R&D Technician

The science of electronics is transforming exponentially through innovation and connectivity around the planet. Every day, breakthroughs are making technologies – from micro-processors, memory chips and flat panels to photovoltaic cells – even smaller and more powerful, opening up countless new possibilities in how the world lives, works and connects. Air Liquide Advanced Materials grows by enabling our customers to innovate. Our ALOHA™ and Voltaix® products are critical to the manufacturer of the newest computer chips required for Big Data and the Internet of Things.

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?

The position:
The R&D Technician in the NJ lab Operation group within the Chemistry Technology Development organization of ALAM is part of a larger team focused on developing new and enabling products for ALAM. He/she will play an essential role in filling and shipping new molecules to customers, ensuring the lab is running safely and smoothly, conducting routine synthesis and purification following established procedures, and supporting chemists to synthesize, purify, analyze and package the emerging products for customers.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to: 

• Maintain a safe R&D lab environment by taking on active safety roles in the R&D lab

• Complete SVC production orders to meet on-time delivery metrics

• Fill and ship customer orders into cylinders/canisters

• Routine operation of analytical instruments such as GC, GC-MS, TGA and XRD

• Conduct various processes such as stability testing, routine purification and chemical reactions following well-established procedures

• Work closely with chemists to produce mid- to large scale samples for customers 

• Follow the guidelines and best practices related to lab notebooks, data storage and backup

• Help the lab organization by taking on active roles in maintaining various inventories and organizing the lab contents

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Are you a MATCH?

Required Qualifications:

• HS degree or BS degree in Chemistry 

• Experience with the handling of air and moisture sensitive molecules, and hazardous and pyrophoric chemicals 

• Good communication skills

• A team player that puts safety first

• Motivated to gradually take on additional responsibilities and to continue education

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with scaling up synthesis to KG scale and above is a major plus

• Good mechanical skills with experience building and assembling manifolds, reactor systems, and distillation set-up

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.