive properties.
Hands-on experience with trace gas analyzers, including APIMS systems or equivalent.
Experience with data processing and analysis
Non-Technical Skills:
Clear, concise English communication of complex technical concepts and data interpretation in specialized and general technical contexts.
Attention to detail, particularly in data acquisition, analysis, and interpretation.
Persistence when faced with setbacks.
Self-directed problem-solving initiative and resourcefulness when confronting unexpected results or equipment issues.
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