Kelly is hiring for a Technical Associate – Research & Development for a 12-month contract role at 455 FOREST ST, Marlborough, MA 01752 with our prestigious client.

Job Title: Technical Associate – Research & Development
Primary Location: Marlborough, MA 01752
12-month contract – Onsite role
Shift: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Pay rate: $30 – 37.85/hr.

Responsibilities:

• Associate investigator focusing on panel and wafer-level processing techniques, comfortable with exploring advanced/non-standard methods for unique applications
  

• Adept at hands-on lab work, creative thinking, problem solving in a unique and fast-paced laboratory environment
  

• Assume responsibility for execution of project workflows, such as laminations,  coatings, lithography and cure techniques, as well as thermal and mechanical analysis.
  

• Support additional prototyping and optimization development initiatives relevant to strategic goals as they arrive.
  

• Create, maintain, and leverage close relationships with internal analytical collaborators to drive characterization and performance data collection and analysis.
  

• Clearly and concisely communicate research to team members of varying technical backgrounds
  

• Demonstrate ability to work well on cross-functional and global teams with personnel at multiple levels, including Asia-based customers and commercial points of contact.
  

• Maintain appropriate focus on personal and process safety, product integrity, and environmental stewardship

Skills/Capabilities:
       Required

• B.S. or Associate degree in a technical or scientific field related to chemistry, chemical engineering, material science, biological science, with industrial lab experience with clean room + wafer level processing methods & tools.
  

• 1-2 years hands-on industrial experience in semiconductor fab or similar environment
  

• Familiarity with material characterization, wafer-level metrology and/or thin film analysis
  

• Experience with thermal and mechanical analysis tools and techniques
  

• Well-organized, detail-oriented, and results-driven team player
  

• Good written and verbal communication skills
  

• English fluency

Strongly preferred

• Previous industrial wet lab experience in formulation, film casting and lamination
  

• Previous hands-on fab experience, including wafer handling, coating, lithography and metrology
  

• Expertise with a diverse range of analytical equipment:
  

  • Chemical, mechanical, thermal analysis
    

  • Basic materials characterization
    

  • Inspection equipment (confocal microscopes, scanning electron microscopes)
    

  
  

• Curiosity and excitement to learn beyond assignments, excellent problem-solving skills in a team environment
  

• Experience with applications testing for quality control and reliability testing for material process qualification and QC release
  

• Hands-on experience in and enthusiasm for wafer-level or panel-level material formulation for the most demanding customers in the world.

Qualifications:

• Education: B.S. or associates degree in chemistry, physics, engineering or materials science
  

• Previous cross-functional or global project experience in semiconductors is desirable

If you feel this role interests you, feel free to apply or refer someone who would be a good fit.

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