US Applications Engineering Team Leader

2261 DuPont Electronic Materials CMP, LLC; Newark (NJ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Qnity Electronics in Newark, NJ is seeking an Applications Engineering Team Leader in the ACST business to guide a team of engineers in CMP slurry product development for semiconductor fabrication. The role emphasizes leadership, project planning, and customer-facing technical support.

Responsibilities include mentoring, DOE-based experimentation, cross-functional collaboration, and delivering design wins with key clients while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• B.S. in chemistry, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, materials science/eng or related field with 10+ years of related experiences.
• M.S. or Ph.D. with 5+ years of related experiences preferred.
• Understanding of semiconductor fabrication and fab metrology procedures.
• CMP process knowledge; experience on CMP pad, slurry, or post-CMP cleaning is highly desirable.
• DOE, statistical data analysis, and technical reporting experience.
• Strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead advanced R&D and application development projects; manage a team of applications engineers.
• Serve as primary technical liaison between Qnity and US-based semiconductor clients; drive technical wins.
• Design experiments (DOEs) to support development, scale-up, and commercialization of slurry products.
• Collaborate with R&D, sales, and global product teams to align product strengths with customer needs.
• Troubleshoot internal and external problems; travel up to 15% as needed.
• Participate in safety activities and meet safety requirements.

Skills

Team Leadership

DOE

Statistical data analysis

Technical communication

Education

B.S. in relevant field

M.S./Ph.D. preferred

Job description

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Qnity Electronics has an exciting opening for Applications Engineering Team Leader in the Advanced Cleans and Slurries Technology (ACST) business. This managerial position is focused on leading a group of App. Engineers to advance new slurry product development used in the Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) process of semiconductor fabrication. The successful candidate will be a key contributor to helping our business grow customer market share in advanced nodes in the semiconductor industry with career growth opportunities within an industry leader.

RESPONSIBILITIES DESCRIPTION

• Team Leadership & Technical SME: Initiate, plan, execute, and lead advanced R&D and application development projects. Manage and train a team of applications engineers. Oversee career development, establish performance metrics, and assign technical resources for customer engagements. Develop technical expertise in CMP technology and related Qnity Slurry products.
• Customer Technical Support: Act as the primary technical liaison between Qnity and key US-based semiconductor clients. Present CMP slurry solutions, assist in "design wins". Engage in face-to-face customer interactions to support customers in their product/application development efforts. Lead customer engagements and drive technical wins by transferring product expertise to the customer and/or local technical support teams.
• Process Optimization: Guide the team in designing experiments (DOEs) to support the development, scale‑up, and commercialization of new slurry and post-CMP cleaning products.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work directly with internal R&D, sales/account management, and global product teams to align product strengths with customer needs. Translate innovation opportunities and market needs into development activities.
• Problem-Solving: Troubleshooting internal and external problems, including optimizing internal processes and working with customer engineers to optimize/customize processes to their specific requirements. Some travel expected (up to 15% of time).
• Participate in safety activities, and meet all safety requirements.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum B.S. in chemistry, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, materials science/eng, or related field with 10+ years of related experiences.
• M.S. or Ph.D. with 5+ years of related experiences preferred
• Understanding of semiconductor fabrication and fab metrology & procedures.
• CMP process knowledge and experience is highly desirable, particularly at least one of past experience on development of CMP pad, CMP slurry, or post-CMP cleaning process.
• Expertise in Design of Experimentation (DOE), statistical data analysis, and technical reporting.
• Demonstrated highly effective communication skills.

Qnity is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability or any other protected class.

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Qnity is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability or any other protected class.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to search or apply for a position, please visit our