Director - Applications

Element Solutions

Equal Opportunity Employer: Minority/Female/Veteran/Disabled/Gender Identity/Sexual Orientation

Challenge Yourself and Impact the Future

MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions, a business segment of Element Solutions Inc (NYSE: ESI), is renowned worldwide for its commitment to revolutionizing the electronics industry. With a legacy spanning over a century, we have continually set new benchmarks for excellence, reliability and sustainability in electronic materials.

• Wafer Level Packaging - Revolutionizing wafer fabrication processes for enhanced efficiency and performance
• Circuitry Solutions - Tailored solutions to meet the dynamic demands of modern circuitry
• Electronics Assembly Solutions - Innovating semiconductor, surface mount technology, and power electronics assembly for unparalleled reliability
• Advanced Materials and Joining - Engineering polymer and metal joining solutions for optimally performing circuits
• Film & Smart Surface Solutions - Transforming electronics with cutting-edge materials and technologies for enhanced functionality and reliability
• Micromax – Elevating electronics through high-performing, specialized inks and pastes

Across diverse sectors including automotive, consumer electronics, mobile devices, telecom, data storage, infrastructure, and AI, MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions has earned the trust of manufacturers worldwide. Our comprehensive range of high-quality solutions and technical services enables the entire electronics supply chain, empowering businesses to thrive in today's competitive landscape.

We embody the 'Elements of our Culture'- our 5C's; Challenge, Commit, Collaborate, Choose, and Care. These core values are the foundation of our organization which our employees embrace in their interactions with customers, colleagues and other stakeholders, to drive financial performance and create a rewarding work environment.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for an experienced, insightful, and forward-thinking Global Applications Director to lead application development for ActiveCopper, MacDermid Alpha's next-generation copper paste and sintering platform. There is flexibility in the location of this role which will be co-located to existing MacDermid Alpha facilities in NJ, CT, DE or San Jose. The candidate will be responsible for leading a team that owns internal applications process development efforts, customer prototypes/builds, on-site customer qualifications, equipment partnerships, application reliability methodologies and collaborative oversight of lab management. The candidate's team will effectively leverage their expertise in material science, processing and deposition methods through structured design of experiments and statistical outcomes. The end deliverable will be a documented finely tuned and optimized paste deposition process with minimal to no defects. Additional effort will be put forth in ensuring the paste products are capable of being used in a high-volume semiconductor/electronic manufacturing environments with that achieve customer yield targets. As a leader, you will be responsible for identifying on-boarding new application equipment that is compatible and capable of achieving customer design and manufacturability targets.

This role carries technical leadership and mentoring responsibility for the Global ActiveCopper Applications Development and Qualifications teams, including a range (manager, supervisor, engineer, technical) of engineering roles. The candidate will provide leadership in consistently achieving global alignment by helping the team define the technical path for the application development work stream, partner closely with R&D Innovation at our San Jose CA site, partner on projects with our Printed Circuit Board & IC Substrate experts at our Waterbury CT site, participate in select customer demos and applications, Application Qualification Team (Japan, China, Taiwan, S. Korea), and interact with Business Development teams across the ActiveCopper adoption curve. This leadership role will represent ActiveCopper applications directly with customers and internal stakeholders. You and your team will participate in regular global technical knowledge sharing forums.

What will you be doing?

• Application Development Leadership: Lead full development of the ActiveCopper paste deposition process optimized for quality and consistency, while advancing product maturity from Early > Capable toward Capable > Deployed.
• Team Leadership and Mentoring: Provide leadership, supervision and mentoring to Applications Managers, Engineers and Applications Technicians within reporting structure; develop both leadership and managerial skills for your direct reports; own the overall development plan