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Business Overview

MACDERMID ALPHA ELECTRONIC SOLUTIONS

Through the innovation of specialty chemicals and materials under our Alpha, Compugraphics, Electrolube, Kester, and MacDermid Enthone brands, MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions provides solutions that power electronics interconnection. We serve all global regions and every step of device manufacturing within each segment of the electronics supply chain. The experts in our Semiconductor Solutions, Circuitry Solutions, and Assembly Solutions divisions collaborate in design, implementation, and technical service to ensure success for our partner clients. Our solutions enable our customers’ manufacture of extraordinary electronic devices at high productivity and reduced cycle time. MacDermid Alpha is a business unit of Element Solutions Inc (NYSE: ESI). Element Solutions Inc is a leading specialty chemicals company whose businesses supply a broad range of solutions that enhance the products people use every day.

CIRCUITRY SOLUTIONS

As a global supplier of chemical formulations to the electronics industry, we design and manufacture proprietary liquid chemical processes ("baths") used by our customers to manufacture printed circuit boards. Our product portfolio is focused on specialized consumable chemical processes, such as surface treatments, circuit formation, primary metallization, electroplate and final finishes.

Job Purpose

We’re looking for a practical, creative, and extremely talented Chemist to join our research & development team. The Research Chemist will be responsible to provide local, site-specific support for our R&D functions. The successful candidate will be responsible for Developing and formulating proprietary additives and components under the guidance of their supervisor. The chemist will also characterize the deposits by physical and chemical methods. In addition they will help assist in developing and implementing analytical techniques for products and processes. Assist in production scale-up, field installation and trouble-shooting as necessary.

Job Responsibilities

• Hold self to highest standards on safety. Committed to build strong safety culture in all laboratory and related activities.
• Accountable for a project and achieving specific technical goals within that project.
• Thorough literature and background information searching
• Ability to work in a high paced and multi-task environment. Self-motivated. Team oriented.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; able to convey technical information effectively and concisely to engineering, sales, technicians, etc.
• Keep up with new techniques and methods developed in the field.
• Able to observe, analyze, calculate and interpret results, prepare reports and recommend further action based on results.
• Effective communication skills are necessary for working with the external customers as well as internal stakeholders.
• Product development and formulation for surface treatments for the electronics industry including printed circuit boards, IC substrates and LED applications.
• Actively participate in work group team meetings to address safety, process improvement, problem solving, and other work group, department, and functional topics.
• Ability to maintain instruments mechanically a plus.

Requirements & Qualifications

• BS degree in chemistry or closely related field.
• 1-2 years of related experience working in chemistry laboratories

EEO Statement

Element Solutions Inc group of companies are E-Verify Companies and provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in job applicant procedures. Equal Opportunity Employer: Minority/Female/Veteran/Disabled/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation