Principal Chemist/Scientist/Engineer: Sensor Technology, RD&E
Ecolab is the world’s leader in water, hygiene and energy technologies and services that protect people and vital resources. With annual sales of $15 billion and 49,000 associates, Ecolab’s products and services touch people every day in nearly every corner of the world. We are dedicated to helping our customers achieve their goals by working together to tackle the world’s most pressing and complex challenges – clean water, safe food, abundant energy and healthy environments.
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Job Summary:
The Sensor Technology Group, part of Ecolab’s Global Sensors and Equipment Group, has an opening for a Principal Chemist/Scientist/Engineer focused on new sensor development and computational sensing. The successful candidate must have a background in Experimental Physics or related field (see below). In addition, an advanced understanding of the full life-cycle of a sensor from design to prototyping and characterization of novel sensor and control systems. Candidates with a background in experimental physics or designing analytical equipment are encouraged to apply. This associate will work in teams with associates across Ecolab RD&E to provide Sensor solutions for research and product development and will support manufacturing, intellectual property and regulatory efforts.
What You Will Do:
- Assess divisional teams’ sensor needs and recommend, use, and/or develop sensor solutions to meet new product development needs
- Adapt and integrate commercially available sensor technologies for Ecolab applications
- Develop sensor technologies to meet Ecolab’s product requirements and customer needs
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop new products
- Document and publish research results
- Hands-on responsibilities for building prototypes and testing in the lab, “maker” mindset
Minimum Qualifications:
- MS in Applied or Experimental Physics, Physical or Analytical Chemistry, Electrical Engineering or related field with 3 years of experience
- High-level of self-motivation, with a passion for the complexity of market driven, multidisciplinary based sensor/control system development
- Experience in defining, implementing, characterizing and/or managing end-to-end sensing systems development or analytical instrumentation development
- Experience developing performance metrics for the evaluation of sensor systems
- Knowledge of, or experience in, sensor enabled control theory
- Proven problem-solving skills with innovative and creative solution generation
- Ability to manage a variety of technical projects and respond to shifting priorities
- Excellent technical writing and verbal communication skills and ability to present results clearly and concisely to variety of audiences
- The ability to work independently and to work collaboratively with colleagues from other groups to develop partnering relationships
- Experience in measurement and/or design tools for the planning, analysis and development of sensor systems
Preferred Qualifications:
- PhD in Applied or Experimental Physics, Physical or Analytical Chemistry, Electrical Engineering or related field
- Ability to develop Software and design electrical boards for prototyping new sensor technologies
- Mathematics and statistics background
- Knowledge of emerging sensor technology trends and the up-and-coming field of computational sensing in increasingly instrumented environment
- Computational sensing experience
- Broad-based expertise developing one or several sensor technologies: Optical, Opto-electronic, Electro-chemical, Electro-mechanical, Biological, and/or Acoustic Sensor Design and or Complex Analog and Digital Signal Processing
- High level of aptitude related to principles of design-for-manufacturability and agility in design sustainability (meeting global regulatory compliance standards)