Associate Engineer

EMD Electronics; Carlsbad (CA); On-site; USD 43,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Retirement contributions

Other perquisites

Bonuses

Job summary

EMD Electronics in Carlsbad, CA is seeking an Associate Engineer I to work with experimental products in a lab setting, focusing on safe design and operation of chemical-transfer systems in a semiconductor materials environment.

You will collaborate with R&D scientists, engineers, and safety teams to drive safe, compliant lab operations and ongoing process improvements, while preparing and documenting essential records.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, or Physics.
• 4+ years experience in chemical production, laboratory or chemical engineering role.
• 1+ year handling hazardous chemicals in a laboratory.
• Strong safety and quality focus; familiarity with SDSs and risk assessments.
• Experience with SAP, SharePoint, and Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Design, assess, and improve chemical-transfer systems, processes, and equipment to enhance safety, reliability, efficiency, quality, and maintainability.
• Execute engineering projects end to end—from ideation and concept studies through basic and detailed design, installation, and commissioning—delivering integrated solutions that meet customer and business needs.
• Lead thorough hazard assessments and near-miss investigations involving chemical-transfer equipment, systems, and tools; document findings.
• Perform and document equipment repairs and periodic maintenance; support process-improvement activities.
• Complete work to agreed requirements and timelines, following applicable and stringent safety, quality, and documentation standards.
• Support chemical distillation and purification processes, as well as chemical sample preparation.

Skills

Hazard assessment

Laboratory safety

Documentation

Data analysis

Communication

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, or Physics

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

SAP

SharePoint

Microsoft Office

Job description

Work Your Magic with us! Start your next chapter and join EMD Electronics.

Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.

Everything we do in EMD Electronics is to help us deliver on our purpose of being the company behind the companies, advancing digital living. We are dedicated to being the trusted supplier of high-tech materials, services and specialty chemicals for the electronics, automotive and cosmetics industries. We foster a global collaborative organization made up of individuals who have the passion to win, obsess about the customer, are relentlessly curious and act with urgency. Together, we push the boundaries of science to make more possible for our customers.

This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US.

Your Role

The Associate Engineer I works with experimental products in the M4Ward lab, placing safety at the center of their work and leading thorough hazard assessments of chemical-transfer equipment and tools. In collaboration with R&D Scientists, engineers, and process safety teams, the engineer applies knowledge of chemical and physical hazards to guide safe design and operation; designs and improves chemical-transfer systems and processes; operates equipment to support customer order fulfillment; supports chemical distillation and purification; and performs repairs, periodic maintenance, and documentation—helping ensure compliant, quality-focused, and efficient laboratory operations in a semiconductor materials environment.

• Design, assess, and improve chemical-transfer systems, processes, and equipment to enhance safety, reliability, efficiency, quality, and maintainability.
• Execute engineering projects end to end—from ideation and concept studies through basic and detailed design, installation, and commissioning—delivering integrated solutions that meet customer and business needs.
• Lead thorough hazard assessments and near-miss investigations involving chemical-transfer equipment, systems, and tools; document findings.
• Perform and document equipment repairs and periodic maintenance; support process-improvement activities.
• Complete work to agreed requirements and timelines, following applicable and stringent safety, quality, and documentation standards.
• Support chemical distillation and purification processes, as well as chemical sample preparation.

Physical Attributes

• Wear appropriate PPE
• Lift up to 50 pounds

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, or Physics
• High School Diploma or GED
• 4+ years experience in chemical production, laboratory or chemical engineering role
• 1+ year handling hazardous chemicals in a laboratory

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong safety and quality focus; familiarity with SDSs and risk assessments; glovebox experience; and laboratory experience handling highly toxic chemicals, acids, and bases.
• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, communication, data-analysis, and organizational skills, with the ability to manage priorities and work collaboratively.
• Experience with SAP, SharePoint, and Microsoft Office.

Pay Range

Pay Range for this position: $31-$48 per hour.

The offer range represents the anticipated low and high end of the base pay compensation for this position. The actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level of experience, education, skills, and other job-related factors. Position may be eligible for sales or performance-based bonuses.

• health insurance
• paid time off (PTO)
• retirement contributions
• other perquisites
• Position may be eligible for sales or performance-based bonuses.

What we Offer

We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We believe that this variety drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!

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