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# Applications Specialist

- **Company:** Element
- **Location:** Waterbury, CT, United States
- **Experience:** Starter
- **Salary:** $35,360.0 - $62,400.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Software Engineering, Technical Data Management Systems
- **Published:** August 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.jofdav.com/jobs/59341241-applications-specialist

## About the Role

We're looking for a practical, creative, and extremely talented Chemist to join our applications development team. The Applications Specialist will be responsible for providing local, site-specific support for our product development functions. The successful candidate will be responsible for scale up and testing of proprietary additives and components coming from research and development under the guidance of their supervisor. The applications chemist will characterize the processes utilizing DoE methodologies and the deposits by physical and chemical methods providing feedback to research and development. In addition, they will assist in developing and implementing analytical techniques for products and processes as well as assist in production scale-up, field installation and troubleshooting as necessary., * Ability to maintain instruments mechanically a plus.

 * Ability to work in a high paced and multi-task environment. Self-motivated. Team oriented.
 * Strong verbal and written communication skills; able to convey technical information effectively and concisely to engineering, sales, technicians, etc.

Who are You?

1-2 years of related experience working in chemistry laboratories

## Description

* Product scale up testing of formulations for electrodeposition of metals for the electronics industry including printed circuit boards, IC substrates and LED applications.
 * Execution of DoE's to test new formulations for viability and optimization.
 * Able to observe, analyze, calculate and interpret results, prepare reports and recommend further action based on results.
 * Generate relevant technical data for marketing presentations and specific applications.
 * Assist in beta-site testing and commercialization of new products at global GDAC's and customer sites
 * Actively participate in work group team meetings to address safety, process improvement, problem solving, and other work group, department, and functional topics.
 * Hold self to highest standards on safety. Committed to build strong safety culture in all laboratory and related activities.
 * Effective communication skills are necessary for working with the external customers as well as internal stakeholders.
 * Thorough literature and background information searching
 * Accountable for a project and achieving specific technical goals within that project.
 * Keep up with new techniques and methods developed in the field.


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