Scientist - Surfaces and Materials

Scientist - Surfaces and Materials

Location: Dallas, TX

Onsite Flexibility: Onsite

Contract Details

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 5 months
• Pay Rate: $52.00 $56.00 / Hour (USD)
• Travel Requirements: Possible travel may be required during training to California.
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Job Summary

The client's innovative electronic materials respond to increasingly challenging customer demands for improved mobility, connectivity, computing power, and energy consumption. They offer ultra-pure carrier gases, a wide range of specialty gases and advanced precursor molecules, enabling equipment for safe distribution, purification and on-line purity control. On site, manufacturers rely on their expertise in providing full management of these gases, advanced molecules and equipment and in helping to continuously improve production processes.

Balazs Nanoanalysis is a contract analytical laboratory owned by the client's Electronics division, a worldwide leader in supplying gases, specialty chemicals, and services to a wide variety of industries. Balazs Nanoanalysis operates analytical labs around the world, serving both internal and external clients. We support clients in a wide array of industries including semiconductor, biotechnology, aerospace/defense industry, solar, energy storage, automotive, and many others. Our highly skilled chemists assist other scientists and engineers from companies in these fields to support a wide array of activities such as quality assurance, contamination studies, R&D, and failure analysis.

Seeking a Scientist II to join the Surfaces and Materials Analysis Lab, specializing in trace and ultratrace metal analysis using ICP-MS and 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.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage large projects.
• Provide 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.
• Investigate customer problems, e.g., 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.
• Support customers' projects, e.g., 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.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Chemistry or Similar Science with 15 years of experience required; OR
• Master of Science in Chemistry or Similar Science with 7 years of experience required; OR
• Ph.D. in Chemistry or Similar Science with 2 5 years of experience required

Required Experience

• Prior experience with metal analysis, acid handling, sample preparation for complex matrices, and method development for ICP-MS required.
• A strong background in statistical analysis and method uncertainty determinations is a must.
• Experience level varies by degree: 15 years (BS), 7 years (MS), or 2 5 years (Ph.D.) in Chemistry or Similar Science.

Nice-to-Have Experience

• Previous laser ablation ICP-MS experience is highly desirable.

Required Skills

• 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.

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
• 401k Retirement Fund

About the Client

This industrial gases and specialty chemicals organization is a French multinational founded in 1902 and the world's second-largest supplier of industrial gases and services, present in more than 70 countries with over 66,500 employees representing 160 nationalities. The company supplies gases, technologies, and services to a vast range of industries including manufacturing, energy, healthcare, electronics, and food and is at the forefront of the clean energy transition, particularly in green and low-carbon hydrogen. The company's work spans industrial gas production and distribution, air separation, gas applications in medical settings, semiconductor manufacturing, and emerging technologies like hydrogen fuel infrastructure, and research and development is central to the mission, targeting new applications in healthcare, clean energy, advanced manufacturing, and environmental solutions. At over 120 years old, this organization has built a culture of long-term thinking, safety-first operations, and global collaboration, with teams spanning chemical engineers, industrial gas technicians, research scientists, and energy transition specialists.

About GTT

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Job Number: 26-13098

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