Electroplating Applications Investigator — Marlborough

2260 DuPont Electronic Materials International, LLC; Marlborough (MA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Qnity is seeking an Associate Investigator - Electroplating Applications Technology in Marlborough, MA. The role focuses on developing, evaluating, and optimizing electroplating processes for advanced electronics through hands-on lab work, troubleshooting, and data-driven decision making.

Ideal candidates have practical electroplating experience, strong analytical abilities, and excellent documentation skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or related field.
• Experience in electroplating, surface finishing, metallization, or surface characterization in lab or pilot-scale environments.
• Experience preparing plating solutions, maintaining bath chemistry, operating plating equipment and resolving plating defects.
• Knowledge of electrochemical principles and common plating systems (nickel, copper, silver, tin).
• Ability to handle wet chemistries safely and follow lab safety protocols.
• Strong experimental planning, data analysis, technical documentation, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, maintain, analyze, and optimize electroplating baths and chemical solutions.
• Operate and maintain pilot-scale electroplating equipment and related systems.
• Plan and conduct laboratory experiments, plating trials, and process evaluations.
• Monitor coating performance via thickness, adhesion, appearance, and other tests.
• Analyze bath chemistry and data, identify root causes, and propose corrective actions.
• Calibrate and maintain laboratory instrumentation for testing and process control.
• Document procedures, results, and conclusions in notebooks and digital systems.
• Collaborate with R&D, Applications Engineering, Sales, and Technical Service to develop new plating processes.
• Assist in troubleshooting customer plating challenges and evaluate improvement opportunities.
• Ensure safety, environmental, chemical handling, and waste-management compliance.

Skills

Electroplating experience

Laboratory skills

Data analysis

Technical documentation

Team collaboration

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science or related

Tools

XRF

SEM

XRD

Spectroscopy

Microscopy

Wet chemical analysis

Job description

Qnity is seeking an Associate Investigator - Electroplating Applications Technology in Marlborough, MA. The role focuses on developing, evaluating, and optimizing electroplating processes for advanced electronics through hands-on lab work, troubleshooting, and data-driven decision making.

Ideal candidates have practical electroplating experience, strong analytical abilities, and excellent documentation skills.