Senior Staff Scientist - Materials

Role Purpose

Work with business partners to identify new single crystal materials solutions to address market needs in semiconductor technologies and/or aerospace and defense markets.

Collaborate with R&D and manufacturing teams to identify, make, and scale new materials.

Benchmark performance of competitive products, processes and alternative technologies.

Supporting customer engagements by providing technical expertise and fundamentals.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop fundamental understanding of single crystal growth processes and drive improvements to current processes to increase yield or quality of products.
• Engage across the business team – R,D,&E, production, commercial, sales- to troubleshoot and improve existing product lines.
• Lead technical investigations into materials growth, properties, or application including experimental planning, execution, data analysis, and communicating results providing impact.
• Conduct failure mode analysis to determine root cause and identify path to improve performance, yields, costs and safety.
• Work effectively in a collaborative team environment.

Experiences/Education - Required

• PhD in Physics, Materials Science, Solid-state Chemistry, Physical Chemistry or other relevant field AND 10 years experience
• Deep technical understanding of single crystal materials and their optical properties
• Demonstrated deep knowledge and skills in understanding material growth and characterization methods
• Proven ability to define, execute, analyze, and communicate results from experiments
• Proven ability to perform independent scientific work from concept to documentation
• Able to make data-driven decisions by combining analytical thinking with practical judgment
• Able to work independently and to interface with large teams, working across departmental/discipline boundaries
• Excellent oral and written communication skills

Experiences/Education - Desired

• Practical experience in vertical Bridgman single crystal growth and growth of large crystals
• Working knowledge of optical materials, including glass and glass ceramics.
• Working knowledge of metrology related to the optical properties and characteristics of material