Laboratory Automation Engineer

As we create a colorful, capable and cleaner world through chemistry, we invite you to join our team to harness the power of chemistry to shape markets, redefine industries and improve lives for billions of people around the world.
** CREATING ESSENTIAL CHEMISTRY THAT THE WORLD NEEDS
** At Chemours, our people are redefining how the world thinks of chemistry by approaching everything we do with a commitment to delivering Trusted Chemistry that creates better lives and helps communities thrive.
That begins with how we use our science, data, and unmatched technical expertise to develop market-leading products with the highest levels of performance, sustainability, and safety in the industry.

Powered by chemistry, our products are used in applications that make the products we rely on, processes, and new technologies possible.  In key sectors such as clean energy, advanced electronics, high-performance computing and AI, climate friendly cooling, and high-quality paints and coatings for homes and industrial infrastructure---sustainable solutions and more modern living depend on Chemours chemistry.

The Chemours Newark Area Technology team is seeking to engage a
** Lab Automation Engineer
** to support collaborative research projects and business-critical product/process investigations at the Chemours Discovery Hub in Newark, DE. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to a variety of scientific efforts on behalf of multiple business units. There will be an expectation to have – or enthusiastically and rapidly develop – expertise in data acquisition, lab process control technologies, custom programming, Lab View, Linux, lab networking, lab file sharing, and data management.

These skills will need to be safely executed in a variety of laboratory settings as well as pilot operations areas. The successful candidate will also be expected to develop quickly into a technical resource in their areas of expertise and make strong and increasing technical contributions to the corporation.

Chemours operates three Newark Area sites that will be supported by this Lab Automation Engineer. The Chemours Discovery Hub is located on the University of Delaware STAR Campus in Newark, DE. This state-of-the-art facility was completed in 2019 and fully opened for science in 2020.  The 350 scientists, engineers, and technicians at the site work in 130 laboratories that provide 320,000 square feet of space for research and development, technical service, and manufacturing support of Chemours businesses.

Our Experimental Station Laboratories in Wilmington, DE, are pilot operations for the Thermal and Specialized Solutions and Advanced Performance Materials business units. Lastly, the Tenzing pilot operation is located in Elkton, MD, and supports the Advanced Performance Materials business. Chemours is a chemistry-driven company that provides essential materials that help the world solve the most challenging problems. Our materials technologies are based on 200 years of technical and market leadership in the chemical industry, and we continue to innovate and improve our technologies to meet the demands of an ever-changing world.
** The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:
*** Drive creative and integrated laboratory automation solutions for colleagues
* Develop custom applications in Lab View and variants of C/C++ and Python
* Design and deploy bespoke solutions for data management and data transfer
* Manage remote connectivity for analytical instruments and data stations
* Provide in-house support for Linux computing platforms
* Independently adapt new methodologies to current projects
* Manage multiple projects simultaneously with varying degrees of priority
* Safely operate and maintain laboratory automation equipment
* Effectively communicate results and progress to the Chemours R&D community
* Work independently and with cross-functional teams
* Independently formulate work plans and manage/prioritize daily workflow
* Document contributions and designs for knowledge retention purposes
** The following are
* required* for this role:
*** Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer…