The R&D team is seeking a scientist or engineer to develop as a hands-on technical contributor and future technical leader supporting next-generation CMP consumables and processes. This position combines rigorous scientific investigation, cleanroom and polishing experimentation, mechanical design and fixture development, materials and surface characterization, data analysis, and practical problem solving to develop a deeper understanding of CMP mechanisms and performance.
Responsibilities
Plan and execute experiments, including wafer polishing, consumable installation and qualification, recipe development, process monitoring, sampling, and post-polish analysis.
Work directly in laboratory and cleanroom environments and become capable of independently operating, troubleshooting, maintaining, and improving assigned research tools and experimental platforms.
Take end-to-end ownership of experimental work, from defining the question and preparing materials through tool setup, safe execution, data quality review, analysis, documentation, and recommendation.
Develop a practical understanding of metrology and sources of process variability.
Identify equipment or measurement limitations and design fixtures, test methods, tool modifications, or new experimental approaches to close capability gaps.
Requirements
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering
Ph.D. in Materials Science
Ph.D. in Physics
Master's degree in a related discipline with equivalent relevant research, laboratory, or industry experience
Lead commercial growth and revenue delivery for North American markets for advanced diamond materials and high‑tech solutions.
Responsibilities
Own and execute the North American commercial growth strategy to hit and exceed the revenue target for 2027.
Manage sales forecasting, pipeline conversion, pricing strategies, and contract negotiations across tier‑1 technology OEMs, defense contractors, research institutions, and emerging tech innovators.
Identify application opportunities where diamond’s superior properties unlock step‑change system performance while driving down total cost of ownership as CVD synthesis volumes scale.
Lead customer acquisition and design‑in cycles across core high‑technology focus areas such as thermal management, optical systems, quantum technologies, water treatment, and mechanical & precision applications.
Directly lead, mentor, and hold accountable a high‑performing 5‑person technical sales and application team.
Requirements
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Materials Science, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, or a closely related STEM discipline
Nice to have: Master of Science (M.S.) in a technical discipline
Nice to have: Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Responsible for driving profitable sales growth of Eaton Filtration solutions across Data Center, Semiconductor, PCB/IC Substrate, Electronics Manufacturing, Battery, Specialty Chemical and other strategic industrial market segments.
Locations (2)
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Responsibilities
Drive profitable sales growth of Eaton Filtration solutions across strategic industrial market segments.
Develop and manage relationships with OEMs, equipment manufacturers, end users, engineering companies, system integrators, distributors and other key industry stakeholders.
Deliver value-based filtration solutions by leveraging Eaton's application expertise, technical capabilities, localization strategy and global customer network.
Develop and execute territory sales plans aligned with annual growth objectives.
Identify, qualify, and manage project opportunities through the sales funnel.
Requirements
Application Scientist (Electron Microscopy) - Talent Community
Application Scientists work closely with top specialists at leading research institutes and innovative technology adopters in academia and industry, ensuring that our customers are successful in acquiring optimal results from their instruments.
Responsibilities
Perform product and workflow demonstrations, sample analysis, and data processing
Conduct customer training and translate customer needs into workable solutions
Support users to obtain the best possible results from their instruments in the shortest possible time
Provide application support for new product developments, contributions to manuals and application notes
Provide experimental research to advance applications knowledge, presentations at workshops or conferences and scientific publications
Requirements
Advanced degree (MSc, PhD) in area relevant for the supported instrumentation and application
Provide senior technical leadership for wafer yield and quality in wafer manufacturing, shaping yield strategy and solving high-impact product and factory challenges.
Locations (2)
Edina, Minnesota, United States
Bloomington, Minnesota, United States
Compensation
estimated base salary range for this position is $132,974.40 - $193,814.40
Responsibilities
Provide senior technical leadership for wafer yield and quality in wafer manufacturing
Shape yield strategy and improvement priorities in alignment with product commitments, manufacturing velocity, quality, cost, capacity, and shipment goals
Own and advance performance systems for line yield, probe yield, scrap, parametric performance, defect DPPM, and other critical indicators
Lead high-impact investigations that connect process, equipment, material, defect, metrology, and product signals to downstream performance
Apply structured problem solving, causal reasoning, statistical methods, 8D, and corrective-action disciplines to close significant excursions and chronic yield losses
Represent Bechtel as the supplier's project quality point of contact, providing project supplier quality supervision support on a project, including capability surveys, audits and area or shop quality surveillance in accordance with Bechtel Supplier Quality & Expediting Inc. (BSQE) and Project Procedures.
Compensation
Salary Range: 105,000 - 160,200 annually
Responsibilities
Supervises the administration of Supplier Quality activities related to designated small to medium sized projects
Distributes the work and delegates specific tasks to the Supplier Quality Specialists
Monitors activities of the Area Supplier Quality Specialists through review of shop surveillance reports
Represents the Supplier Quality department at the project level and is directly involved with project bid clarification and post-award meetings, project reviews, and problems related to supplier quality
Assists the project team in the development and/or interpretation of technical specifications that fulfills the objectives of the project and customer
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