Physical Properties Technician
About The Position
Are you ready to work making the world a safer, healthier place? Join our mission to continuously move science forward; to innovate and advance all aspects of our business to improve the health and safety of our communities and lives. Make an impact. Build a career. At Pace®, everything we do is built upon an unwavering commitment to making the world a safer, healthier place. We continually work to develop innovative practices that drive sustainability and empower our partners with accurate, quality data at every critical moment and milestone. That's why we need you -- your curiosity, your talents, and your drive -- to help us advance this important work, and your career. Find your place at Pace® Join us as a Physical Properties Technician, where you'll put your love of science to work performing and overseeing projects within our customers' research and development lab preparing, analyzing and reviewing data for a variety of material properties testing. NOTE: This position is expected to last 6 months with the possibility of extension
Requirements
- Associates degree or Higher required
- Time management skills and a high level of independence after the training phase
- Good organizational skills, record keeping, and follow through will be integral to success
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and by email
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office Applications
- Ability to perform work in a lab or office setting, remain standing for long periods while conducting tests, work around strong smells, and wear personal protective equipment while handling samples (e.g., lab coat, safety glasses and gloves; all PPE provided by Pace®).
Nice To Haves
- Required Bachelor's degree in Chemistry/ Biochemistry or a closely related field, Preferred
Responsibilities
- Running chemical-mechanical planarization equipment
- Assembling silicon wafers and abrasive pads for testing
- Material properties analysis including DMA, hardness, eddy current, etc.
- Analyze samples by confocal laser scanning microscopy, atomic force microscopy (AFM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
- Analyze samples by supporting techniques including optical interferometry
- General lab maintenance duties
- Clean, maintain and calibrate instruments
- Maintain detailed and organized documentation on all laboratory work
Benefits
- competitive salaries
- medical
- dental vision
- 401K retirement savings plan (100% vested immediately in the employer match)
- life
- disability and voluntary benefits
- paid time off for holiday, sick and vacation days
- HSA
- wellness program
- flexible spending accounts
- tuition reimbursement
- Employee Assistance program
- parental leave
- optional legal coverage and ID theft
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
