R&D Chemist - Semiconductor Clean Room
On-Board Services is hiring a R&D Chemist - Semiconductor Clean Room in Marlborough, M
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On-Board Services, Incorporated is an on-site contract service provider for a local manufacturing entity providing full time positions to our employees. We offer benefits as well as 401k.
Position Details:
Title: R&D Chemist - Semiconductor Clean Room
Position Type: 1 year contract with additional opportunity contingent upon performance and continued business need
Job Location: Marlborough, M
Shift: 1st Shift
Benefits: 401K, Dental insurance, Life Insurance, Medical Insurance, Vision Insurance
Compensation: $42-$47.75/HR
We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented R&D Chemist to join our Advanced Packaging Laboratory and Clean Room team in Marlborough, Massachusetts. This position supports the development, optimization, and commercialization of new materials for semiconductor packaging, including metal plating, photoresists, and dielectric products.
The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in laboratory operations and clean room environments, performing synthesis, formulation, coating, lamination, and material testing. This role involves close collaboration with global project teams to achieve development milestones, optimize formulations, and support process integration.
Key Responsibilities
• Perform hands-on lab and clean room processing of material formulations, including coating, curing, metrology, and analysis at wafer and panel levels.
• Support formulation development, thermal and mechanical analysis, and process optimization.
• Execute project workflows such as laminations, coatings, lithography, and cure techniques.
• Conduct analytical testing using tools such as CVS, HPLC, UPLC, GPC, % solids, titrations, potentiostatic measurements, surface tension, cloud point, densitometer, and rheometer.
• Collaborate with analytical and engineering teams to collect, interpret, and present data.
• Maintain accurate documentation and communicate findings clearly to cross-functional and global teams.
• Adhere to all safety, product integrity, and environmental stewardship standards.
• Support additional prototyping and development initiatives as needed.
Qualifications
Required:
• B.S. or Associate degree in a scientific or technical discipline.
• 1-2 years of hands-on industrial experience in a semiconductor fab or similar clean room environment.
• Familiarity with wafer-level processing, material characterization, and thin-film analysis.
• Experience with thermal and mechanical analysis tools and techniques.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; English fluency required.
Preferred:
• Experience with analytical equipment for chemical, mechanical, and thermal analysis.
• Familiarity with inspection tools such as confocal or scanning electron microscopes.
• Hands-on experience with organic or polymer synthesis to support materials development.
• Experience with applications testing, quality control, or process qualification.
• Curiosity, creativity, and a collaborative mindset with strong problem-solving skills.
• Enthusiasm for wafer- or panel-level material formulation in high-performance environments.
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On-Board was founded in 1976 by Robert L. Wilson to provide Engineering and Design services to the chemical manufacturing industry. Today, On-Board is a thriving privately held family of companies with services including: Consulting, Professional Engineering, Industrial Maintenance and Facility Management, Contracted Manufacturing and Production Services, as well as Temporary Staffing and Recruiting throughout North America.
The On-Board Family of Companies conducts operations through its Corporate Headquarters located in East Windsor, NJ along with Regional Offices in New Castle, DE and Wake Forest, NC. On-Board's Mission is to provide "Flexible Service by applying the talents of our people, work processes and technology to meet our clients' expectations in a Safe, Responsible and Dependable manner."
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