GOglobal Program: Electronics R&D 2024

Work Your Magic with us! Start your next chapter and join EMD Electronics.

Ready to explore, break barriers, and discover more? We know you’ve got big plans – so do we! Our colleagues across the globe love innovating with science and technology to enrich people’s lives with our solutions in Healthcare, Life Science, and Electronics. Together, we dream big and are passionate about caring for our rich mix of people, customers, patients, and planet. That's why we are always looking for curious minds that see themselves imagining the unimaginable with us.

Everything we do in EMD Electronics is to help us deliver on our purpose of being the company behind the companies, advancing digital living. We are dedicated to being the trusted supplier of high-tech materials, services and specialty chemicals for the electronics, automotive and cosmetics industries. We foster a global collaborative organization made up of individuals who have the passion to win, obsess about the customer, are relentlessly curious and act with urgency. Together, we push the boundaries of science to make more possible for our customers.

This role does not offer sponsorship for work authorization. External applicants must be eligible to work in the US.

Grow. Develop. Experience.

Maximize your potential for development and performance and take the chance of growing within our organization. During this 2-year Functional Graduate Program, you will follow an individual rotation plan within our electronics business, gain international experience and be exposed to the business as well as our senior management team. On top, you will benefit from competent support by excellent business mentors, valuable training sessions tailored to foster your professional and personal development and will gain plenty of opportunity for networking.

During the program, you play an active role in developing new materials and applications as well as continuously improving our existing product portfolio for various product segments in the specialty chemicals and high-tech materials business. Do you want to work in a business with a portfolio which is as diverse as the colors of the rainbow?

Your Role:

Your role in this program will encompass various aspects of R&D, including product development, early research, and application support and development. Starting with an assignment in one of our key locations (Tempe, AZ or Tamaqua, PA), you will then have two more assignments within different parts of our electronics business, including a placement at one of our global subsidiaries. This will provide you with a broad perspective of the specialty chemistry world, exposure to various technologies and applications, and an opportunity to navigate cultural differences and collaborate effectively in a diverse, global organization. Throughout your assignments, you will actively contribute to projects and our core business, making a valuable contribution to the overall success of EMD Electronics.

Start of the Program: June 2024

Who You Are:

Minimum Qualifications:

Ph.D. or Master’s Degree in Materials Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, or Physics

Preferred Qualifications:

• Business administration skills
• First practical experience as a R&D intern in the electronics industry
• Flexible and collaborative team player willing to go the extra mile to drive projects to success
• High motivation, curiosity and passion to discover solutions to all kinds of exciting challenges
International experience

What we offer: We are curious minds that come from a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, and life experiences. We celebrate all dimensions of diversity and believe that it drives excellence and innovation, strengthening our ability to lead in science and technology. We are committed to creating access and opportunities for all to develop and grow at your own pace. Join us in building a culture of inclusion and belonging that impacts millions and empowers everyone to work their magic and champion human progress!
Apply now and become a part of our diverse team!

If you would like to know more about what diversity, equity, and inclusion means to us, please visit https://www.emdgroup.com/en/company/press-positions.html