Principal Applications Scientist Mass Spectrometry

The successful Principal Applications Scientist candidate will report to the  Director of Applications and will work closely with other functions of the  company, including business development, marketing, sale, and engineering.

The  Principal Applications Scientist is responsible for leading the development efforts  of application-specific solutions around Aston; the companys flagship product.

He  is expected to play a major role in leading technical engagements with customers  in the area semiconductor manufacturing and its vertical applications, preparing  and presenting customer-facing material, contributing to product roadmaps, and  supporting new product definition and introduction.

Responsibilities

• Develop intricate operational knowledge of MS products under  development.
• Provide hands-on experience with instrument configuration, calibration,  validation, and performance testing.
• Develop new market-driven applications in concert with potential  customers.
• Support Aston evaluations at semiconductor OEMs and fabs
• Provide on-site setup, debug, and performance analysis of Aston systems
• Identify key application-specific requirements early in the customer  engagements process
• Develop application-specific Aston solution bundles based on tailored HW  and SW features
• Develop a support plan and an execution timeline for key customer  engagements
• Strengthen key customer relations through technical competence and  relationship management skills.
• Identify new application opportunities and write internal or customer-  facing proposals
• Deliver customer-facing presentations and conduct pre-sale product  demonstrations.
• Develop and deliver HW / SW-related operational training sessions to  customers.
• Acquire and analyze samples from prospective customers and provide  sample analysis data reports to actively close sales opportunities.
• Contribute to and support definitions of next generation product  roadmaps.
• Contribute to product development efforts by breaking down system  specifications into component performance requirements and participate  in the development review process.

Requirements

Soft Skills

Required Citizenship / Work Permit / Visa Status

US Citizen, Green Card holders