Failure Analysis Engineer - Expert Spectroscopist
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Do you have a passion for understanding the workings of products, components, and materials? Do you have a keen focus on using analytical tools to understand material failure and creatively characterize organic-based materials, polymers, adhesives, films, and plastics? Come join a company that creates the kind of wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries. Our team is comprised dedicated highly collaborative scientists and engineering professionals who are passionate about their work and its impact to the customer and our products. We work in a highly collaborative and multi-functional environment, managing deadlines, and handling numerous projects at a time.
As a Materials Engineer/Expert FTIR Spectroscopist, you will take ownership for conducting Failure Analysis on cross-functional projects involving different internal and external partners and ensuring that they are planned, well-executed and on time. This is a great opportunity to be a technical leader.
This position offers the opportunity to make a significant impact in innovative materials analysis within a dynamic and collaborative environment. If you bring technical expertise, intellectual curiosity, and a collaborative spirit, we encourage you to apply.
- Masters or PhD in Chemistry, Polymer Science, Materials Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience in FTIR spectroscopy and failure analysis.
- Extensive experience in FTIR analysis of organic materials, polymers, adhesives, films, and plastics, especially in failure investigation and material degradation studies.
- Strong expertise in polymer and adhesive science, with familiarity in consumer products and consumer electronics components and assemblies.
- Proficient in all types of IR analysis techniques, capable of performing nuanced, tool-based spectral interpretation with careful attention to accuracy.
- Develop and execute experimental plans that leverage FTIR spectroscopy to solve complex material challenges, ensuring detailed investigation and reliable results.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with other Material Scientists and engineers on the team to develop and execute multi-technique experimental plans to drive root cause.
- Background in consumer electronics materials, with knowledge of typical failure modes in polymers, adhesives, and plastic components.
- Excellent communication skills, able to convey sophisticated technical findings in an accessible manner to diverse stakeholders.
- Lead FTIR-based failure analysis and characterization of adhesives, films, plastics, and polymer systems, specifically for organic and multi-component formulations.
- Conduct detailed characterizations of polymers, adhesives, and films, analyzing material properties, interactions, and potential degradation mechanisms to identify root causes of failure.
- Collaborate closely with company-wide engineers, technical teams, and requestors to ensure alignment on project goals and effective communication of findings.
- Utilize a broad range of IR analysis techniques (ATR, transmission, micro-spectroscopy) and perform skilled and insightful interpretation of spectra with minimal reliance on automated libraries, and avoiding over-interpretation.
- Engage with cross-functional team members and specialists as needed, recognizing when additional expertise is required to achieve the best outcomes.
- Contribute to the development of innovative FTIR and other molecular, optical and/or polymer analysis methodologies and best practices within the team, continuously advancing our analytical capabilities.
- Highly collaborative, with a natural curiosity and a creative, solution-driven approach to problem-solving.
- Ability to work independently while encouraging a collaborative environment, supporting knowledge sharing, and teamwork across projects.