VIE - R&D Process Specialist H/F/NB

The science of electronics is transforming exponentially through innovation and connectivity around the planet. Every day, breakthroughs are making technologies - from micro-processors, memory chips and flat panels to photovoltaic cells - even smaller and more powerful, opening up countless new possibilities in how the world lives, works and connects. Air Liquide Advanced Materials grows by enabling our customers to innovate. Our ALOHA and Voltaix products are critical to the manufacturer of the newest computer chips required for Big Data and the Internet of Things.

Please send your CV and motivation letter in English!

Position based in Fremont, California - USA for a period of 18 months, (non extendable).

Position open only for candidates eligible to the VIE program. Therefore, only the applicants meeting the requirements of the French V.I.E program will be taken into consideration. Please visit this website for more information about these requirements:

https://mon-vie-via.businessfrance.fr/en/what-is-the-vie-french-international-internship-program

The V.I.E., an international young graduate program, enables young professionals who are less than 28 and European Union nationals to work for a French company in any country of the world. Becoming part of this program means going abroad to carry out a professional assignment for up to 24 months whilst benefiting from social care coverage and an interesting salary, which depends on the host country.

Mission Description:

* Drive a culture of ""Do It Safe, Do It Right the First Time"" with their actions and their words on a daily basis.
* Co-lead the solid precursor development project to scale up the synthesis, purification, and analyze novel solid precursor molecules from gram to multi-kilogram scale.
* Address the in-line analysis challenges in solid precursor treatment process.
* Closely work with development engineers/process specialist to scale up and industrialize precursor manufacturing and treatment processes.
* Closely work with packaging team to develop testing/treatment methods, perform related packaging flow tests, and post treatment of precursors in their final packaging.
* Interface with product management and quality team to develop the new products through internal stage gate process, and meet customers' quality review process.
* Interface with various function groups such as sales, marketing, safety, quality, supply chain, etc.
* Interface with customers to understand their process challenges, and provide solutions.
* Summarize and present project updates.

The VIE is expected to grow into a chemical manufacturing expert with strong R&D, process development, and project management expertise.

Education : Master's Dregree in chemistry or chemical engineering

Soft and Hard Skills

Must have:
- a proven track of records of safely handling hazardous chemicals in an academic or manufacturing environment
- excellent writing and communication skills
- experience with analytical instrumentation, methodology development, and data analysis for air-sensitive compounds, including NMR, TGA, FT-IR, Raman, and PXRD, etc.

Nice to have:
- hands-on experience with handling air and moisture sensitive molecules

Languages English fluency is Must have

Our Differences make our Performance

At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.