Materials Engineer/Scientist-Product Development

at  Xtalic

Company Description
Xtalic Corporation, a dynamic, growing Boston-area technology company, develops and commercializes electroplating processes for new and novel nanostructured metal alloys based on Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)-developed technology.
Job Description

This is a hands-on product/application development position and job responsibilities for the position will include:

• Define and optimize process flow for specific plating applications
• Generate test data sets with statistically relevant quantification
• Develop methods for product plating in-house for adaptation at customer sites
• Generate test parts for customers in both lab scale and production settings
• Key member for customer implementation, scale-up and development
• Assess and remediate failures in plated parts and associated processing steps
• Documentation of processes
• Transfer of process knowledge to internal and external customers

Qualifications

The successful candidate will have a combination of the following skills and experience:

• BS in Engineering or Science
• 1-year laboratory experience (previous employment or co-op), 3+ yrs preferred
• Knowledge of inorganic chemistry and elemental analysis (SEM/EDS/XRF)
• Wet chemistry handling and safe working practices
• Good oral presentation skills
• Strong communication skills: written, verbal, and interpersonal.
• Fluent in Microsoft Office software
• Successfully navigate project objectives while attending to detail
• Ability to translate tangible concepts into streamlined process flow
• Capable of multi-tasking while working in teams or as an individual contributor
• Test method development a plus
• Magnetic materials characterization a plus
• Customer facing experience in a technical role a plus
• Electroplating experience a plus

Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines

• Define and optimize process flow for specific plating applications
• Generate test data sets with statistically relevant quantification
• Develop methods for product plating in-house for adaptation at customer sites
• Generate test parts for customers in both lab scale and production settings
• Key member for customer implementation, scale-up and development
• Assess and remediate failures in plated parts and associated processing steps
• Documentation of processes
• Transfer of process knowledge to internal and external customer