Product Development Scientist – Scientific Instruments

Anton Paar QuantaTec; Boynton Beach (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Anton Paar QuantaTec is seeking a Product Development Scientist/Engineer to ensure scientific instrumentation developed by R&D performs reliably across lifecycle stages. This role links engineering performance with real-world product use, spanning scientific applications, manufacturing, quality control, and service.

The position evaluates complete product performance, develops application studies, interprets measurement-system behavior, and guides improvements and release decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, physics or related quantitative field.
• Strong practical experience designing and conducting scientific experiments.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze data, understand variation, and draw defensible technical conclusions.
• Experience using and troubleshooting sophisticated scientific instruments.
• Practical experience applying statistical methods to experimental data and measurement-system performance.
• Ability to evaluate how manufacturing, quality control, service, and workflow affect product performance.
• Strong technical writing and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Translate product uses and lifecycle activities into measurable requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Design and execute application validation across scientific use, manufacturing, service, and quality control.
• Generate instrument- and sensor-level data to characterize performance, variation, repeatability, and reproducibility.
• Collaborate with metrology teams to define study methods and interpret measurement-system behavior.
• Apply statistical analysis to support specifications, validation conclusions, and external performance claims.
• Investigate limitations, failure modes, and translate findings into product and process improvements.
• Stay up to date on programming practices, tools and processes.
• May travel to other Anton Paar facilities domestically or internationally.
• All other duties as assigned.

Skills

Statistical analysis

Experimental design

Data interpretation

Technical writing

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, physics or related field

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Python

MATLAB

R

JMP

Minitab

Job description

Anton Paar QuantaTec is seeking a Product Development Scientist/Engineer to ensure scientific instrumentation developed by R&D performs reliably across lifecycle stages. This role links engineering performance with real-world product use, spanning scientific applications, manufacturing, quality control, and service.

The position evaluates complete product performance, develops application studies, interprets measurement-system behavior, and guides improvements and release decisions.