TEM Scientist — Automation & Data Pipelines

Eurofins | EAG Laboratories; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k Company Matching

Wellness Program

Volunteer Time off

Education Assistance

Fitness Reimbursement

Job summary

Eurofins EAG Laboratories in Phoenix, AZ seeks a hands-on Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) Scientist who also has strong experience building automation, scripting, or data workflows for microscopy data.

This hybrid role blends advanced TEM operation with automated data science in a production lab, requiring both TEM and automation experience, plus the ability to translate lab needs into scalable software.

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Materials Science, Physics, Engineering, or related field.
• Hands-on S/TEM experience with real-world data collection.
• Experience developing or implementing automation for TEM or similar instrumentation.
• Strong Python programming skills and ability to build analysis tools.
• Experience applying data science, statistics, or computer vision to experimental data.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and implement automation workflows directly on S/TEM systems (data acquisition, instrument control, and workflow scripting).
• Develop and maintain automated pipelines for TEM data collection and analysis.
• Perform image processing (segmentation, enhancement, measurement, visualization) on 2D and 3D datasets.
• Apply computer vision, statistics, and machine learning to microscopy and analytical data.
• Work with multi-modal materials characterization data (TEM, SEM, EDS, XRD, XPS, RBS, etc.).
• Improve throughput, repeatability, and data quality of TEM-based services.
• Build tools for data processing, feature extraction, and exploratory analysis.
• Partner with lab teams to translate real-world analytical problems into automated solutions.
• Support S/TEM operation and data collection, including EDS/EELS where needed.
• Contribute to new TEM capabilities (e.g., 4D STEM, advanced imaging workflows).

Skills

S/TEM experience

Python programming

Automation scripting

Data workflows

Materials science background

Education

MS or PhD in Materials Science, Physics, Engineering, or related field

Tools

DigitalMicrograph

ImageJ

Vendor APIs

Job description

Eurofins EAG Laboratories in Phoenix, AZ seeks a hands-on Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) Scientist who also has strong experience building automation, scripting, or data workflows for microscopy data.

This hybrid role blends advanced TEM operation with automated data science in a production lab, requiring both TEM and automation experience, plus the ability to translate lab needs into scalable software.