R&D Engineer

Has appropriate scientific/engineering experience to provide independent technical support through experiment execution and analysis as part of a project team. Builds scientific knowledge and concepts within and across disciplines surrounding core business principles.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support equipment validation (IQ) and tool qualification activities (TQF)
• Responsible for reviewing and developing equipment validation protocols and reports. Support other functional areas during the validation activities.
• Has SolidWorks knowledge and be capable of designing, updating and reviewing tools and fixtures to satisfy test methods and products necessities.
• Work with the Process Development and team to efficiently qualify new processes; assist on statistical sampling plans, and other development procedures.
• Design and develop in-process and receiving quality systems for new processes and components.
• Generate equipment documentation, such as equipment entries, evaluations, PM and calibration procedures, as required.
• Define gages, tools and equipment for the test methods developed.
• Generate manufacturing instructions for new test methods being developed.
• Work cross-functionally with other departments to accomplish PD and R&D tasks.
• Remains knowledgeable of technologies (including relevant literature) within functional area and may identify new applications for existing technologies (e.g. assays, equipment, systems, etc.).
• Supports, research, and tests new technologies and targets for research within functional area.
• May design/document experiments/protocols (e.g. DOE) of limited complexity to align with project goals with support from senior technical staff; executes independently within functional area.
• Completes complex data analysis; identifies and proposes solutions to problematic data; solves basic issues independently at an appropriate level; compares results with historical data.
• Summarizes results, generates technical reports, completes experimental paperwork/lab notebook documentation, and may peer review experimental documentation.
• Proposes and develops methods and processes independently or under minimal direction from senior technical staff.
• Participates as an extended team member primarily for experimental execution and secondarily as a scientific consultant for projects of limited complexity.
• Performs multiple experimental techniques and processes according to functional area.
• Identifies what resources are required to meet project milestones; makes recommendations to team leader for project resource needs within function.
• Learns to identify the supplies required to complete work and orders supplies; may

submit sample requests per the SOP.

• Adheres to all EH&S procedures and general housekeeping SOPs.
• Complies with site and department specific procedures on record keeping, use of log

books, materials receiving, and inventory control.

• Completes time records and reports projects allocated time.
• May identify areas of lab/infrastructure improvement (SOP correctness, business

practices) and may participate in executing solutions.

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