We are seeking a highly motivated resultsoriented and experienced people leader to join us as Senior R&D Teamlead (m/f/d) and further strengthen the R&D leadership within the Business Unit (BU) Advanced Electrolytic Plating (AEP). In this pivotal role you will lead an international R&D team (up to 6 employees) drive technical innovation across global markets and ensure successful process development and implementation at our customers. You will collaborate closely with crossfunctional teams champion scientific excellence within the BU and shape strategies that enable sustainable business growth.
Your responsibilities
- Lead develop and inspire one of the two R&D teams within BU (Advanced Electrolytic Plating) AEP ensuring clear priorities strong team performance and continuous development of your team members
- Take full ownership of R&D projects including planning executing and evaluating experiments and preparing highquality technical documentation and reports
- Troubleshoot and resolve processrelated challenges within your area of responsibility in close collaboration with crossfunctional stakeholders
- Collaborate across departments including Chemical & Physical Characterization (CPC) other BUs Equipment and OEM teams to align strategies and ensure longterm business success
- Ensure full compliance with legal regulatory and internal standards including strict confidentiality
- Develop concepts to increase efficiency in R&D leveraging digitalization AI tools and automation
What you will bring to the table
- A masters degree in chemistry (or a related field) ideally complemented by a doctoral degree
- Deep expertise in electrochemical metal deposition ideally with experience in printed circuit board applications and a strong passion for advancing cuttingedge technologies
- Proven leadership excellence you have successfully led scientific or technical teams developed talent and delivered measurable results through effective people management
- Strong communication skills intercultural competence and the ability to foster a collaborative highperformance environment
- A datadriven mindset with the ability to analyze complex information using stateoftheart statistical tools make confident decisions and adapt with resilience in dynamic environments
- Fluent in English German is a plus
- Flexibility and a global perspective including willingness to travel internationally (approx. 15%)
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Globally our policy is to recruit individuals from wide and diverse backgrounds. However certain positions require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to various export control regulations. Applicants for these positions may be limited (by for example their countries of citizenship country of origin or immigration status) where required by law or governmental contact and/or employment made contingent upon the issuance of appropriate governmental licensing.
MKS Inc. and its affiliates and subsidiaries (MKS) is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer: diverse candidates are encouraged to apply. We win as a team and are committed to recruiting and hiring qualified applicants regardless of race color national origin sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions) religion age ancestry physical or mental disability or handicap marital status membership in the uniformed services veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression genetic information or any other category protected by applicable law. Hiring decisions are based on merit qualifications and business needs. We conduct background checks and drug screens in accordance with applicable law and company policies. MKS is generally only hiring candidates who reside in states where we are registered to do business.
MKS is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process due to a disability please contact us at:.
If applying for a specific job please include the requisition number (ex: RXXXX) the title and location of the role
Required Experience:
Senior IC
We are seeking a highly motivated resultsoriented and experienced people leader to join us as Senior R&D Teamlead (m/f/d) and further strengthen the R&D leadership within the Business Unit (BU) Advanced Electrolytic Plating (AEP). In this pivotal role you will lead an international R&D team (up to 6...
We are seeking a highly motivated resultsoriented and experienced people leader to join us as Senior R&D Teamlead (m/f/d) and further strengthen the R&D leadership within the Business Unit (BU) Advanced Electrolytic Plating (AEP). In this pivotal role you will lead an international R&D team (up to 6 employees) drive technical innovation across global markets and ensure successful process development and implementation at our customers. You will collaborate closely with crossfunctional teams champion scientific excellence within the BU and shape strategies that enable sustainable business growth.
Your responsibilities
- Lead develop and inspire one of the two R&D teams within BU (Advanced Electrolytic Plating) AEP ensuring clear priorities strong team performance and continuous development of your team members
- Take full ownership of R&D projects including planning executing and evaluating experiments and preparing highquality technical documentation and reports
- Troubleshoot and resolve processrelated challenges within your area of responsibility in close collaboration with crossfunctional stakeholders
- Collaborate across departments including Chemical & Physical Characterization (CPC) other BUs Equipment and OEM teams to align strategies and ensure longterm business success
- Ensure full compliance with legal regulatory and internal standards including strict confidentiality
- Develop concepts to increase efficiency in R&D leveraging digitalization AI tools and automation
What you will bring to the table
- A masters degree in chemistry (or a related field) ideally complemented by a doctoral degree
- Deep expertise in electrochemical metal deposition ideally with experience in printed circuit board applications and a strong passion for advancing cuttingedge technologies
- Proven leadership excellence you have successfully led scientific or technical teams developed talent and delivered measurable results through effective people management
- Strong communication skills intercultural competence and the ability to foster a collaborative highperformance environment
- A datadriven mindset with the ability to analyze complex information using stateoftheart statistical tools make confident decisions and adapt with resilience in dynamic environments
- Fluent in English German is a plus
- Flexibility and a global perspective including willingness to travel internationally (approx. 15%)
#LI-LB1
Globally our policy is to recruit individuals from wide and diverse backgrounds. However certain positions require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to various export control regulations. Applicants for these positions may be limited (by for example their countries of citizenship country of origin or immigration status) where required by law or governmental contact and/or employment made contingent upon the issuance of appropriate governmental licensing.
MKS Inc. and its affiliates and subsidiaries (MKS) is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer: diverse candidates are encouraged to apply. We win as a team and are committed to recruiting and hiring qualified applicants regardless of race color national origin sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions) religion age ancestry physical or mental disability or handicap marital status membership in the uniformed services veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression genetic information or any other category protected by applicable law. Hiring decisions are based on merit qualifications and business needs. We conduct background checks and drug screens in accordance with applicable law and company policies. MKS is generally only hiring candidates who reside in states where we are registered to do business.
MKS is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process due to a disability please contact us at:.
If applying for a specific job please include the requisition number (ex: RXXXX) the title and location of the role
Required Experience:
Senior IC
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