Applications Engineer (ActiveCopper)

Location: Onsite at the MacDermid Alpha site in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. The nearest secondary market is Philadelphia.

Salary: $81,470–$122,206 per year, depending on experience and education.

Company

hirify.global develops innovative and environmentally sustainable solutions for electronics manufacturing, including the ActiveCopper copper paste and sintering platform.

What you will do

• Execute paste deposition and sintering process development studies using printing, vacuum-assisted deposition, and laser stencil cutting equipment.
• Support experimental design and apply Design of Experiments principles to ActiveCopper projects.
• Evaluate paste and sinter processes on basic test boards, internal functional boards, and customer boards.
• Analyze performance data, interpret results, and prepare technical reports and project summaries.
• Use cross-sectioning, optical microscopy, SEM, AOI, and X-ray tools to characterize deposit morphology, sinter quality, and process consistency.
• Coordinate troubleshooting with R&D Innovation, Application Qualification, and metrology teams, while supporting customer trials and developing application documentation.

Requirements

• MS degree with 3+ years of relevant experience, or BS degree with 5+ years of relevant technical experience in electronics manufacturing, chemistry, materials science, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, or a related field.
• Working knowledge of printing, dispensing, sintering, or plating equipment.
• Ability to design experiments, interpret results, identify cause-and-effect relationships, and solve technical problems with increasing independence.
• Strong communication skills for presenting project summaries and contributing to technical reports for internal and customer audiences.
• Commitment to personal and team safety.

Nice to have

• Experience with vacuum-assisted printing or PCB sinter press processes.
• Familiarity with Design of Experiments methods.

Culture & Benefits

• Innovation-focused environment working on complex customer and electronics manufacturing challenges.
• Inclusive culture with sustainability and social impact initiatives.
• Competitive base salary and performance-related bonus plan.
• 401(k) plan with company matching, life insurance, and medical insurance.
• Nine holidays, paid volunteer days, employee network groups, and work-life balance support.