Job ID: 12376
Location: Dallas, Texas
Category: Miscellaneous
Employment Type: Contract
Date Added: 09/04/2026
Job Description
Location: Dallas, TX
Description
Seeking a Scientist II to join the Surfaces and Materials Analysis Lab, specializing in trace and ultracetrace metal analysis using ICP-MS, HR-ICP-MS. The candidates must have prior experience with metal analysis, acid handling, sample preparation for complex matrices, and method development for ICP-MS, previous
laser ablation ICP-MS is highly desirable. A strong background in statistical analysis, and method uncertainty determinations is a must.
Job Responsibilities
- Manage large projects
- Provides technical support to chemists and non-managerial direction
- Ability to perform analysis and research with minimum supervision.
- Develop new methods for additional lab capabilities
- Develop practical and robust new methods for analysis of chemicals and materials used in the semiconductor and associated high tech industries.
- Investigates customer problems, eg. customer contamination issues
- Maintain optimum laboratory instrument performance and feedback into preventive maintenance programs.
- Perform routine and non-routine analysis and data interpretation.
- Possess a good understanding of process flow in an analytical laboratory.
- Prepare analysis reports and communicate with customers.
- Publish and promote new analytical capabilities research findings in industry journals and trade magazines and present new developments at national and international conferences.
- Supports customers projects, eg. MDL studies, continuous improvement
- Train lab staff to ensure new method implementation.
- Understand the immediate and strategic need of the customer for new analysis procedures
- Work with manager and other lab members to ensure smooth workflow and overall customer satisfaction.
- Work with sales and marketing to promote new offerings by writing data sheets and presenting results at customers’ sites.
Qualifications
- Bachelors of Science in Chemistry or Similar Science with 15+ years of experience required OR Masters of Science in Chemistry or Similar Science with 7+ years of experience required OR Ph.D. in Chemistry or Similar Science with with 2-5 yrs of experience required
- Ability to perform analysis and research with minimum supervision.
- Must possess strong communication skills: verbal and written.
- Ability to work with others as a team.
- Highly organized, disciplined, and goal oriented.
- Possess a good work ethic and know how to get things done.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Possess good personal time management skills.
- Possess a good understanding of process flow in an analytical laboratory.
- Understand industrial processes and be business savvy.
- Work safely at all times and ensure a safety culture and a safe working environment in the laboratory.
