What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technical Associate - Research & Development position at VARITE Inc?
Job Title: Technical Associate - Research & Development
Location: Marlborough, MA
Duration: 12 months
Work Mode: Onsite
WHAT THE CLIENT DOES?
A science and technology company known for innovations in materials science, electronics, biotechnology, and specialty products. It develops high-performance materials, sustainable solutions, and agricultural technologies.
Job Description:
- Support Research and Development of new additives and formulations used in electroplating products for the electronics industry
- Polymer synthesis and characterization
- Help design and execute experiments involving equipment and instrumentation for electroplating of metals, electrochemistry, chromatography, microscopy, X-ray diffraction, material and mechanical testing, and additive synthesis.
- Handle and mix plating bath components and additive solutions at both small and intermediate scales
- Collect, analyze, and summarize data with appropriate documentation
- Strict adherence to enhanced safety protocols and ability to work safely and participate in all group safety activities
Qualifications:
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in chemistry or related discipline
- Demonstrated ability to handle wet chemistry and operate standard chemical and analytical instrumentation and equipment.
- Highly motivated and effective at working both individually and within team environment to accomplish tasks and project goals
Preferred Requirements
- Organic, inorganic, materials chemist
- Experience with polymer synthesis
- Experience with plating bath formulation, electrochemistry, or electrodeposition.
- Experience with analytical techniques including X-ray Diffraction (XRD), cyclic voltammetry, and NMR.
- Strong knowledge and demonstrated use of statistics and design of experiments (DOE) principles.
