Associate Investigator - Electroplating Applications Technology

Location: 100% onsite in Marlborough, Massachusetts, United States. Candidates within daily commuting distance are prioritized.

Company

hirify.global develops materials and solutions for advanced electronics and high-tech industries.

What you will do

• Prepare, maintain, analyze, and optimize electroplating baths and chemical solutions.
• Operate and maintain pilot-scale plating equipment, including tanks, rectifiers, pumps, filtration, heating, and agitation systems.
• Plan and execute laboratory experiments, plating trials, and process evaluations for product development and customer applications.
• Evaluate coating thickness, adhesion, appearance, and other surface characteristics while analyzing bath chemistry and process data.
• Document experiments and results, troubleshoot plating issues, recommend corrective actions, and support customer process improvements.
• Collaborate with R&D, Applications Engineering, Sales, and Technical Service while following safety, environmental, chemical-handling, and waste-management requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related technical discipline.
• Prior experience in electroplating, surface finishing, metallization, or surface characterization in a laboratory, pilot-scale, manufacturing, or technical service environment.
• Experience preparing plating solutions, maintaining bath chemistry, operating plating equipment, and resolving plating defects.
• Working knowledge of electrochemical principles and common nickel, copper, silver, and tin plating systems.
• Ability to safely handle wet chemistries and follow laboratory safety and chemical hygiene protocols.
• Strong experimental planning, data analysis, technical documentation, and communication skills.
• Ability to solve problems and work independently as well as within cross-functional teams.

Nice to have

• Experience with multiple electroplating chemistries or surface-finishing technologies.
• Experience supporting production-scale or pilot-scale plating operations.
• Hands-on experience with XRF, SEM, XRD, spectroscopy, microscopy, wet chemical analysis, or related characterization techniques.
• Knowledge of coating thickness, adhesion, corrosion, and surface-performance testing methods.
• Familiarity with ASTM and ISO standards, statistical process control, and quality systems.
• Experience with corrosion science, surface science, formulation development, or Design of Experiments.
• Lean Six Sigma certification or training.

Culture & Benefits

• Onsite work at the Marlborough facility.
• Comprehensive pay and benefits package.
• Equal opportunity workplace with reasonable accommodation available for applicants.