Senior Scientist

Purpose of the position:

Linde Special Projects in New Providence, NJ is seeking a Senior Staff Scientist with a background in Physics, Physical chemistry, Engineering, or a closely related field. This individual will play a key role in advancing our laboratory instrumentation, optimizing internal processes, and driving innovation across research projects.

The ideal candidate combines strong theoretical knowledge with practical laboratory experience and thrives in a collaborative, research-driven environment.

Principal responsibilities will include:

Laboratory & Technical Leadership

·       Learn and master existing laboratory processes, instrumentation, and workflows.

·       Analyze current systems and identify opportunities for performance improvement, reliability enhancement, and data quality.

·       Design, prototype, test, and validate improvements to laboratory instrumentation and measurement systems.

·       Develop and refine experimental methods and data acquisition systems.

·       Comply with Linde safety policies and other regulatory requirements.

Research & Innovation

·       Generate new research concepts and technical approaches to improve instrumentation and experimental methodologies.

·       Lead or contribute to research projects from concept through implementation and validation.

·       Conduct feasibility studies, modeling, simulation, and experimental validation as required.

Communication

·       Interface with key stakeholders, including department technical staff, management, and US government technical staff.

·       Prepare clear, data-driven technical reports and presentations and present project updates and technical recommendations to our sponsor and collaborators.

·       Translate complex technical results into actionable recommendations for both technical and non-technical audiences.

Collaboration

·       Work closely with internal and external scientists, engineers, and technicians on multidisciplinary research projects.

·       Support troubleshooting and root-cause investigations for instrumentation or process issues.

Key interfaces 

·       Department technical staff (Engineers/Scientists/Technicians)

·       Department management

·       US Government Technical staff

Key competencies

·       Safety-first mentality

·       Intellectual curiosity and innovation mindset

·       Technical rigor and attention to detail

·       Clear and confident presenter

·       Collaborative and team-oriented

·       Decisiveness & Task execution

·       Process, Project & Risk Management

·       Employee Development & Empowerment

Required Qualifications

·       M.S. or Ph.D. with 3 years experience in Physics, Physical Chemistry, Engineering, or related field. Candidates at the BA level with 7-10+ years will be considered.

·       Strong foundations in the following:

o   Spectroscopy

o   Analog and digital electronics

o   Signal processing

o   Instrumentation and measurement systems

·       Hands-on experience one or more of the following:

o   Gas handling systems

o   Vacuum technology

o   Radiation detection systems/Geiger–Müller counting

·       Experience designing, troubleshooting, and improving electronic systems.

·       Demonstrated ability to independently design and execute experiments.

·       Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

·       Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

·       Ability to obtain and maintain DOD secret level security clearance (This requires US citizenship).

Preferred Qualifications

·       Experience with high-voltage systems and low-noise signal measurement.

·       Familiarity with data acquisition systems (DAQ) and embedded systems.

·       Familiarity with relational databases (e.g., SQL, Access).

·       Programming experience (e.g., Python, LabVIEW, C/C++).

·       Experience working directly with customers.

·       Project management experience in a research or technical environment.