Senior R&D Technician

Company: Air Liquide USA LLC
Location: Fremont
Posted on: June 24, 2022

Job Description:

**Company presentation****World leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health** , Air Liquide is present in 80 countries with approximately 66,000 employees and serves more than 3,6 million customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen have been at the core of the companys activities since its creation in 1902. Air Liquides ambition is to be the leader in its industry, delivering long-term performance and acting responsibly.**Entity and activity description**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.Candidate must have valid employment authorization in the U.S. and must not require visa sponsorship now or in the future. This position is not open for non-immigrant visa sponsorship.Please click on the link below for additional information regarding Air Liquide Advanced Materials:Air Liquide Advanced Materials (ALAM) (https://www.electronics-airliquide.com/our-offer/electronics-advanced-materials)**Job Responsibilities**Located in Fremont, CAThe Senior R Technician in the Product Development or Research & Development Group of ALAM is part of a larger team focused on developing new and enabling products for ALAM. He/she will act as a mentor to other technicians and will play an essential role in ensuring the lab is running safely and smoothly, and supporting chemists to synthesize, purify, analyze and package the emerging products for customers.Responsibilities include but are not limited to:+ Lead the safety operations in PDL lab by taking on active safety roles in the R lab+ Independently synthesize small volume chemicals to meet customer demands based on established procedures+ Build new reactor/distillation systems for pilot scale small volume chemical (SVC) operations+ Independently conduct various routine operations such as synthesis, purification and analytical processes+ Support R and analytical chemists with lab operations such as synthesis, purification and analysis+ Independently run routine operation of analytical instruments such as TG, density , viscosity, TSU, GC-MS and FTIR+ Troubleshoot analytical instruments for routine maintenance and other issues+ Follow the guidelines and best practices related to lab notebooks, data storage and backup+ Write work instructions, communicate experimental summary and conduct safety reviews+ Successfully completes all assigned trainings and tasks+ Ability to roll cylinders- Rolling cylinders requires an individual to tilt a cylinder slightly with one hand, and use the other hand to move the cylinder forward by rolling it.+ Fitness for duty, including but not limited to: ability to lift 50 pounds and have the ability to climb ladders.+ Actively participate on ALAMs emergency response (ER) team including as an ER entry team member, which requires wearing a tight fitting full-face respirator**Required Qualifications**+ HS degree with 5+ years of similar industrial experience or BS degree in Chemistry with 2+ years of similar industrial experience+ Experience with the handling of air and moisture sensitive molecules, and hazardous and pyrophoric chemicals including both gases and liquids+ Good communication skills+ A team player that puts safety first+ Motivated to gradually take on additional responsibilities and to continue education+ Ability to roll cylinders- Rolling cylinders requires an individual to tilt a cylinder slightly with one hand, and use the other hand to move the cylinder forward by rolling it.+ Fitness for duty, including but not limited to: ability to lift 50 pounds and have the ability to climb ladders.+ Actively participate on ALAMs emergency response (ER) team including as an ER entry team member, which requires wearing a tight fitting full-face respirator**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+ Experience with handling and packaging solids is preferred+ Experience with electronic materials for semiconductor applications is highly preferred+ Experience with analytical techniques such as TG, density , viscosity, TSU, GC-MS and FTIR

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