This position leads the development of AGC-owned application-level FFKM capability for semiconductor applications. The role is responsible for enabling OEM specification-in by generating application-relevant performance data, bridging polymer science with seal performance, and supporting strategic go-to-market execution. This role moves beyond traditional technical service by creating new internal capabilities critical to long-term growth in semiconductor markets.
Essential Functions:- Lead development of seal-relevant FFKM application data including compression set, plasma resistance, cryogenic behavior, and thermal limits
- Translate material properties into application-level performance evidence for semiconductor OEM evaluation
- Develop and optimize FFKM compound formulations, including mixing, milling, molding, and cure processes
- Bridge laboratory development work to manufacturing feasibility and scalability
- Serve as technical lead for semiconductor OEM and seal manufacturer engagements supporting new platform qualification
- Translate laboratory results into customer-facing technical narratives supporting specification-in
- Act as primary technical interface between global R&D (Japan), Exton application teams, and commercial teams
- Define standards for market-ready application data and internal testing methodologies
- identify and execute development programs aligned with semiconductor go-to-market strategy
- Develop and deliver technical presentations and publications for targeted industry trade shows, conferences, and webinars, and support technical reviews for prospective, new, and existing customers
- Contribute to long-term capability development and knowledge transfer across adjacent application areas
- May supervise technicians or junior engineers, with primary focus on technical leadership rather than people management
Skills and Qualifications:- Bachelor's degree Chemistry, Polymer Science, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, or related field.
- Minimum 8 years of experience in elastomer or high-performance polymer applications.
- Hands-on experience with elastomer compounding and molding processes
- Strong experimental and problem-solving skills in applied materials development
- Practical understanding of fillers, cure systems, and processing trade-offs
- Ability to connect material properties to processing behavior and application performance
- Experience bridging laboratory work to real-world manufacturing and application constraints
- Capability to independently design, execute, and interpret experimental programs
- Ability to operate laboratory and pilot-scale equipment
Physical Requirements:- Prolonged periods of being stationary at a desk and working on a computer and various office equipment and in a laboratory environment
- Ability to navigate various locations and settings of the company, including traveling from one worksite to another.
- Occasional travel to customer and manufacturing sites.
