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About The Position

Requirements

• PhD required in Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science, Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related scientific discipline.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in: Semiconductor detector development, Semiconductor fabrication, Detector materials research, Radiation detection technology, Advanced semiconductor process development.
• Demonstrated experience with semiconductor fabrication and process techniques, including ion implantation, diffusion, wet chemical processing, etching, surface preparation, passivation, metallization, and contact formation.
• Deep understanding of: Semiconductor physics, HPGe and other semiconductor detector technologies, Gamma-ray interactions, Charge transport and trapping, Leakage mechanisms, Charge collection, Cryogenic operation, Detector performance characterization.
• Experience working with detector performance metrics, including: energy resolution, efficiency, capacitance, noise, long-term stability.
• Strong communication and technical leadership skills with the ability to influence across R&D, manufacturing, quality, product management, sales, customer organizations, and external research partners.
• Ability to mentor scientists, engineers, and technical staff in detector physics, semiconductor process development, experimental methods, and performance analysis.
• Strong scientific judgment, technical curiosity, ownership mentality, and commitment to high-quality technical execution.

Nice To Haves

• Record of technical accomplishment through commercial product impact, patents, publications, conference presentations, funded research, or recognized scientific contributions preferred.
• Direct HPGe detector development.
• Gamma-ray spectroscopy instrumentation.
• Crystal growth or impurity control.
• Detector modeling.
• Regulated product development environments.
• Collaboration with national laboratories, universities, or government agencies.

Responsibilities

• Lead experimental programs focused on detector materials evaluation, device optimization, fabrication process improvement, and advanced detector concepts.
• Develop and improve semiconductor fabrication methods, including: ion implantation, diffusion, wet chemical processing, etching, surface preparation, metallization, contact formation, passivation.
• Evaluate emerging detector materials, architectures, external research opportunities, and strategic partnerships that support ORTEC product strategy.
• Represent ORTEC in technical reviews, scientific conferences, customer discussions, internal leadership reviews, and technology roadmap planning.
• Partner with manufacturing teams to improve detector yield, repeatability, reliability, throughput, process control, and final performance testing.
• Collaborate with electronics, mechanical, cryogenic, software, systems, manufacturing, and quality teams to optimize complete detector systems.
• Balance scientific innovation with manufacturability, quality, reliability, schedule, cost, and customer application requirements.
• Apply strong experimental design, data analysis, root-cause investigation, and evidence-based decision-making practices.
• Maintain disciplined documentation, intellectual property protection, safety, quality, and continuous improvement standards.
• Manage multiple research, process development, and product-support priorities simultaneously.
• Demonstrate the ability and willingness to use AI tools to improve productivity, decision-making, work quality, and cost efficiency.
• Identify appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs.