Application Engineer (Belmont, NC)
LTS Research Laboratories, Inc is seeking a person to perform the following duties:
Design and establish synthesis procedures for the production of metals, alloys, ceramics, optical materials, semiconductors and superconductors to meet mechanical, electrical and chemical standards as per client specifications.
Serve as a source of technical knowledge/advice and consult with production sites to establish suitable techniques for synthesizing new materials based on research and client specifications.
Implement practical skills gained from the academic projects in developing thin films for various materials using Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD), Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD), Magnetron Sputtering and Sol-gel process.
Extensive research focused on the production of materials specifically through powder metallurgy. Devise procedures and alternatives for enhancing the quality and efficiency of the current existing procedures in powder metallurgy such as powder production, screening and classification, compaction processes and sintering operations.
Employ understanding of materials science and engineering to characterize the physical and chemical properties of solid materials for using, changing, or enhancing inherent properties to create or improve the final product.
Support and lead the failure analysis department in conducting experiments, observations and investigating material characteristics using sophisticated characterization techniques such as Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS), Particle Size Distribution analysis (PSD), Inductively Coupled Plasma - Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS).
Collaborate with production sites and clients for material development and preparing technical reports evaluating material properties using destructive and non-destructive tests.
Minimum of Master's Degree in Materials Science & Engineering required.
E-mail resume to nkarmaker@ltschem.com. Submit resume to www.ltschem.com.