Scientist, XPS | EAG Laboratories

Eurofins•Sunnyvale, CA

2d•$90,000 - $125,000•Onsite

About The Position

EAG Laboratories is looking for a Surface Scientist to join our team in Sunnyvale, CA. As Scientist in our Surface Analysis group you would be responsible for operating analytical equipment such as XPS (X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy), TOF-SIMS (Time of Flight Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry) and Auger Electron Spectroscopy. This position requires a solid technical foundation in materials science and/or analytical chemistry. A typical day in the Surface Analysis group will consist of multiple activities and interactions, including: Writing up reports and processing data that you have acquired Planning upcoming analyses Loading the instruments and acquiring new data In parallel with that, you will likely have multiple other demands on your time: Internal group meetings to plan overall use of the instruments to meet deadlines Requests from customers to discuss prior reports or they may have questions about future analyses Meetings with the EAG commercial team (which may also include customers) to discuss analyses and how we can further help solve customers’ problems You may also have some longer-term projects you are working on, such as: Developing new analysis methods for new materials Producing marketing materials or writing a paper Working with our support team or vendors on fine tuning our instruments Learning another adjacent technique or other training goals All of these activities require a lot of communication and cooperation with your co-workers and colleagues. You’ll be learning to do a lot of things at once to keep multiple projects all moving forwards and you will be keeping other people on the team updated as to what you are doing. It’s a fast-moving job and we all like to share the load so helping other people in the team, and also being helped by them is part of what we do, in order to collectively help our clients meet their goals. Along the way you’ll do a lot of science too! We are particularly interested in people with extensive hands-on experience who have taken their own XPS, TOF-SIMS or Auger data and who are very comfortable with all stages of the analytical process: experimental design, preparing samples, acquiring data, interpreting spectra, writing reports and showing true insight into the meaning of the data acquired.

Requirements

MS or PhD degree in Chemistry, Physics or Materials Science with 1 or more years of industrial experience preferred.
Design analytical protocols with minimal assistance from other experienced scientists.
Demonstrate competency with laboratory work and use of analytical instrumentation
Acquire and interpret XPS analytical data and apply understanding of the data to solve specific problems
Write scientific reports that includes conclusions, methodology, and supporting analytical data
Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with firm deadlines
Help maintain analytical instrumentation and troubleshoot problems when necessary
Understand and write standard operating procedures and demonstrate the ability to follow procedures
Work effectively in a team environment
Able to communicate constructively with other scientists, EAG team members and customers
Proficient in Microsoft Office (Including Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.)

Nice To Haves

Knowledge/experience in other surface analysis techniques is a strong plus, e.g. XRF (X-Ray Fluorescence), SEM (Scanning Electron Microscopy), RBS (Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry).
Experience operating and interpreting data using PHI/Physical Electronics or Thermo Fisher XPS instrumentation and use of CasaXPS software.
It is essential that you have operated XPS instrumentation yourself and then acquired and analyzed XPS data successfully and consistently.

Responsibilities

Writing up reports and processing data that you have acquired
Planning upcoming analyses
Loading the instruments and acquiring new data
Internal group meetings to plan overall use of the instruments to meet deadlines
Requests from customers to discuss prior reports or they may have questions about future analyses
Meetings with the EAG commercial team (which may also include customers) to discuss analyses and how we can further help solve customers’ problems
Developing new analysis methods for new materials
Producing marketing materials or writing a paper
Working with our support team or vendors on fine tuning our instruments
Learning another adjacent technique or other training goals