Applications Engineer I

Brewer Science - Rolla, MO

Full-time - Entry Level

Rolla, MO

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

Brewer Science, Inc. is seeking a purpose-driven Applications Engineer to join our team in Rolla, MO. This role is pivotal in understanding customer requirements and providing technical support to optimize the application of our chemical products within manufacturing processes. As an Applications Engineer, you will collaborate closely with internal teams, including sales, research and development (R&D), and production, to ensure the seamless integration of our products into customer operations. You will serve as a technical expert, addressing customer inquiries, troubleshooting issues, and delivering solutions that meet or exceed customer expectations. In this position, you will learn about both internal and external customer needs related to processes, materials, and equipment support. You will maintain accurate records of data, procedures, experiments, tests, and findings for future reference, which may include the use of lab notebooks. Additionally, you will prepare reports detailing outcomes, process improvements, and achievements. Your responsibilities will also include operating various equipment such as spin coaters, hot plates, ellipsometers, microscopes, plasma etchers, and defect inspection equipment. You will write accurate procedures for semiconductor equipment and analyze experimental results using statistical methods, communicating these results understandably to both internal and external customers. Furthermore, you will develop and improve test methods, finding creative solutions to overcome technical limitations that hinder a better understanding of product functions and limits. Continuous communication with R&D, product integration, manufacturing, and other internal functional organizations regarding significant findings from product characterization will be essential. You may assist in the development of technical proposals and presentations, support upper-level applications engineers in conducting feasibility studies and product testing, and collaborate with customers to gather requirements and provide minimal technical assistance. This role may also involve coordinating the work of technicians or others who assist in specific assignments, as well as collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Learn internal and external customer needs for process, materials, and equipment support.
• Maintain accurate records of data, procedures, experiments, tests, and findings for future reference with record retention, which may include the use of lab notebooks.
• Prepare reports of the outcomes, process improvements, achievements, etc.
• Operate equipment including spin coaters, hot plates, ellipsometers, microscopes, plasma etchers, defect inspection equipment, wafer track, defect review, SEM review and other related equipment.
• Write accurate procedures for semiconductor equipment.
• Analyze experimental results using statistical methods and communicate results understandably to internal and external customers.
• Develop and improve test methods, finding creative ways to overcome technical limitations hindering a better understanding of product functions and limits.
• Continuously communicate to R&D, product integration, manufacturing, and other internal functional organizations any significant findings from product characterization.
• Assist in the development of technical proposals and presentations.
• Support upper-level applications engineers in conducting feasibility studies and product testing.
• May collaborate with customers to gather requirements and provide minimal technical assistance.
• Complete assignments that usually include one or more of the following: testing of materials, preparation of workbook and specifications, research investigations, report preparation, and other activities of limited scope requiring knowledge of principles and techniques commonly employed.
• May coordinate the work of technicians or others who assist in specific assignments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering or related discipline and 0-3 years of experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, long- and short-term disability, identity theft protection, and pet insurance
• Paid leave, including community service leave, wellness breaks, and other special leave
• Employee stock ownership, 401k, and bonus plans
• Educational assistance & employee assistance program